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==History== | ==History== | ||
Folcwine was the son of [[Folca]] "The Hunter", and great-grandfather of [[Théoden]]. Aided by [[Gondor]], he drove out [[Dunlendings]] who occupied the area between [[Adorn]] and [[Isen]]. | Folcwine was the son of [[Folca]] "The Hunter", and great-grandfather of [[Théoden]]. Aided by [[Gondor]], he drove out [[Dunlendings]] who occupied the area between [[Adorn]] and [[Isen]] and recoverd that area. | ||
In {{TA|2885}} his twin eldest sons, [[Folcred]] and [[Fastred (son of Folcwine)|Fastred]], were lost in war with [[Harad]], and Folcwine was succeeded by his youngest child, [[Fengel]].<ref>{{App|Eorl}}</ref> | In {{TA|2885}} his twin eldest sons, [[Folcred]] and [[Fastred (son of Folcwine)|Fastred]], were lost in war with [[Harad]], and Folcwine was succeeded by his youngest child, [[Fengel]].<ref>{{App|Eorl}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
''Folcwine'' means "folk-friend" in [[Old English]]. | ''Folcwine'' means "folk-friend" in [[Old English]]. |
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Folcwine | |
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Rohir | |
Biographical Information | |
Titles | King of Rohan |
Location | Rohan |
Language | Rohirric and Westron |
Birth | T.A. 2830 |
Rule | T.A. 2864 – 2903 |
Death | T.A. 2903 (aged 73) |
Family | |
House | House of Elros |
Parentage | Folca |
Children | Folcred, Fastred, unnamed daughter, Fengel |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Gallery | Images of Folcwine |
Folcwine (Third Age 2830 – 2903, aged 73 years) was the fourteenth King of Rohan
History
Folcwine was the son of Folca "The Hunter", and great-grandfather of Théoden. Aided by Gondor, he drove out Dunlendings who occupied the area between Adorn and Isen and recoverd that area.
In T.A. 2885 his twin eldest sons, Folcred and Fastred, were lost in war with Harad, and Folcwine was succeeded by his youngest child, Fengel.[1]
Etymology
Folcwine means "folk-friend" in Old English.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The House of Eorl"
Folcwine House of Eorl | ||
Preceded by: Folca | 14th King of Rohan T.A. 2864 – 2903 | Followed by: Fengel |