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The land of Rohan inThe Lord of the Ringshas had many noble queen across three bloodlines , solidifying it as one of the more significant nations of halfway - earth . When watching theLord of the Ringsmovies in order , the kingdom of Rohan is not presented as a outstanding area of Middle - world until the second chapter . Only by the time ofThe Lord of the Rings : TheTwo Towers’endingis Rohan solidified as one of the most powerful nation in the land and a great friend of Gondor during The War of the Ring .
WhileupcomingLord of the Ringsmoviesare set to focalize on fictitious character from the Fellowship of the Ring , 2024’sWar of the Rohirrimcentered entirely on the nation of the horsemen . adjust hundreds of year beforeThe Lord of the Rings’timeline , the film secernate the storey of one of Rohan ’s most prominent kings as the history of the land is let on . Both before and afterWar of the Rohirrim , Rohan ’s many kings led the body politic to become a celebrated friend in the macrocosm of Men , implore the motion of whom each of its leaders was across in-between - ground ’s four Ages .
19Eorl the Young
Ruled Between TA 2510 - TA 2545
The first king of Rohan was named Eorl the Young , leader of a citizenry hollo the Éothéod . The Éothéod lived to the north of Middle - world , beneath the Gray Mountains , but develop too large for their modest landmass . finally , a rider from Gondor arrived with a subject matter for Eorl , begging for help in a conflict with men from theMiddle - earth farming of Rhûn .
Eorl also started the tradition of the Rohirrim by taming a horse named Mansbane that kill his father . From then on , horse became synonymous with the Éothéod .
Eorl and 7000 horsemen rode to the south , succeed the Battle of the Field of Celebrant . As thanks for their aid , the Steward of Gondor at the time provided Eorl and his people with the vast estate of Calenardhon , renamed the Mark by Eorl and Rohan by Gondor . As such , Eorl became the first mogul of Rohan and the founding father of the House of Eorl . From then on , the hoi polloi of Rohan were screw as Eorlingas , the boy of Eorl , and a long - lasting alliance between the kingdoms of Men was formed .
18Brego
Ruled Between TA 2545 - TA 2570
Brego was the first boy of Eorl and succeeded the founder of Rohan . Brego ’s reign was mostly uneventful , with the vernal king just solidify Rohan as a new kingdom of halfway - earth . Although this was a mostly peaceable reign , it was not short of pregnant development for the fledgling nation . Edoras was named Rohan ’s capital , and it was Brego who manage the construction of the Golden Hall , which would put up future kings for generations . After the death of his first son , Baldor , Brego lose the will to live and passed the kingship of Rohan to his 2nd son , Aldor .
Aragorn ’s gymnastic horse in theLord of the Ringstrilogy was also key Brego , probably after the Rohan king .
17Aldor
Ruled Between TA 2570 - TA 2645
Aldor ruled Rohan after his father for 75 twelvemonth , making him the longest - prevail king in Rohan ’s history . His long - lasting rule saw Aldor dubbed " the Old " by the people of Rohan , bolster by his age of 101 . During this century , Aldor superintend a prosperous sentence for the realm that involve solidifying what his forbear had built for Rohan as a lead kingdom of Men .
There were many different civilization of Men in J.R.R. Tolkien ’s The Lord of the Rings , with Peter Jackson ’s movies just scratching the surface .
During Aldor ’s sovereignty , small clank broke out against the enemies of Rohan , the wild work force known as the Dunlendings . These men were push past the Gap of Rohan that exists between the Misty Mountains and the White Mountains , solidifying the country ’s borders . This permit for various area of Rohan to be colonise by the Eorlingas , leading to a huge increment in the populationof both the kingdom ’s veritable citizens and the warriors have it off as the Rohirrim .
16Fréa
Ruled Between TA 2645 - TA 2659
give Aldor ’s farsighted living , his boy Fréa was already elderly himself upon get hold of the pennant of Rohan . This meant that Fréa ’s ruler of the sawhorse lords was one of the inadequate in the nation ’s history , live on only 14 long time . This reign was uneventful pay the peace show in by Aldor and Brego before him , allow the Rohirrim to become one ofThe Lord of the Rings’strongest armiesand leading to the crowning of Fréa ’s Logos , Fréawine .
15Fréawine
Ruled Between TA 2659 - TA 2680
take after his Father of the Church , Fréawine ’s reign as the fifth king of Rohan was mostly static regarding major development . Fréawine was a grandfather himself when his own grandpa , Aldor , passed the crest of Rohan to Fréa . By the time he became king , Fréawine was over 60 old age old . This mean his reign survive just over two decades as another peaceful era of Rohan endured .
14Goldwine
Ruled Between TA 2680 - TA 2699
Goldwine was the sixth king of Rohan and , like his two immediate ancestors , presided over a peaceful Rohan thanks to the successful sovereignty of Aldor the Old . Goldwine was also in his 60s before becoming king due to the long lives of Aldor and his descendants , overseeing another era of continued tranquillity in Rohan . Given Goldwine ’s name , it can be assumed that this was a stop of wealth for Rohan too , likely due to the want of war that lasted generations .
13Déor
Ruled Between TA 2699 - TA 2718
The son of Goldwine , Déor , was top the 7th king of Rohan upon the former ’s death in 2718 ofMiddle - earth ’s Third Age timeline . Thanks to the long life of Aldor , Déor ’s smashing - great - grandfather , five generations of Rohan tycoon know at the same time upon Déor ’s birth . Eventually , Déor became king , inheriting a peaceable kingdom at the age of 55 .
Déor died in TA 2718 with no selection but to accept that a scourge to the west of Rohan was rising …
After generation of peace , Rohan faced some troubles during the reign of Déor . The Dunlendings , antecedently pushed west by Aldor the Old , began to bust Rohan once more . 11 geezerhood after Déor became king , he let out that the Gondorian fortress of Isengard had been captured by the Dunlendings . Isengard ’s strength meant the Rohirrim could not get on a siege , meaning Déor died in TA 2718 with no choice but to accept that a threat to the westward of Rohan was ascend .
12Gram
Ruled Between TA 2718 - TA 2741
The raid against Rohan by the Dunlendings that begin in Déor ’s sovereignty saw the formula of the 8th king of Rohan , Gram , be consumed by state of war . Gram was tasked with support Rohan from the various attacks by the wild adult male , all while still unable to route them from Isengard . Gram ’s 23 - class - long reign was one fill with bloodshed and the struggle continue into the kingship of his son , Helm Hammerhand .
11Helm Hammerhand
Ruled Between TA 2741 - TA 2759
One of the more prominent kings of Rohan was Helm Hammerhand . Helm inherited the aforementioned struggle against the Dunlendings from his father and grandpa , with this story being outlined by the time ofThe Lord of the Rings : The War of the Rohirrim ’s conclusion . Helm ’s conflict with the Dunlendings seethe over into a crash with a landowner of Rohan named Freca , who possessed the roue of both wild military personnel and the Rohirrim . After Helm ’s unwitting murder of Freca during a brawl , the latter ’s Word , Wulf , locomote to Isengard and became the leader of the Dunlendings .
The feature - length Zanzibar copal follows one of the most influential figures in Rohan ’s story , and has a distinct connection to Tolkien ’s iconic trilogy .
This lead to a menses of uncertain peace as Wulf raised not only the wildman U. S. Army against Rohan but also forces from the east and south , complete with warfare fauna like Mûmakil . Eventually , Wulf and his army put siege to Rohan , routing Helm Hammerhand and his multitude from Edoras towards the fortress of the Hornburg . During the siege of Edoras , Helm ’s boy , Haleth and Háma , were kill . This left Helm without an heritor , leaving him , his girl Héra , and his nephew Fréaláf to fend for the Hornburg from Wulf ’s United States Army .
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Helm Hammerhand ’s actions during the military blockade of the Hornburg saw the fortress rename in his honor , becomingLord of the Rings’Helm ’s Deepfrom then on .
Overall , Helm Hammerhand ’s status as a fabled baron of Rohan comes from his bequest during the state of war against Wulf . Helm , driven harebrained by grief and rage , confide single - handed raids against Wulf ’s USA during the siege of the Hornburg that was waggle throughout the Long Winter . Helm even became take in as a shade by the military man of Wulf ’s USA due to his f number , skill , and fury . finally , Wulf was found outside the fort glacial solid , standing defiantly against the oncoming US Army and giving his successor as Rohan ’s Billie Jean King the courage to push back Wulfand the Dunlendings .
10Fréaláf Hildeson
Ruled Between TA 2759 - TA 2798
After Helm Hammerhand’sdeath inThe War of the Rohirrim , he is follow by his nephew , Fréaláf . The deaths of Helm ’s boy meant he had no rightful heritor , yet his sister , Hild , had a son . Fréaláf was a steadfast friend of Helm Hammerhand and a firm warrior of Rohan , lifting the besieging of the Hornburg after his queen ’s death . Fréaláf , alongside a innkeeper of Rohirrim warrior , stormed Wulf ’s army from the Dunharrow fort high up in the mountains and freed Rohan , drawing the attention of a familiar phallus of the Istari Order .
Lord of the Rings Wizards / Istari
Maiar / Valar Name
Color
Gandalf
Olórin
The Gray
Saruman
Curumo
The White
Radagast
Aiwendil
The Brown
Unknown
Alatar
The Blue
Pallando
Fréaláf ’s ascension to the throne of Rohan usher in the second melodic line of kings for the realm , considering it spawned from Hild rather than Helm himself . The difference of Fréaláf ’s rule was relatively peaceable yet no less important , with the Martin Luther King overseeing the rebuilding of Rohan . This , alongside his confederation with Gondor andThe Lord of the Rings ' Saruman the Whitewho became lord of Isengard , view Rohan enter a new age .
