Guthláf
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| Guthláf | |
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| Rohir | |
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| Guthláf from The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Position | Banner-bearer |
| Location | Rohan |
| Affiliation | Théoden |
| Language | Rohanese and Westron |
| Birth | Late Third Age |
| Death | 15 March T.A. 3019 Battle of the Pelennor Fields |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Guthláf |
Guthláf was the banner-bearer of King Théoden of Rohan.
History[edit]
He rode to the relief of Minas Tirith with his Lord in the War of the Ring, and there fought in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, where he was slain. He fell with the banner in his hand, and it had to be taken from him after death to be given to Éomer. He also earned himself a mention in the Song of the Mounds of Mundburg.[1]
Etymology[edit]
In Old English Guþláf means "survivor of the battle" (consisting of gūþ + lāf).[2]
Portrayal in adaptations[edit]
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2013: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Guthláf has been dismissed from his duty as Theoden's banner-bearer by Gríma and had return home, protecting the lumber camp near the village of Imping in Eastfold. After the Battle of Helm's Deep Guthláf is restored in his duties by the King and rides south to Gondor at his side. Player next meets him in the Druadan Forest, from where the Rohirrim set out for the Pelennor Fields. Guthláf is killed when the Witch-King of Angmar attacks King Theoden.
