Gárulf

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Gárulf
Rohir
Biographical Information
LocationRohan
LanguageRohanese and Westron
Death28 February, T.A. 3019
Eaves of Fangorn Forest
Physical Description
GenderMale
SteedHasufel

Gárulf was a Man of Rohan during the War of the Ring.

History[edit | edit source]

Gárulf was a rider in the Éored of Éomer, Third Marshal of the Riddermark. His Éored attacked and slaughtered the Uruk-hai of Uglúk under the eaves of Fangorn Forest, where Gárulf was killed. His horse Hasufel was given to Aragorn by Éomer when they first met in the Wold.[1]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

Gárulf is Old English for "spear-wolf". It was a name of a jutish warrior in the Finnsburg Fragment.

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