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Théoden

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. When first introduced, Théoden is weak with age and sorrow and the…

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Aliases
Lord of the Mark, King of Rohan
Book(s)
The Two Towers (1954) The Return of the King (1955) Unfinished Tales (1980)
Race
Men of Rohan[T 1]

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Théoden

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related to Images of Northern courage · 43
Théoden → According, Among, And, Another, Battle, Beowulf, Beowulf's, Both, Catalaunian Fields, East, Elizabeth Solopova, Fleming Rutledge, Great, Huns, Hygelac's, Hygelaces, Jason Fisher, Jordanes, King Theodoric, Malachi
related to The Two Towers · 32
Théoden → Aragorn, As Théoden, Battle, By, Dunlendings, Ents, Fangorn, Gandalf, Gimli, Gríma, Gríma Wormtongue, He, Helm's Deep, Herugrim, Hunt, In Unfinished Tales, Isengard, King, Legolas, One
related to In adaptations · 29
Théoden → BBC Radio, Bernard Hill, Brad Dourif, Christopher Lee, Don Messick, Edoras, Gandalf, Gríma Wormtongue, His, However, Ian McKellen, In, In Ralph Bakshi's, Jack May, John Huston, King, Lord, Mark, Peter Jackson's Lord, Philip Stone
related to The Return of the King · 22
Théoden → Angmar, Battle, Eorl, Gondor, Harad, He, Hobbit, In, In The Return, King, Merry Brandybuck, Minas Tirith, Nazgûl, Pelennor Fields, Rohan, Rohirrim, Sauron, Second Line, Snowmane, Théoden's
related to Théoden vs Denethor · 21
Théoden → Denethor, Denethor's, Gandalf, Germanic, Gondor, Helm's Deep, Hilary Wynne, In Chance's, Jane Chance, Men's, Merry Brandybuck, Merry's, Minas Tirith, Northern, Pelennor Fields, Pippin Took, Ruling Stewards, Shippey, The, Tolkien
related to Etymology · 7
Théoden → As, Common Speech, English, Old English, Rohirrim, Tolkien, Westron
is a · 2
Théoden → fictional character in J, important character in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings film trilogy
Aliases · 1
Théoden → Lord of the Mark, King of Rohan
Book(s) · 1
Théoden → The Two Towers (1954) The Return of the King (1955) Unfinished Tales (1980)
Race · 1
Théoden → Men of Rohan[T 1]

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king lord battle tolkien rohan gandalf two rings towers fields saruman character return denethor rohirrim théoden's isbn gondor tolkien's wormtongue

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ThéodenAliasesLord of the Mark, King of Rohan1.00infobox
ThéodenBook(s)The Two Towers (1954) The Return of the King (1955) Unfinished Tales (1980)1.00infobox
ThéodenRaceMen of Rohan[T 1]1.00infobox
Théodenis afictional character in J0.90text
Théodenis aimportant character in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings film trilogy0.90text
Théodenrelated to EtymologyOld English0.60section
Théodenrelated to EtymologyAs0.60section
Théodenrelated to EtymologyTolkien0.60section
Théodenrelated to EtymologyWestron0.60section
Théodenrelated to EtymologyCommon Speech0.60section
Théodenrelated to EtymologyEnglish0.60section
Théodenrelated to EtymologyRohirrim0.60section

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