Without the Elves, the Rohirrim don't matter; the battle is lost a lot earlier.
Either way, no need to be pedantic arseclowns; pretty obvious what I meant.
They managed just fine before the movie was made, that whole battle is about two and a half pages long in the book. No elves required, except that one - obviously.
Regarding the crypt. It was so unsubtle that part of me hopes it's a fake out.
But it won't be. Ned without his head won't rise.
I'm surprised the NK doesn't catapult dead soldiers into fortified areas and let them fight and kill as many inside as possible, perhaps even secretly at night. Then raise them all again for round two and on and on until the castle realises a third of their population is unaccounted for.
Then they break out as the army is attacking from outside.