Dúnhere
| Dúnhere | |
|---|---|
| Rohir | |
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| "Dunhere" by Jeff Himmelman | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Titles | Lord of Harrowdale |
| Location | Harrowdale, Rohan |
| Language | Rohanese and Westron |
| Death | 15 March, T.A. 3019 Battle of the Pelennor Fields |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Dúnhere |
Dúnhere was the chieftain of the folk of Harrowdale, and a valiant captain who fought in the First Battle of the Fords of Isen and the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.
History[edit | edit source]
Dúnhere was a nephew of Erkenbrand.[1] He was the chieftain of the folk of Harrowdale and the lord of Harrowdale.[2]
He served under Grimbold in the Battles of the Fords of Isen. Grimbold placed all the riders for whom horses were available under the command of Dúnhere to cover the retreat of his forces to the south in the night after the Second Battle of the Fords of Isen.[3]
Dúnhere did not accompany Gandalf and Erkenbrand to the Battle of the Hornburg, but went to Edoras instead. Gandalf counselled him and the other captains to assemble the riders of Rohan in Harrowdale and to await King Théoden there, rather than in the open fields around Edoras, and to light as few fires as possible. Several days later, Théoden and the rest of the riders mustered there for the ride to Minas Tirith.[2]
Dúnhere was slain at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. He was remembered in the Song of the Mounds of Mundburg.[4]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The name Dúnhere means "hill warrior" in Old English, consisting of dūn ("hill") + here ("army, host").[5]
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
| Erkenbrand fl. T.A. 3019 | unknown sibling | ||||||||||||||||
| DÚNHERE d. T.A. 3019 | |||||||||||||||||
Portrayal in adaptations[edit | edit source]
2015: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Dúnhere is the Lord of Dunharrow and a nearby small village of Underharrow. The player does not meet Dúnhere until the Druadan Forest on the day before the Rohirrim army arrives to Minas Tirith. He is slain by an arrow during the battle of the Pelennor Fields.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Battles of the Fords of Isen", "Notes", note 13
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Muster of Rohan"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Battles of the Fords of Isen"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields"
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 571
