Wídfara
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| Wídfara | |
|---|---|
| Rohir | |
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| Wídfara in The Lord of the Rings Online | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Position | Out-rider |
| Location | The Wold, Rohan |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Wídfara |
Wídfara was a man of Rohan during the War of the Ring.
History
His home was in the Wold, the wild grasslands of Rohan's northern border, and in these northern lands he had acquired a special weather-sense. He followed Théoden to Minas Tirith and it was he who first reported a change in the wind during the long ride, a change that augured the end of Sauron's looming darkness.[1] He fought in the ensuing Battle of the Pelennor Fields.[2]
Etymology
Wídfara is Old English for "far, wide traveller".
Portrayal in adaptations
2013: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Wídfara comes from the Wold and is in service of Aldor Harding of the Northmarch and the Eastemnet. When a remote region of Wildermore stops sending messengers, Harding sends a group of riders to check on them, Wídfara and Harding's own son Léodwig among them. The group is ambushed and the few survivors are scattered. Wídfara's horse Windfoot is killed and he himself sustains a wound, after which he slowly makes it to the village of Scylfig on foot. There he is found by the party of the player, Gleowine and Horn, send by Harding to search for his son's group. Wídfara relates his tale but is no condition to provide aid and asks the player's group to search for Harding's son.
- Wídfara later recovers from his wounds and returns to Wold just in time to answer the muster of the Rohirrim. He rides with Harding's men to the summons and os met again by the player in the Druadan Forest.
