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Dates
III 2780 - III 28511 (lived 71 years); King of Rohan from III 2842 (ruled 9 years)
Race
Men
Division
Northmen
Culture
Rohirrim
Family
House of Eorl
Settlements
Edoras
Pronunciation
wa'lda
Meaning
'Ruler', from Old English wealda, 'power, mastery'
Titles
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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Walda

The twelfth King of Rohan

Kings of Rohan

The son and heir of Brytta Léofa. During his father's reign, Rohan had suffered warfare with Orcs that had descended from the North, and attempted to settle in the White Mountains. The were driven out, and by the time Walda came to the throne, it was thought that the land was free of Orcs. In the ninth year of his reign, however, Walda was slain by them near Dunharrow. He was succeeded by his son Folca, who avenged his father's death.


Notes

1

There is some confusion over the date of Walda's death. The list of Kings of the Mark in Appendix A to The Lord of the Rings records that he was slain in III 2851, but the Tale of Years entry for III 2800-64 states 'Orcs from the North trouble Rohan. King Walda is slain by them (2861)'. Given what we know of Walda's biography (specifically that he ruled for just nine years after succeeding his father Brytta in III 2842) the former date of III 2851 must be the correct one. The '2861' in the Tale of Years therefore appears to be a simple typographical error, but it persists even in more recent editions of The Lord of the Rings.

See also...

Brytta Léofa, Folca, King of Rohan, White Mountains

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Walda

The twelfth King of Rohan

Dates
III 2780 - III 28511 (lived 71 years); King of Rohan from III 2842 (ruled 9 years)
Race
Men
Division
Northmen
Culture
Rohirrim
Family
House of Eorl
Settlements
Edoras
Pronunciation
wa'lda
Meaning
'Ruler', from Old English wealda, 'power, mastery'
Titles
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

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 1 October 2010
  • This entry is complete

Walda

The twelfth King of Rohan

Kings of Rohan

The son and heir of Brytta Léofa. During his father's reign, Rohan had suffered warfare with Orcs that had descended from the North, and attempted to settle in the White Mountains. The were driven out, and by the time Walda came to the throne, it was thought that the land was free of Orcs. In the ninth year of his reign, however, Walda was slain by them near Dunharrow. He was succeeded by his son Folca, who avenged his father's death.


Notes

1

There is some confusion over the date of Walda's death. The list of Kings of the Mark in Appendix A to The Lord of the Rings records that he was slain in III 2851, but the Tale of Years entry for III 2800-64 states 'Orcs from the North trouble Rohan. King Walda is slain by them (2861)'. Given what we know of Walda's biography (specifically that he ruled for just nine years after succeeding his father Brytta in III 2842) the former date of III 2851 must be the correct one. The '2861' in the Tale of Years therefore appears to be a simple typographical error, but it persists even in more recent editions of The Lord of the Rings.

See also...

Brytta Léofa, Folca, King of Rohan, White Mountains

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 1 October 2010
  • This entry is complete

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2002, 2010. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.
Whatever your personality profiling needs, Discus has a solution for you.