Snowmane

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Snowmane is the noble warhorse of King Théoden of Rohan in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, famed for bearing him in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.

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Snowmane canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional horse
literary character
warhorse
affiliation Rohan
appearsIn The Lord of the Rings
The Return of the King
appearsInChapter The Battle of the Pelennor Fields
The Ride of the Rohirrim
linked to: Riders of Rohan
associatedWith Meriadoc Brandybuck
Minas Tirith
Éomer
associatedWithCharacterDeath Théoden
buriedAt Snowmane’s Howe
causeOfDeath crushed by falling body of the Witch-king’s fell beast
color white
countryOfFictionalOrigin Rohan
createdBy J. R. R. Tolkien
describedAs great
noble
swift
diesIn Battle of the Pelennor Fields
gender stallion
hasGraveMarker howe
literaryGenre high fantasy
loyalTo Théoden
medium prose literature
memorializedBy Snowmane’s Howe
mentionedIn The Lord of the Rings Appendix A
nameLanguage Rohirric
nameMeaning snow-maned
notableEvent rears and falls when struck by the Witch-king’s assault
notableFor bearing King Théoden in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields
owner Théoden
participatesIn Battle of the Pelennor Fields
partOf Rohirrim cavalry
linked to: Rohirrim
realmContext Rohan
riddenBy Meriadoc Brandybuck
Théoden
servesAsMountOf Théoden
species horse
symbolizes nobility of the Rohirrim
tragic cost of war
universe Middle-earth

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Théoden mount Snowmane
King Théoden (film character) mount Snowmane