List of Kings of Rohan
Encyclopedia
This is a list of kings of Rohan
from the fictional universe
of Middle-earth
by J. R. R. Tolkien
. All of the Kings were of the same dynasty, the House of Eorl, divided into separate Lines when a king was not succeeded by his direct male descendant (in both cases the nephew of the king ascended the throne).
All dates are in the Third Age
, except where noted.
Rohan
Rohan is a realm in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy era of Middle-earth. It is a grassland which lies north of its ally Gondor and north-west of Mordor, the realm of Sauron, their enemy . It is inhabited by the Rohirrim, a people of herdsmen and farmers who are well-known for their horses and cavalry....
from the fictional universe
Fictional universe
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of Middle-earth
Middle-earth
Middle-earth is the fictional setting of the majority of author J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy writings. The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings take place entirely in Middle-earth, as does much of The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales....
by J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.Tolkien was Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Pembroke College,...
. All of the Kings were of the same dynasty, the House of Eorl, divided into separate Lines when a king was not succeeded by his direct male descendant (in both cases the nephew of the king ascended the throne).
All dates are in the Third Age
Third Age
The Third Age is a time period from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fantasy writings. The history of Middle-earth is to be taken fictionally as a history of the real Earth....
, except where noted.
Regnal dates
First Line | ||
1. | Eorl the Young, son of Léod Leod Leod is considered the eponymous ancestor and founder of Clan MacLeod and Clan MacLeod of Lewis. Almost nothing is known about him and he does not appear in any contemporary records. Tradition dating to the late 18th century made him a son of Olaf the Black who was King of Man... |
2510 – 2545 |
2. | Brego | 2545 – 2570 |
3. | Aldor the Old | 2570 – 2645 |
4. | Fréa | 2645 – 2659 |
5. | Fréawine Freawine Freawine, Frowin or Frowinus figures as a governor of Schleswig in Gesta Danorum and in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as an ancestor of the kings of Wessex, but the latter source only tells that he was the son of Frithugar and the father of Wig.... |
2659 – 2680 |
6. | Goldwine | 2680 – 2699 |
7. | Déor Deor "Deor" is an Old English poem found in the late 10th century collection the Exeter Book. The poem consists of the lament of the scop Deor, who lends his name to the poem, which was given no formal title. Modern scholars do not actually believe Deor to be the author of this poem.In the poem, Deor's... |
2699 – 2718 |
8. | Gram | 2718 – 2741 |
9. | Helm Hammerhand Helm Hammerhand Helm Hammerhand is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. His story appears in the appendices of The Return of the King, and he is referred to briefly in the main story of The Lord of the Rings.- Literature :... |
2741 – 2759 |
Helm's two sons were killed by the Dunlendings during the Long Winter, while he himself froze to death. His nephew Fréaláf Hildeson, became the first king of the second line. |
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Second Line | ||
10. | Fréaláf Hildeson | 2759 – 2798 |
11. | Brytta Léofa | 2798 – 2842 |
12. | Walda | 2842 – 2851 |
13. | Folca the Hunter | 2851 – 2864 |
14. | Folcwine | 2864 – 2903 |
15. | Fengel | 2903 – 2953 |
16. | Thengel | 2953 – 2980 |
17. | Théoden Théoden Théoden is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel, The Lord of the Rings. He appears as a major supporting character in The Two Towers and The Return of the King.-Appearances:... Ednew |
2980 – 3019 |
Théoden's only son, Théodred Théodred Théodred is a fictional character in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. He is the only son and heir of King Théoden of Rohan.His mother, Elfhild, died in childbirth. Théodred grew up together with his cousin Éomer... , was slain at First Battle of the Fords of Isen. His nephew, Éomer Éomer Éomer is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. He appears in The Two Towers and The Return of the King, the second and third volumes of Tolkien's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings.... , became the first King of the third line. |
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Third Line | ||
18. | Éomer Éomer Éomer is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. He appears in The Two Towers and The Return of the King, the second and third volumes of Tolkien's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings.... Éadig |
3019 – IV Fourth Age In the fictional world of middle earth "'the fourth age'" and the ages that preceded it, are time periods from J. R. R. Tolkien's universe of Middle-earth, described in his fantasy writings... 63 |
19. | Elfwine | IV 63 – ? |