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'''Freca''' (d. {{TA|2754}}), who claimed descent from King [[Fréawine]], was a lord of [[Rohan]] during the reign of King [[Helm|Helm Hammerhand]]. His lands lay on either side of the [[Adorn]] west of the [[Gap of Rohan]] and he was said to have much [[Dunlendish]] blood in his veins (and, unusual for one of the [[Rohirrim]], grew dark hair). Obtaining wealth and power from his rich domain, he constructed a stronghold at the source of the Adorn and paid little heed to the king although Helm called upon him to attend his councils. | '''Freca''' (d. {{TA|2754}}), who claimed descent from King [[Fréawine]], was a lord of [[Rohan]] during the reign of King [[Helm|Helm Hammerhand]]. His lands lay on either side of the [[Adorn]] west of the [[Gap of Rohan]] and he was said to have much [[Dunlendings|Dunlendish]] blood in his veins (and, unusual for one of the [[Rohirrim]], grew dark hair). Obtaining wealth and power from his rich domain, he constructed a stronghold at the source of the Adorn and paid little heed to the king although Helm called upon him to attend his councils. | ||
In {{TA|2754}} Freca came to a council with a retinue of many men and requested that Helm's daughter be wed to his son [[Wulf]]. Helm rebuffed him and called him fat, Freca raged and reviled the king, and after the council Helm struck Freca so powerfully that Freca died from the blow. Helm then declared Wulf and all of Freca's near kin to be his enemies and the retinue fled to the west. | In {{TA|2754}} Freca came to a council with a retinue of many men and requested that Helm's daughter be wed to his son [[Wulf]]. Helm rebuffed him and called him fat, Freca raged and reviled the king, and after the council Helm struck Freca so powerfully that Freca died from the blow. Helm then declared Wulf and all of Freca's near kin to be his enemies and the retinue fled to the west. | ||
Rohan was invaded from the east in {{TA|2758}}. Sensing their chance, a host of Dunlendings invaded from [[Isengard]] and from over the [[Isen]]. Their leader was Wulf, who drove Helm into the [[Hornburg]], captured [[Edoras]] and sat in [[Meduseld]], and called himself king. Although Helm and his sons died in the [[Long Winter]], his sister-son [[Fréaláf]] surprised and slew Wulf and regained Edoras.<ref>{{App|Eorl}}</ref> | Rohan was invaded from the east in {{TA|2758}}. Sensing their chance, a host of [[Dunlendings]] invaded from [[Isengard]] and from over the [[Isen]]. Their leader was Wulf, who drove Helm into the [[Hornburg]], captured [[Edoras]] and sat in [[Meduseld]], and called himself king. Although Helm and his sons died in the [[Long Winter]], his sister-son [[Fréaláf]] surprised and slew Wulf and regained Edoras.<ref>{{App|Eorl}}</ref> | ||
The slaying of Freca was not forgotten by his people and in the [[War of the Ring]], over two hundred and fifty years later, many of them sided with [[Saruman]].<ref>{{UT|Isen}}, note 4</ref> | The slaying of Freca was not forgotten by his people and in the [[War of the Ring]], over two hundred and fifty years later, many of them sided with [[Saruman]].<ref>{{UT|Isen}}, note 4</ref> | ||
==Portrayal in adaptations== | |||
[[File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Helm Hammerhand slays Freca outside Edoras.jpg|thumb|left|''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'' tapestry: Helm Hammerhand slays Freca outside Edoras]] | |||
'''2012: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':''' | |||
: A tapestry depicting Helm Hammerhand killing Freca is found in [[Meduseld]]. | |||
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Revision as of 10:53, 18 October 2021
| Freca | |
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| Dunlending | |
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| "Men are freer outside" by Turner Mohan | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Position | Lord of lands about the Adorn |
| Location | Rohan |
| Death | T.A. 2754 Edoras |
| Family | |
| House | Descended from the House of Eorl |
| Children | Wulf |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Hair color | Dark |
| Gallery | Images of Freca |
Freca (d. T.A. 2754), who claimed descent from King Fréawine, was a lord of Rohan during the reign of King Helm Hammerhand. His lands lay on either side of the Adorn west of the Gap of Rohan and he was said to have much Dunlendish blood in his veins (and, unusual for one of the Rohirrim, grew dark hair). Obtaining wealth and power from his rich domain, he constructed a stronghold at the source of the Adorn and paid little heed to the king although Helm called upon him to attend his councils.
In T.A. 2754 Freca came to a council with a retinue of many men and requested that Helm's daughter be wed to his son Wulf. Helm rebuffed him and called him fat, Freca raged and reviled the king, and after the council Helm struck Freca so powerfully that Freca died from the blow. Helm then declared Wulf and all of Freca's near kin to be his enemies and the retinue fled to the west.
Rohan was invaded from the east in T.A. 2758. Sensing their chance, a host of Dunlendings invaded from Isengard and from over the Isen. Their leader was Wulf, who drove Helm into the Hornburg, captured Edoras and sat in Meduseld, and called himself king. Although Helm and his sons died in the Long Winter, his sister-son Fréaláf surprised and slew Wulf and regained Edoras.[1]
The slaying of Freca was not forgotten by his people and in the War of the Ring, over two hundred and fifty years later, many of them sided with Saruman.[2]
Portrayal in adaptations
2012: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- A tapestry depicting Helm Hammerhand killing Freca is found in Meduseld.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The House of Eorl"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Battles of the Fords of Isen", note 4
