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{{Disamb-two|gorge of the White Mountains|fortress itself|[[Hornburg]]}}
{{Infobox_LOTR_place|image_place = Helmsdeep-siege.jpg|image_caption = Helm's Deep during the [[Battle of the Hornburg]].|place_name = Helm's Deep|place_description = A Rohirric fortress built in a vale amidst the White Mountains. It was a stronghold built as a place of refuge for the Rohirrim, for it was strong, and few enemies had ever gone further than the Wall.|place_built = [[Helm Hammerhand]]|place_realm = [[Rohan]]|place_capital = [[Edoras]] (capital of [[Rohan]], and thus also Helm's Deep)|place_lord = [[Helm Hammerhand]], [[Théoden]]|place_type = Fortress/Stronghold/Refuge|place_time = [[Third Age]] - present}}[[File:Helmsdeep-siege.jpg|thumb|1x1px]]
 
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[[File:Helm's Deep - TtT.png|thumb|280x280px|Helm's Deep as portrayed in [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|''The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'']]]]
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'''Helm's Deep''', named for [[Helm Hammerhand]], was a fortified gorge in the [[White Mountains]] located below the [[Thrihyrne]]. It lay near the [[Westfold]], and was commonly known as the location of the [[Hornburg]].<ref name=":0">[[The Lord of the Rings|''The Lord of the Rings'']], [[The Two Towers|''The Two Towers'']], Book Three, Ch. VII: "[[Helm's Deep (chapter)|Helm's Deep]]"</ref> It was later made famous by the [[Battle of the Hornburg]], a major battle of the [[War of the Ring]].
   
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== Description<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> </span> ==
'''Helm's Deep''' was the great stronghold of [[Rohan]]. It housed the guards of the Fords of Isen, but could be used in times of war as a sanctuary.
 
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The gorge narrowed from the north, with the cliffs on each side heightening until its southernmost point, where the fortress of the Hornburg and the source of the [[Deeping-stream]] lay. The Hornburg was built upon a great spur of rock which extended from the gorge's northern cliff, and from the fortress to the southern cliff was built the [[Deeping Wall]]. The earthen wall known as [[Helm's Dike]] spanned the width of the gorge, acting as a first defense of the fortress.
   
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Behind the Hornburg was located the [[Glittering Caves]], which were renowned for their beauty.<ref name=":0" />
== Geography ==
 
The valley in front of the fortress was free over its entire width by the natural series of hills called [[Helm's Dike]]'''.''' Behind that lay the [[fortress]] of [[Aglarond]] or (as named later) the '''[[Hornburg]]''', at the entrance to the
 
   
 
== History ==
[[Glittering Caves]]. A long causeway wound up to the great gate of the fortress itself. Inside the keep there were stables and an armory, as well as a great hall in the rear which was dug out of the mountainside. There also was a great tower the top of which consisted of the great horn of [[Helm Hammerhand]]. The Deep, which stood next to the fortress, was barred by the long [[Deeping Wall]], which consisted of solid rock twenty feet thick except for a small culvert which allowed water from the [[Deeping Stream]] to enter; this rendered a fresh supply in sieges of great length, though this small weakness would eventually prove to be the wall's undoing. Access to the fortress from within the Deep was made possible by a long stair which led to the Hornburg's rear [[gate]], where there was a massive system of caves behind the fortress.
 
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Helm's Deep was first known to be settled by the [[Men of Gondor]], who constructed the Hornburg during the [[Second Age]]. When [[Calenardhon]] was given by [[Gondor]] to the [[Éothéod]] during the rule of [[Eorl the Young]], it became a stronghold of the [[Rohirrim]].<ref name=":1">[[The Lord of the Rings|''The Lord of the Rings'']], [[Appendix A]], Annals of the Kings and Rulers, II. "The House of Eorl"</ref>
   
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During the [[Long Winter]] of [[TA 2758]]-[[TA 2759|2759]], Helm Hammerhand and a contingent of [[Rohirrim]] soldiers took shelter in the Hornburg, and from there rode to retake [[Edoras]]. It was at this time that the gorge's name was taken from Helm.<ref name=":1" />
==History==
 
   
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In the year [[TA 3019]], during the [[War of the Ring]], King [[Théoden]] of [[Rohan]] led the people of Edoras to the Hornburg to take refuge from the impending attack of [[Saruman's army]]. It was then that the Battle of the Hornburg was fought, which ended in victory for Rohan after [[Erkenbrand]] and [[Gandalf]] arrived with reinforcements.<ref name=":0" /> Following the beginning of the [[Fourth Age]], [[Gimli]] founded a [[dwarven]] colony in the Glittering Caves, becoming [[Lord of the Glittering Caves]] for a time.<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings|''The Lord of the Rings'']], [[Appendix A]], Annals of the Kings and Rulers, III. "Durin's Folk"</ref>
[[File:Bfme he10 01.jpg|thumb|200px|Helms Deep besieged by the forces of [[Isengard]]]]
 
   
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== Gallery ==
[[File:HelmsDeepSound.ogg]]
 
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<sup>[[File:Speaker.png]] Helm's Deep Battle Sound [[File:SpeakerReverse.png]]</sup>
 
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Helm's Deep and the Hornburg - J.R.R. Tolkien.jpg|Helm's Deep and the Hornburg, drawn by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]
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HelmsDeepBesiegedJohnHoweArt.jpg|Battle in front of the [[Deeping Wall]] as drawn by [[John Howe]]
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</gallery>
   
 
==Translations==
Helm's Deep was the largest fortress of [[Rohan]], where the guards of the Fords of Isen lived. Originally named ''Aglarond'', it was, along with Angrenost (Isengard), one of two Gondorian strongholds built to guard the Fords of Isen.
 
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During the war with the [[Dunlendings]] under [[Wulf]], the Rohirrim under King [[Helm Hammerhand]] and many of his people sought refuge in the keep, where they held out during the [[Long Winter]] of [[TA 2758]] – [[TA 2759]].
 
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| width="300" |'''Foreign Language'''
During the [[War of the Ring]], the fortress guarding Helm's Deep again became the refuge of some of the Rohirrim, now under King [[Théoden]], and the [[Battle of the Hornburg]] was fought there. It was during this battle that the Deeping Wall was destroyed by explosives.
 
 
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After the [[War of the Ring]], the demolished [[Deeping Wall]] was rebuilt by the people of [[Rohan]], with the aid of the [[Dwarves]].
 
 
==Sections==
 
===Walls===
 
The Walls are essentially the area of Helm's Deep that surrounds the entire fortress, which is used for reflecting enemy attacks during a siege. The Walls are made of solid rock and are almost completely impenetrable. However, there is one part of the Wall that is extremely vulnerable, which is only a drain.
 
 
===Armory===
 
The Armory is an area of Helm's Deep that is used to store, clean and repair weapons that the Soldiers use to protect the fortress. In the preparation for protecting the fortress against a full-scale siege, soldiers go to the Armory to get their weapons to defend the fortress.
 
 
===Causeway===
 
The Causeway is a long section connected to the fortress of Helm's Deep, used as a road to separate the fortress from the ground. Soldiers can easily move from the land onto the Causeway, which will lead them to the Keep. During the Battle for Helm's Deep, the Orcs used the causeway to breach the Keep to effectively take over the fortress.
 
 
===Caves===
 
The Caves aren't actually a part of the fortress, but are a series of large hollow areas inside the mountain. A path is connected from Helm's Deep to the Caves, which is usually used for housing people who cannot fight, such as women and children, during a siege. There is a secret passage that leads from the caves to the mountains, in case the caves are reached by the enemy.
 
 
==Translations around the World==
 
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!Foreign Language
 
!Translated name
 
 
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|Arabic
 
|Arabic
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|Armenian
 
|Armenian
 
|Հելմի կիրճ
 
|Հելմի կիրճ
 
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|-Հելմի կիրճ
 
|Azerbaijani
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|Azerbaijani
 
|Sükan Dərin
 
|Sükan Dərin
 
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|Хельмава Падзь
 
|Хельмава Падзь
 
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|-
|Bengali
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|Bengali
 
|অরিত্র এর ডিপ
 
|অরিত্র এর ডিপ
 
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|-
|Bosnian
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|Bosnian
 
|Kormilo Duboko
 
|Kormilo Duboko
 
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|Шлемово усое
 
|Шлемово усое
 
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|-
|Cambodian
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|Cambodian
 
|កាន់តំណែងរបស់ជ្រៅ
 
|កាន់តំណែងរបស់ជ្រៅ
 
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|Gorja d'en Helm
 
|Gorja d'en Helm
 
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|Cebuano
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|Cebuano
 
|Timon nga halalum
 
|Timon nga halalum
 
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|Helmova klisura
 
|Helmova klisura
 
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|Czech
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|Czech
 
|Helmův žleb
 
|Helmův žleb
 
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|Helmsdiepte
 
|Helmsdiepte
 
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|Estonian
 
|Helmi Süvik
 
|Helmi Süvik
 
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|Gouffre de Helm
 
|Gouffre de Helm
 
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|Galician
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|Galician
 
|Abismo de Helmo
 
|Abismo de Helmo
 
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|-
|Georgian
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|Georgian
 
|ჰელმის ციხესიმაგრე
 
|ჰელმის ციხესიმაგრე
 
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|Helms Klamm
 
|Helms Klamm
 
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|Greek
|Gujarati
 
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|το φαραγγι του χελμ
|હેલ્મ'સ દીપ
 
 
|-
 
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|Hawaiian
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|Hawaiian
 
|Helm ka Hohonu
 
|Helm ka Hohonu
 
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|-
 
|Hebrew
 
|Hebrew
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|נקרת הלם
|נקבת ההלם
 
 
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|-
 
|Hindi
 
|Hindi
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|ಹೆಲ್ಮ್'ಸ್ ಡೀಪ್
 
|ಹೆಲ್ಮ್'ಸ್ ಡೀಪ್
 
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|-
|Korean
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|Korean
 
|헬름 협곡
 
|헬름 협곡
 
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|Latvian
 
|Stūre Dziļi
 
|Stūre Dziļi
 
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|Helm ini Mendalam
 
|Helm ini Mendalam
 
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|Malayalam
 
|ചുക്കാന് ന്റെ ഡീപ്
 
|ചുക്കാന് ന്റെ ഡീപ്
 
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|Mongolian Cyrillic
 
|Mongolian Cyrillic
|жолоо гүн
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|жолоо гүн
 
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|-
|Nepalese
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|Nepalese
 
|कर्ण गरेको गहिरो
 
|कर्ण गरेको गहिरो
 
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|Helmowy Jar
 
|Helmowy Jar
 
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|Portuguese (Brazil)
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|Portuguese
|Abismo de Helm
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|Abismo de Helm (Brazilian Portuguese)
 
Abismo do Elmo (Portugal)
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|Portuguese (Portugal)
 
|Abismo do Elmo
 
 
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|-
 
|Romanian
 
|Romanian
 
|Văgăuna lui Helm
 
|Văgăuna lui Helm
 
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|Russian
 
|Хельмова Падь
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|Scottish Gaelic
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|Doimhne na Failme
 
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|Serbian
 
|Serbian
 
|Хелм је дубоко (Cyrillic) Helm je duboko (Latin)
 
|Хелм је дубоко (Cyrillic) Helm je duboko (Latin)
 
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|Sindhi
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|Sindhi
 
|سکان جي ديپ
 
|سکان جي ديپ
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|Russian
 
|Хельмова Падь
 
 
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|Slovak
 
|Slovak
 
|Helmov Žľab
 
|Helmov Žľab
 
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|Slovenian
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|Helmovo brezno
|Krmilo je globoko
 
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|Helms Klyfta
 
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|Yiddish
 
|רודער ס טיף
 
|רודער ס טיף
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== References ==
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<references />
   
 
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[[it:Fosso di Helm]]
 
[[nl:Helmsdiepte]]
 
[[nl:Helmsdiepte]]
 
[[pl:Helmowy Jar]]
 
[[pl:Helmowy Jar]]
 
[[ru:Хельмова Падь]]
 
[[ru:Хельмова Падь]]
[[Category:Fortresses]]
 
 
[[Category:Rohan]]
 
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[[Category:White Mountains]]

Revision as of 21:56, 5 February 2020

This article refers to the place itself. For other namesakes, see Helm's Deep (disambiguation).
This article is about the gorge of the White Mountains. For the fortress itself, see Hornburg.
Helm's Deep - TtT

Helm's Deep as portrayed in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Helm's Deep, named for Helm Hammerhand, was a fortified gorge in the White Mountains located below the Thrihyrne. It lay near the Westfold, and was commonly known as the location of the Hornburg.[1] It was later made famous by the Battle of the Hornburg, a major battle of the War of the Ring.

Description

The gorge narrowed from the north, with the cliffs on each side heightening until its southernmost point, where the fortress of the Hornburg and the source of the Deeping-stream lay. The Hornburg was built upon a great spur of rock which extended from the gorge's northern cliff, and from the fortress to the southern cliff was built the Deeping Wall. The earthen wall known as Helm's Dike spanned the width of the gorge, acting as a first defense of the fortress.

Behind the Hornburg was located the Glittering Caves, which were renowned for their beauty.[1]

History

Helm's Deep was first known to be settled by the Men of Gondor, who constructed the Hornburg during the Second Age. When Calenardhon was given by Gondor to the Éothéod during the rule of Eorl the Young, it became a stronghold of the Rohirrim.[2]

During the Long Winter of TA 2758-2759, Helm Hammerhand and a contingent of Rohirrim soldiers took shelter in the Hornburg, and from there rode to retake Edoras. It was at this time that the gorge's name was taken from Helm.[2]

In the year TA 3019, during the War of the Ring, King Théoden of Rohan led the people of Edoras to the Hornburg to take refuge from the impending attack of Saruman's army. It was then that the Battle of the Hornburg was fought, which ended in victory for Rohan after Erkenbrand and Gandalf arrived with reinforcements.[1] Following the beginning of the Fourth Age, Gimli founded a dwarven colony in the Glittering Caves, becoming Lord of the Glittering Caves for a time.[3]

Gallery

Translations

Foreign Language Translated name
Arabic هيلمز عميق
Albanian Kaskë Thellë
Armenian Հելմի կիրճ
Azerbaijani Sükan Dərin
Belarusian Cyrillic Хельмава Падзь
Bengali অরিত্র এর ডিপ
Bosnian Kormilo Duboko
Bulgarian Cyrillic Шлемово усое
Cambodian កាន់តំណែងរបស់ជ្រៅ
Catalan Gorja d'en Helm
Cebuano Timon nga halalum
Chinese (Hong Kong) 聖盔谷
Croatian Helmova klisura
Czech Helmův žleb
Danish Helms kløft
Dutch Helmsdiepte
Estonian Helmi Süvik
Finnish Helmin Syvänne
French Gouffre de Helm
Galician Abismo de Helmo
Georgian ჰელმის ციხესიმაგრე
German Helms Klamm
Greek το φαραγγι του χελμ
Hawaiian Helm ka Hohonu
Hebrew נקרת הלם
Hindi पतवार की गहरा
Hungarian Helm-szurdok
Icelandic Hjálmsdýpi
Italian Fosso di Helm
Japanese ヘルム峡谷
Kannada ಹೆಲ್ಮ್'ಸ್ ಡೀಪ್
Korean 헬름 협곡
Latvian Stūre Dziļi
Macedonian Cyrillic Кормилото длабоко
Malay Helm ini Mendalam
Malayalam ചുക്കാന് ന്റെ ഡീപ്
Marathi प्रमुखपदी च्या खोल ?
Mongolian Cyrillic жолоо гүн
Nepalese कर्ण गरेको गहिरो
Norwegian Helmsdjupet
Pashto حېلم،س ضېېپ ?
Persian گودی هلم
Polish Helmowy Jar
Portuguese Abismo de Helm (Brazilian Portuguese)

Abismo do Elmo (Portugal)

Romanian Văgăuna lui Helm
Russian Хельмова Падь
Scottish Gaelic Doimhne na Failme
Serbian Хелм је дубоко (Cyrillic) Helm je duboko (Latin)
Sindhi سکان جي ديپ
Slovak Helmov Žľab
Slovenian Helmovo brezno
Swedish Helms Klyfta
Spanish (Spain and Latin America) Abismo de Helm
Tajik Cyrillic Чанбараки кард чуқур
Tamil தலைமையில் ஆழமான ?
Telugu చుక్కాని యొక్క లోతైన
Thai เฮล์มสดีฟ
Turkish Miğfer Dibi
Ukrainian Cyrillic Гельмів Яр
Welsh Llyw yn Ddwfn
Yiddish רודער ס טיף

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Three, Ch. VII: "Helm's Deep"
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers, II. "The House of Eorl"
  3. The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers, III. "Durin's Folk"