Helm's Dike
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| Helm's Dike | |
| Physical Description | |
| Type | Fortification |
| Location | Deeping-coomb |
| Realms | Rohan |
| Description | Earthen wall and ditch |
| General Information | |
| Events | Battle of the Hornburg |
Helm's Dike was an earthen wall that shielded the Deeping-coomb.
[edit] History
The dike was built as an outlying defense of the Hornburg, some quarter mile in front of the burg and deeping-wall.
In the early stages of the Battle of the Hornburg, Uruk-Hai attacked the dike. Gamling commanded the defense, but was overrun. Though he managed to retreat, the dike was broken and partially leveled.