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==History== | ==History== | ||
Folcwine was the son of [[Folca]] "The Hunter", and great-grandfather of [[Théoden]]. Aided by [[Gondor]], he drove out [[Dunlendings]] who occupied the area between [[Adorn]] and [[Isen]] | Folcwine was the son of [[Folca]] "The Hunter", and great-grandfather of [[Théoden]]. Aided by [[Gondor]], he drove out [[Dunlendings]] who occupied the area between [[Adorn]] and [[Isen]] and recoverd that area. | ||
In {{TA|2885}} he also fulfilled the [[Oath of Eorl]] and sent his twin eldest sons, [[Folcred]] and [[Fastred (son of Folcwine)|Fastred]] to aid Gondor in the war with [[Harad]]. However they were both killed, and Folcwine was succeeded by his youngest child, [[Fengel]].<ref>{{App|Eorl}}</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
''Folcwine'' means "folk-friend" in [[Old English]]. | ''Folcwine'' means "folk-friend" in [[Old English]]. | ||
==Genealogy== | |||
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Revision as of 19:15, 11 January 2015
Folcwine | |
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Rohir | |
Biographical Information | |
Titles | King of Rohan |
Location | Rohan |
Language | Rohirric and Westron |
Birth | T.A. 2830 |
Rule | T.A. 2864 – 2903 |
Death | T.A. 2903 (aged 73) |
Family | |
House | House of Eorl |
Parentage | Folca |
Children | Folcred, Fastred, unnamed daughter, Fengel |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Gallery | Images of Folcwine |
Folcwine (Third Age 2830 – 2903, aged 73 years) was the fourteenth King of Rohan
History
Folcwine was the son of Folca "The Hunter", and great-grandfather of Théoden. Aided by Gondor, he drove out Dunlendings who occupied the area between Adorn and Isen and recoverd that area.
In T.A. 2885 he also fulfilled the Oath of Eorl and sent his twin eldest sons, Folcred and Fastred to aid Gondor in the war with Harad. However they were both killed, and Folcwine was succeeded by his youngest child, Fengel.[1]
Etymology
Folcwine means "folk-friend" in Old English.
Genealogy
Walda 2780 - 2851† | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Folca 2804 - 2864† | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FOLCWINE 2830 - 2903 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Folcred 2858 - 2885† | Fastred 2858 - 2885† | daughter unknown | Fengel 2870 - 2953 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
two daughters unknown | Thengel 2905 - 2980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The House of Eorl"
Folcwine House of Eorl | ||
Preceded by: Folca | 14th King of Rohan T.A. 2864 – 2903 | Followed by: Fengel |