Helm's Dike was an ancient trench and rampart which guarded Helm's Deep in the land of Rohan.
It was about a quarter mile below the fortress, and stretched a mile or more across the Deeping-coomb. It was quite steep and was about twenty feet high in some places, resembling a cliff. The gap in the middle was quite wide, making a prolonged defence by a small garrison impractical.[1][2]
During the Battle of the Hornburg the Dike was held by a small rear guard, who managed to fill the trench with bodies before retreating to the fortress.
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 聖盔渠 |
| Croatian | Helmova nasipa |
| Czech | Helmova hráz |
| Danish | Helms Vold |
| Finnish | Helmin Valli |
| German | Helms Deich |
| Hebrew | סוללת הלם |
| Hindi | पतवार के तटबंध |
| Italiano | Diga di Helm |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Насип на Хелм |
| Portuguese | Dique de Helm (Brazil) |
| Russian | Хельмовой Крепи |
| Serbian | Хелмова Дајка (Cyrillic) Helmova Dajka (Latin) |
| Slovak | Helmova násyp |
| Spanish | Dique de timón |
| Turkish | Helm'in hendek |
References[]
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Three, Ch. VII: "Helm's Deep"
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings, "Helm's Deep"