Grimbold was a Rohan commander from Grimslade. He led the Riders of Rohan during the First Battle of the Fords of Isen along with Elfhelm and Théodred and killed many Orcs. Soon he had to retreat due to the death of Théodred. He distinguished himself during the Second Battle of the Fords of Isen by holding off a large army of Orcs for an extended period of time, then staging a retreat with minimal losses when enemy forces arrived.
Later in the War of the Ring, he commanded the Right-wing of the Rohirrim army sent to aid Gondor at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields until he was slain by Orcs.
Biography
Hailing from Westfold, he was one of King Théoden's commanders.
During the time of the War of the Ring, he distinguished himself fighting alongside Elfhelm and Théodred, Théoden's son, in the Battles of the Fords of Isen. In particular, Grimbold managed to save Théodred's body from Saruman's Uruk-hai after he was mortally wounded. Grimbold later assumed command of the Rohirrim of Westfold as Erkenbrand was delayed, sharing it with Elfhelm of the East-mark.
While Elfhelm wanted to abandon the Fords, Grimbold wanted to hold them, partially due to the tradition of Westfold. Grimbold was surrounded but his shield-wall held despite no aid from Erkenbrand and Elfhelm. Grimbold then orchestrated a daring break out. He mounted all the riders for whom he had horses and made a gap on the east side of the wall through which the riders passed. They formed into two groups and attacked the north and south sides simultaneously. In the ensuing confusion, the remaining Rohirrim retreated on foot as quickly as they could in the dark.
As depicted in The Lord of the Rings Online.
As a reward for his valour, he was promoted to Third Marshal of the Mark (holding the function though not the title), which was left vacant when Éomer was reinstated to lead the First Éored during the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. Grimbold fell in that battle slain by Orcs. Afterwards, the memory of his death as with others was lamented in the Mounds of Mundburg; in it he is described as "doughty".[2][3]
Portrayal in adaptations
The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
Grimbold appeared in Peter Jackson's The Return of the King and was played by Bruce Phillips.[1]
Video games
In The Lord of the Rings Online, Grimbold and his men had established a camp in the Gap of Rohan, preparing to defend Fords of Isen from a Dunlending attack.
Translations around the World
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
|---|---|
| Amharic | ግሪምቦልድ |
| Arabic | جريبولد |
| Armenian | Գրիմբոլդ |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Грімболд |
| Bengali | গ্রিমবোল্ড |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Гримболд |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 葛林柏 |
| Georgian | გრიბოლდი |
| Greek | Γριμβολδ |
| Gujarati | ગ્રિમ્બોલ્ડ |
| Hebrew | גרימבלד |
| Hindi | ग्रिम्बोल्द |
| Japanese | グリムゴールド ? |
| Kannada | ಗ್ರಿಂಬೊಲ್ಡ್ |
| Kazakh | Грімболд (Cyrillic) Grimbold (Latin) |
| Korean | 그람 볼드 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Гримболд |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Гримболд |
| Marathi | ग्रिंबोल्ड |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Гримболд |
| Nepalese | ग्रिम्बोल्द |
| Pashto | ګریمبولد |
| Persian | گریمبولد ? |
| Punjabi | ਗ੍ਰਿਮ੍ਬੋਲ੍ਦ |
| Russian | Гримбольд |
| Sinhalese | ග්රිබොල්ඩ් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Гримболд |
| Tamil | க்ரிம்போல்ட் |
| Telugu | గ్రిమ్బొల్ద |
| Thai | งริมบโลด ? |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Ґрімболд |
| Urdu | گرامبولڈ |
| Yiddish | גרימבאָלד |