Post by Móreadhiel on Jan 16, 2007 13:18:29 GMT -5
Déorwine
Chief of the knights of King Theoden's household. Deorwine and and six knights under his command were slain trying to defend King Theoden from the Lord of the Nazgul at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields on March 15, 3019. They were set apart from their foes and their spears were planted around them until their bodies could be removed from the battlefield. Deorwine was buried in the Mounds of Mundburg with other Men of Rohan and Gondor who were slain in the battle. His name was remembered in song in Rohan.
Etymology:
Déorwine may mean "brave friend" or "brave knight" from the Old English déor meaning "brave, bold, fierce" and wine meaning "friend" or "protector."
Sources:
The Return of the King: "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields," p. 120, 125
Beowulf Glossary
Chief of the knights of King Theoden's household. Deorwine and and six knights under his command were slain trying to defend King Theoden from the Lord of the Nazgul at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields on March 15, 3019. They were set apart from their foes and their spears were planted around them until their bodies could be removed from the battlefield. Deorwine was buried in the Mounds of Mundburg with other Men of Rohan and Gondor who were slain in the battle. His name was remembered in song in Rohan.
Etymology:
Déorwine may mean "brave friend" or "brave knight" from the Old English déor meaning "brave, bold, fierce" and wine meaning "friend" or "protector."
Sources:
The Return of the King: "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields," p. 120, 125
Beowulf Glossary
