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Dates
III 2691 - III 2759 (lived 68 years); King of Rohan from III 2741 (reigned 18 years)
Race
Men
Division
Northmen
Culture
Rohirrim
Family
House of Eorl
Settlements
Helm's royal seat was at Edoras, but he spent his last days sheltering at Helm's Deep
Pronunciation
he'lm
Meaning
'Protector'
Titles
Hammerhand, King of the Mark, King of Rohan, King of the Rohirrim, Lord of the Fields of Rohan, Lord of the Mark, Lord of the Rohirrim

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Helm Hammerhand

The last King of Rohan’s first line

Gram
Helm
Hammerhand
Hild
Haleth
Háma
Unnamed
daughter

Kings of Rohan

The son of Gram, the ninth King of Rohan and last of the first line, renowned in the histories of Rohan. During his reign, the Rohirrim were at war with the Dunlendings - Helm and both his sons perished in that war. He was succeeded by his nephew Fréaláf, who founded the second line of Kings.


See also...

Barrowfield, Battle of the Hornburg, Caverns of Helm’s Deep, Days of Dearth, Fréaláf Hildeson, Freca, Full Muster, Gram, Haleth, Háma, Hammerhand, Helmingas, Hild, Hildeson, Horsemen of Rohan, [See the full list...]

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