1st EditionTHE BATTLE OF HELM'S DEEP was a short siege in the early part of the campaign, when the forces of good were being driven back by the forces of evil. The men of Rohan under Theoden, their king, had fallen back to an ancient fortress in a narrow mountain gorge, closely pursued by the evil forces of Saruman, a traitorous magician.THE BATTLE OF HELM'S DEEP recreates the storming of the fortress on the night of March 3rd, 3019 of the Third Age of Middle Earth. NOTE on item - In 1974 this was produced with absolutely no mind given to the copyright holders of the Trilogy and was promptly sued and forced to stop distribution. Dragon Trove ID 10656