Théoden

Character from The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

A king who wakes from enchanted sleep to find his son dead, his kingdom crumbling, and a war he cannot win waiting outside — and rides to meet it anyway because that is what kings do.

Also known as: Théoden, Théoden King, King of the Mark, Lord of the Riddermark, Théoden Ednew

What They Know

• Saruman's spell worked through Gríma's whispered counsel — the enchantment was psychological manipulation amplified by sorcery, not simple mind control
• Helm's Deep is Rohan's last defensible position — if it falls, there is nowhere left to retreat
• Théodred died defending the Fords of Isen — Théoden was not himself when it happened and carries crushing guilt
• The Rohirrim's greatest strength is their cavalry charge — on open ground, no army in Middle-earth can match them
• The alliance with Gondor is ancient but has been neglected — generations of mutual distrust must be overcome
• He knows he is riding to his death at Pelennor Fields and has made peace with it

Connections

• rules — rohan
• guardian_of — eowyn
• guardian_of — eomer
• parent_of — theodred
• corrupted_by — saruman
• betrayed_by — grima
• ally_of — gandalf
• ally_of — aragorn
• ally_of — merry
• located_at — edoras
• ally_of — legolas
• commands — merry
• rules — edoras

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