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Dates
III 2948 - 15 March III 3019 (71 years); King of Rohan from III 2980 (reigned 39 years)
Race
Men
Division
Northmen
Culture
Rohirrim
Family
House of Eorl
Settlements
Edoras, the royal city of Rohan
Pronunciation
Approximately 'thayo'den'1
Meaning
'Ruler'2
Titles
Ednew, Horsemaster, King of the Mark, King of Rohan, King of the Rohirrim, Lord of the Fields of Rohan, Lord of the Mark, Lord of the Rohirrim

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  • Updated 13 April 2003
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Théoden

The King of Rohan who rode to the War of the Ring

Thengel
Morwen
Unnamed
sister
Théoden
Elfhild
Unnamed
sister
Unnamed
sister
Théodwyn
Théodred

Kings of Rohan

The son of Thengel; the seventeenth King of Rohan and last of the Second Line. He led the Rohirrim at the Battle of the Hornburg, and was lost defending Minas Tirith in the Battle of the Pelennor. He was succeeded by his nephew, Éomer.


Notes

1

In Old English, éo represents a diphthong, a single vowel sound combining ay with a short o as in 'dot' or 'cloth'. So éo is pronounced somewhat like 'ayo', but as a single sound.

2

Théoden's name comes from a real Anglo-Saxon word that originally meant 'leader of the people'. The element théod, 'people', occurs in many of the names of the Rohirrim, and also in their ancestral name, Éothéod, meaning 'Horse People'.

See also...

Aragorn Elessar, Barrowfield, Battle of the Hornburg, Battle of the Pelennor Fields, Battles of the Fords of Isen, Beacons of Gondor, Black Serpent, Captain of Sauron, Captain of the King’s Household, Ceorl, Crossings of Isen, Dernhelm, Dîn, Doorward of Théoden, Drúedain, [See the full list...]

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  • Updated 13 April 2003
  • Updates planned: 26

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Théoden

The King of Rohan who rode to the War of the Ring

Dates
III 2948 - 15 March III 3019 (71 years); King of Rohan from III 2980 (reigned 39 years)
Race
Men
Division
Northmen
Culture
Rohirrim
Family
House of Eorl
Settlements
Edoras, the royal city of Rohan
Pronunciation
Approximately 'thayo'den'1
Meaning
'Ruler'2
Titles
Ednew, Horsemaster, King of the Mark, King of Rohan, King of the Rohirrim, Lord of the Fields of Rohan, Lord of the Mark, Lord of the Rohirrim

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 13 April 2003
  • Updates planned: 26

Théoden

The King of Rohan who rode to the War of the Ring

Thengel
Morwen
Unnamed
sister
Théoden
Elfhild
Unnamed
sister
Unnamed
sister
Théodwyn
Théodred

Kings of Rohan

The son of Thengel; the seventeenth King of Rohan and last of the Second Line. He led the Rohirrim at the Battle of the Hornburg, and was lost defending Minas Tirith in the Battle of the Pelennor. He was succeeded by his nephew, Éomer.


Notes

1

In Old English, éo represents a diphthong, a single vowel sound combining ay with a short o as in 'dot' or 'cloth'. So éo is pronounced somewhat like 'ayo', but as a single sound.

2

Théoden's name comes from a real Anglo-Saxon word that originally meant 'leader of the people'. The element théod, 'people', occurs in many of the names of the Rohirrim, and also in their ancestral name, Éothéod, meaning 'Horse People'.

See also...

Aragorn Elessar, Barrowfield, Battle of the Hornburg, Battle of the Pelennor Fields, Battles of the Fords of Isen, Beacons of Gondor, Black Serpent, Captain of Sauron, Captain of the King’s Household, Ceorl, Crossings of Isen, Dernhelm, Dîn, Doorward of Théoden, Drúedain, [See the full list...]

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 13 April 2003
  • Updates planned: 26

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2003. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.
Discus handles online DISC questionnaires for you, sending you a report as soon as results are ready.