Post by Móreadhiel on Jan 16, 2007 13:32:47 GMT -5
Fengel
Fifteenth King of Rohan; grandfather of King Theoden. Fengel was born in 2870. His father was King Folcwine. Fengel had an older sister and two older brothers - twins named Folcred and Fastred, born in 2858. Folcred and Fastred were killed in battle against the Haradrim in 2885, and Fengel became his father's heir. Fengel had two daughters and a son, Thengel, born in 2905.
Fengel became the King of Rohan in 2903. He was not a popular King. Fengel was a greedy man; he was a glutton and he coveted gold. He fought with his Marshals and with his son Thengel, who left home for Gondor when he grew to manhood and did not return until after Fengel's death in 2953.
Names & Etymology:
The Old English word fengel means "lord, prince, king."
Genealogy:
For the family tree of Fengel see Eomer: Genealogy.
Sources:
The Return of the King: "Many Partings," p. 255
Appendix A of LotR: "The House of Eorl," p. 350
Old English Made Easy
Fifteenth King of Rohan; grandfather of King Theoden. Fengel was born in 2870. His father was King Folcwine. Fengel had an older sister and two older brothers - twins named Folcred and Fastred, born in 2858. Folcred and Fastred were killed in battle against the Haradrim in 2885, and Fengel became his father's heir. Fengel had two daughters and a son, Thengel, born in 2905.
Fengel became the King of Rohan in 2903. He was not a popular King. Fengel was a greedy man; he was a glutton and he coveted gold. He fought with his Marshals and with his son Thengel, who left home for Gondor when he grew to manhood and did not return until after Fengel's death in 2953.
Names & Etymology:
The Old English word fengel means "lord, prince, king."
Genealogy:
For the family tree of Fengel see Eomer: Genealogy.
Sources:
The Return of the King: "Many Partings," p. 255
Appendix A of LotR: "The House of Eorl," p. 350
Old English Made Easy
