Eorl also started the tradition of the Rohirrim by taming a horse named Mansbane that killed his father.
From then on, horses became synonymous with the Eotheod.
Eorl and 7000 horsemen rode south, winning the Battle of the Field of Celebrant.
As such, Eorl became the first king of Rohan and the founder of the House of Eorl.
Although this was a mostly peaceful reign, it was not short of significant developments for the fledgling nation.
Aragorn’s horse in theLord of the Ringstrilogy was also named Brego, likely after the Rohan king.
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Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, with Peter Jackson’s movies just scratching the surface.
Freawine was a grandfather himself when his own grandfather, Aldor, passed the crown of Rohan to Frea.
By the time he became king, Freawine was over 60 years old.
This meant his reign lasted just over two decades as another peaceful era of Rohan endured.
Eventually, Deor became king, inheriting a peaceful kingdom at the age of 55.
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The Dunlendings, previously pushed west by Aldor the Old, began to raid Rohan once more.
During the siege of Edoras, Helm’s sons, Haleth and Hama, were killed.
