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| Rohir | |
| Gram | |
|---|---|
| Biographical Information | |
| Titles | King of Rohan |
| Location | Rohan |
| Language | Rohanese and Westron |
| Birth | T.A. 2668 |
| Rule | T.A. 2718-2741 (23 years) |
| Death | T.A. 2741 (aged 73) |
| Family | |
| House | House of Eorl |
| Parentage | Déor |
| Children | Helm Hammerhand, Hild |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Gram |
Gram (Third Age 2668 – 2741, aged 73 years) was the eighth King of Rohan.
History
Gram was the son of Déor and father of Helm Hammerhand and Hild. His reign was a time of warfare with the Dunlendings, who had occupied Isengard during his father's time, and continued to raid and harass the Rohirrim.[1]
Etymology
J.R.R. Tolkien comments that the name in Old Norse has the meaning "warrior" or "king", which is not the case with recorded Old English. However he presupposes some poetic influence of Northern Mannish upon Rohanese (similar to the influence between Old Norse and Old English), after which the name can be understood as such.[2] Gram means "furious" or "fierce" in Old English.[3][4]
Genealogy
| Goldwine 2619 - 2699 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Déor 2644 - 2718 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GRAM 2668 - 2741 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Helm Hammerhand 2691 - 2759† | Hild unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Haleth d. 2758† | Háma d. 2759† | daughter unknown | Fréaláf Hildeson 2726 - 2798 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The House of Eorl"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Note 112 to Letter 297, (dated August 1967)
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 643
- ↑ "gram", Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, accessed 24 July 2025
Born | Gram House of Eorl | Died |
Preceded by | 8th King of Rohan | Followed by |
| Kings of Rohan | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Eorl the Young (T.A. 2510 - 2545) · Brego (2545 - 2570) · Aldor the Old (2570 - 2645) · Fréa (2645 - 2659) · Fréawine (2659 - 2680) · Goldwine (2680 - 2699) · Déor (2699 - 2718) · Gram (2718 - 2741) · Helm Hammerhand (2741 - 2759) |
| Second Line: | Fréaláf Hildeson (2759 - 2798) · Brytta Léofa (2798 - 2842) · Walda (2842 - 2851) · Folca the Hunter (2851 - 2864) · Folcwine (2864 - 2903) · Fengel (2903 - 2953) · Thengel (2953 - 2980) · Théoden Ednew (2980 - 3019) |
| Third Line: | Éomer Éadig (T.A. 3019 - Fo.A. 63) · Elfwine the Fair (63 - unknown) |