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'''Frumgar''' was the fourth [[Lord of the Éothéod]] and the grandson of [[Forthwini]]. His father's name was never recorded. | '''Frumgar''' was the fourth [[Lord of the Éothéod]] and the grandson of [[Forthwini]]. His father's name was never recorded. | ||
During his youth the [[Éothéod]] lived in the [[Vales of Anduin]], near [[Mirkwood|Mirkwood Forest]]. It was a dangerous area, beleaguered by the creatures of the [[Necromancer]] at [[Dol Guldur]]. However, in {{TA|1975}} the evil [[Angmar|Kingdom of Angmar]] was destroyed, freeing up land to the north. In {{TA|1977}} Frumgar led the Éothéod to the vale between the rivers [[Greylin]] and [[Langwell]], where they built a city later known as [[Framsburg]] after his son, [[Fram]]. | During his youth the [[Éothéod]] lived in the [[Vales of Anduin]], near [[Mirkwood|Mirkwood Forest]]. It was a dangerous area, beleaguered by the creatures of the [[Necromancer]] at [[Dol Guldur]]. However, in {{TA|1975}} the evil [[Angmar|Kingdom of Angmar]] was destroyed, freeing up land to the north. In {{TA|1977}} Frumgar led the Éothéod to the vale between the rivers [[Greylin]] and [[Langwell]],<ref>{{App|Eorl}}</ref> where they built a city later known as [[Framsburg]] after his son, [[Fram]]. | ||
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[[Category:Rulers of the Éothéod]] | [[Category:Rulers of the Éothéod]] | ||
Revision as of 01:45, 3 July 2011
Frumgar was the fourth Lord of the Éothéod and the grandson of Forthwini. His father's name was never recorded.
During his youth the Éothéod lived in the Vales of Anduin, near Mirkwood Forest. It was a dangerous area, beleaguered by the creatures of the Necromancer at Dol Guldur. However, in T.A. 1975 the evil Kingdom of Angmar was destroyed, freeing up land to the north. In T.A. 1977 Frumgar led the Éothéod to the vale between the rivers Greylin and Langwell,[1] where they built a city later known as Framsburg after his son, Fram.
Genealogy
| Marhwini | |||||||||||
| Forthwini | |||||||||||
| FRUMGAR | |||||||||||
| Fram | |||||||||||
| Léod | |||||||||||
Etymology
The Old English word frum means "beginning". Frumgar can be interpreted as "chieftain".
| Preceded by: unknown, eventually Forthwini |
Lord of the Éothéod circa T.A. 1977 |
Followed by: Fram |
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The House of Eorl"
