Fastred (rider of Rohan)
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Fastred | |
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Rohir | |
Biographical Information | |
Location | Rohan |
Language | Rohirric |
Death | 15 March, T.A. 3019 Battle of the Pelennor Fields |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Gallery | Images of Fastred |
Fastred was a man of Rohan during the War of the Ring.
History
Fastred rode with his king Théoden to the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, where he was killed. His name was remembered in the Song of the Mounds of Mundburg.[1]
Etymology
Fastred in Old English means "fast-rede, firm-counsel"