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'''Déor''' was a direct descendant of [[Eorl]] the Young, who inherited the Kingship of [[Rohan]] from his father [[Goldwine]]. Déor's great-great-grandfather, [[Aldor]] the Old, had hunted out the [[Dunlendings]] that had harried the eastern borders of Rohan, and his successors [[Fréa]], [[Fréawine]] and [[Goldwine]] had enjoyed peaceful reigns because of their ancestor's enterprises. In Déor's time, this peace came to an end.
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}}'''Déor''' ([[Third Age]] 2644 – 2718, aged 74 years) was the seventh [[King of Rohan]].


It was later discovered that the Dunlendings had secretly been moving back into the northwestern uplands of Rohan throughout the reigns of Déor's predecessors. By Déor's own time, a powerful Dunlendish force had been established, and the King was forced to ride northward from Edoras, ultimately to defeat his enemies. The victory was a bitter one, though, for he discovered that the Dunlendings had also captured the [[Ring of Isengard]], which Déor had no possible means of recapturing. So Déor's reign saw the beginning of a danger from the north that would reach a crisis nearly fifty years later, when the Dunlendings were to come close to destroying Rohan alogether.
==History==
Druing Déor's kingship the peace of Rohan (which had begun during [[Aldor]]'s reign) came to an end - the [[Dunlendings]] took to raiding the herds and studs of the [[Rohirrim]] over the River [[Isen]].<ref>{{App|Mark}}</ref> 


Déor's turbulent reign lasted nineteen years. He was succeeded as King by his son, [[Gram]].
When it became clear that the raiders were coming from near [[Isengard]], in {{TA|2710}} King Déor led an expedition to the north. He found and defeated a host of Dunlendings, but discovered that [[Isengard]] was held by hostile forces.  Secure in the fortress they could not be dislodged and [[Egalmoth (Steward of Gondor)|Egalmoth]] could not send help. Instead Déor kept a strong force of riders in the north of the [[Westfold]].<ref>{{UT|Isen}}</ref>


Déor's reign lasted nineteen years. He was succeeded as King by his son, [[Gram]].
==Etymology==
Déor is an [[Old English]] word for "wild animal" ("deer") and also means "brave, bold".
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Déor
Rohir
Biographical Information
TitlesKing of Rohan
LocationRohan
LanguageRohirric and Westron
BirthT.A. 2644
RuleT.A. 2699 – 2718 (19 years)
DeathT.A. 2718 (aged 74)
Family
HouseHouse of Eorl
ParentageGoldwine
ChildrenGram
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Déor

Déor (Third Age 2644 – 2718, aged 74 years) was the seventh King of Rohan.

History

Druing Déor's kingship the peace of Rohan (which had begun during Aldor's reign) came to an end - the Dunlendings took to raiding the herds and studs of the Rohirrim over the River Isen.[1]

When it became clear that the raiders were coming from near Isengard, in T.A. 2710 King Déor led an expedition to the north. He found and defeated a host of Dunlendings, but discovered that Isengard was held by hostile forces. Secure in the fortress they could not be dislodged and Egalmoth could not send help. Instead Déor kept a strong force of riders in the north of the Westfold.[2]

Déor's reign lasted nineteen years. He was succeeded as King by his son, Gram.

Etymology

Déor is an Old English word for "wild animal" ("deer") and also means "brave, bold".

References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The House of Eorl", "The Kings of the Mark"
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Battles of the Fords of Isen"
Déor
House of Eorl
Born: T.A. 2644 Died: T.A. 2718
Preceded by:
Goldwine		7th King of Rohan
T.A. 2699 – 2718		Followed by:
Gram


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