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'''Fastred''' was a man of [[Rohan]] during the [[War of the Ring]].

==History==
Fastred rode with his king [[Théoden]] to the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]], where he was killed. His name was remembered in the ''[[Song of the Mounds of Mundburg]]''.<ref>{{RK|Battle}}</ref>

==Etymology==
''Fastred'' in [[Old English]] means "fast-rede, firm-counsel".<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of Names"</ref>

==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''2012: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan]]'':'''
:Fastred is a major character in the [[Rohan]] storyline. A great warrior, Fastred is also stubborn and rash, always seeking to avenger the orcs for the death of his father. When [[Eomer]] orders all people to abandon [[Eastemnet]] and move across the [[Entwash]] river, Fastred openly defies his order, keeping his family in the city and leading his riders against the raiding parties of the [[Mordor]] orcs instead. Fastred is next met by player in the [[Druadan Forest]] during the ride of the Rohirrim to [[Minas Tirith]], and he later fights in the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]].

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