Post by Móreadhiel on Jan 16, 2007 14:03:31 GMT -5
Wídfara
Rider of Rohan. Widfara lived on the Wold of Rohan. In March of 3019 he rode with the Rohirrim led by King Theoden to the aid of Gondor. When the Rohirrim reached the edge of the Druadan Forest on March 14, Widfara and another out-rider were sent to reconnoiter the out-wall of Minas Tirith. They found that the Enemy's forces were preoccupied with the siege of the city and that the out-wall was left lightly guarded. Widfara sensed a change in the air and a faint Sea breeze from the South. He told King Theoden that the morning would bring new things. Theoden replied, "If you speak truly, Widfara, then may you live beyond this day in years of blessedness!" (RotK, p. 110) The next day during the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, the tide was turned when Aragorn arrived from the South in the ships of the Corsairs.
Etymology:
In Old English, wíd means "wide, vast, broad, long" and wíde means "widely, far and wide." The word faran means "travel, wander." Wídfaramay mean something like "far traveller" or "wide wanderer."
Source:
The Return of the King: "The Ride of the Rohirrim," p. 110-111
Old English Made Easy
Rider of Rohan. Widfara lived on the Wold of Rohan. In March of 3019 he rode with the Rohirrim led by King Theoden to the aid of Gondor. When the Rohirrim reached the edge of the Druadan Forest on March 14, Widfara and another out-rider were sent to reconnoiter the out-wall of Minas Tirith. They found that the Enemy's forces were preoccupied with the siege of the city and that the out-wall was left lightly guarded. Widfara sensed a change in the air and a faint Sea breeze from the South. He told King Theoden that the morning would bring new things. Theoden replied, "If you speak truly, Widfara, then may you live beyond this day in years of blessedness!" (RotK, p. 110) The next day during the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, the tide was turned when Aragorn arrived from the South in the ships of the Corsairs.
Etymology:
In Old English, wíd means "wide, vast, broad, long" and wíde means "widely, far and wide." The word faran means "travel, wander." Wídfaramay mean something like "far traveller" or "wide wanderer."
Source:
The Return of the King: "The Ride of the Rohirrim," p. 110-111
Old English Made Easy
