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==History== | ==History== | ||
When the [[Dunlendings]] invaded [[Rohan]] in {{TA|2758}}, Háma took refuge in [[Helm's Deep]] with his father. During the [[Long Winter]] Helm was besieged, the Rohirrim's food ran low, and the people began to starve. After Yule, Háma led a group out of the fortress on a sortie to find food, but they got lost in a snow storm and never returned.<ref>{{App|Eorl}}</ref> | When the [[Dunlendings]] invaded [[Rohan]] in {{TA|2758}}, Háma took refuge in [[Helm's Deep]] with his father. During the [[Long Winter]] Helm was besieged, the Rohirrim's food ran low, and the people began to starve. After [[Yule]], Háma led a group out of the fortress on a sortie to find food, but they got lost in a snow storm and never returned.<ref>{{App|Eorl}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== |
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Háma | |
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Rohir | |
Biographical Information | |
Location | Rohan |
Language | Rohirric and Westron |
Death | T.A. 2759 Near the Hornburg |
Family | |
House | House of Eorl |
Parentage | Helm Hammerhand |
Siblings | Unnamed sister,[source?] Haleth |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Gallery | Images of Háma |
Háma was the second son of Helm Hammerhand.
History
When the Dunlendings invaded Rohan in T.A. 2758, Háma took refuge in Helm's Deep with his father. During the Long Winter Helm was besieged, the Rohirrim's food ran low, and the people began to starve. After Yule, Háma led a group out of the fortress on a sortie to find food, but they got lost in a snow storm and never returned.[1]
Etymology
Háma in Old English means "of home".
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The House of Eorl"