Helm's daughter
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This article describes a concept which is mentioned in J.R.R. Tolkien's works, but was never given a definite name. |
Helm's daughter | |
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Rohir | |
Biographical Information | |
Location | Rohan |
Language | Rohan and Westron |
Family | |
House | House of Eorl |
Parentage | Helm |
Siblings | Haleth and Háma |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Female |
Helm's daughter was the unnamed daughter of Helm Hammerhand. During a council at Edoras, Freca wished for his son Wulf to marry her, and so asked Helm for his permission. Helm punched him to death in response.[1]
Genealogy
Déor 2644 - 2718 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gram 2668 - 2741 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Helm Hammerhand 2691 - 2759† | Hild unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Haleth d. 2758† | Háma d. 2759† | unnamed daughter unknown | Fréaláf Hildeson 2726 - 2798 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brytta Léofa 2752 - 2842 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portrayal in adaptations
2017: Middle-earth: Shadow of War:
- Helm's daughter is featured in this game. She was taken by a warlord who wanted Helm's throne and took his daughter for a lover. Helm was shot at point blank range with arrows. As he lay dying at Edoras, Annatar and Celebrimbor visited the wounded king, giving him one of the Nine Rings of Power. When he recovered, he attacked his would-be assassin, declaring that war had come upon his enemy's house.
However, when Helm's daughter tried to stop her father's rage, Hammerhand accidentally struck her down, killing her (once again, depicted as wielding a war-hammer). Horrified, his grief turned to rage, and Helm proceeded to slaughter his rival and even his own captains who tried to stop him. He was thus transformed by the terrible incident and his Ring of Power into a Nazgûl.
2024: The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim:
- Helm's daughter is featured in this film by the name Hera. She is voiced by Gaia Wise in English.[2] As Wulf sought vengeance for his father and forced Helm and his people to make a desperate last stand in the Hornburg, Hera summoned the will to lead the resistance against a deadly enemy intent on their total destruction.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The House of Eorl", p. 1065
- ↑ "Full Cast & Crew", IMDb.com (accessed 20 August 2022)