Thengel
| Thengel | |
|---|---|
| Rohir | |
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| "Thengel" by Warren Mahy | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Thengel The Thrice-renowned |
| Titles | King of Rohan |
| Location | Rohan |
| Language | Rohanese, Sindarin and Westron |
| Birth | T.A. 2905 |
| Rule | T.A. 2953 - 2980 |
| Death | T.A. 2980 (aged 75) |
| Family | |
| House | House of Eorl |
| Parentage | Fengel |
| Siblings | Two unnamed sisters[1][note 1] |
| Spouse | Morwen Steelsheen |
| Children | Théoden, Théodwyn, three unnamed daughters |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Thengel |
Thengel the Thrice-renowned (Third Age 2905 – 2980, aged 75 years) was the sixteenth King of Rohan. Thengel was the only son of Fengel, and became king after the death of his father in T.A. 2953.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
Fengel was a greedy and quarrelsome man, and Thengel left Rohan in his youth to live in Gondor, where he won great renown in the service of Turgon. Eventually he met and married Morwen Steelsheen of Lossarnach in 2943, and he lived with her there for a while. Morwen bore him five children in total, including his only son (his second child) Théoden in 2948 and a daughter Théodwyn in T.A. 2963, who would be the mother of Éomer and Éowyn.[1]
After Fengel died in T.A. 2953, Thengel was called upon to return to Rohan, which he reluctantly did. During his reign Saruman took Isengard for himself and began to fortify it.[1] Around 2957 or later, a mysterious Northerner calling himself Thorongil entered his service, and rode with him for some time; later Thorongil heard the summons of Ecthelion II and went to Gondor.[2][3]
Thengel had learned Sindarin while living in Gondor, and in his house it was the daily tongue, together with Westron, the common speech. Even after his return, he continued to use Westron,[4] and Rohanese was not spoken by him or his heirs.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Þengel in Old English means "lord" and derives from þeġen, þegn. This word is also related to Thain.
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
| Folcwine 2830 - 2903 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Folcred 2858 - 2885† | Fastred 2858 - 2885† | Fengel 2870 - 2953 | daughter unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| two daughters unknown | THENGEL 2905 - 2980 | Morwen Steelsheen b. 2922 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elfhild d. 2978 | Théoden 2948 - 3019† | three daughters unknown | Théodwyn 2963 - 3002 | Éomund d. 3002† | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Théodred 2978 - 3019† | Éomer 2991 - Fo.A. 63 | Éowyn b. 2995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes
- ↑ Under Fengel in Appendix A it states: "Thengel, his third child and only son, left Rohan when he came to manhood and lived long in Gondor, and won honour in the service of Turgon."
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The House of Eorl", "The Kings of the Mark"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion", "The Stewards"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "Of Dwarves and Men"
| Thengel House of Eorl | ||
| Preceded by: Fengel | 16th King of Rohan T.A. 2953 – 2980 | Followed by: Théoden |
| 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) |
