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Théoden is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel, The Lord of the Rings.The King of Rohan and Lord of the Mark or of the Riddermark, names used by the Rohirrim for their land, he appears as a supporting character in The Two Towers and The Return of the King.
Hill played King Théoden of Rohan in the second and third installments of Peter Jackson's epic trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, which were released in 2002 and 2003 respectively. [ 11 ] Hill played a minor role in the 2008 film Valkyrie , as the commanding general of the 10th Panzer Division of the German Afrika Korps , and was a voice actor ...
British actor Bernard Hill died on Sunday (5 May) at the age of 79.. Best remembered for his role as the benevolent King Théoden of Rohan in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Hill made a ...
Rohan is a fictional kingdom of Men in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy setting of Middle-earth. Known for its horsemen, the Rohirrim , Rohan provides its ally Gondor with cavalry . Its territory is mainly grassland .
Bernard Hill, the actor known for playing King Théoden in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy and Captain Edward Smith in “Titanic,” has died. He was 79. Hill died early on Sunday morning ...
Shippey writes that Rohan is directly calqued on Anglo-Saxon England, taking many features from Beowulf. He states that Tolkien's lament for Théoden, written in Anglo-Saxon-style alliterative verse, equally closely echoes the dirge that ends the Old English poem Beowulf, which celebrates the life and death of its eponymous hero. [24] [25]
Gondor and Rohan defeat Sauron's army in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, but Théoden is killed. Aragorn enters Minas Tirith and heals the sick. He leads an army through Ithilien to the Black Gate to distract Sauron from his true danger. At the Battle of the Morannon, his army is vastly outnumbered.
Éowyn (/ ˈ eɪ oʊ w ɪ n /) is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.She is a noblewoman of Rohan who describes herself as a shieldmaiden.. With the hobbit Merry Brandybuck, she rides into battle and kills the Witch-King of Angmar, Lord of the Nazgûl, in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.