Helm Hammerhand

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Helm Hammerhand is a legendary King of Rohan in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, famed for his ferocity in battle and his defense of the Hornburg during the Long Winter.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Rohan
Man of Rohan
fictional character
legendary figure
appearsIn The Lord of the Rings appendices
The Lord of the Rings: Appendix A
associatedEvent Long Winter
associatedLocation Helm's Deep
associatedPeople Dunlendings
Rohirrim
capital Edoras
conflict Siege of the Hornburg during the Long Winter
War with the Dunlendings
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
culture Rohirrim
deathCause starvation
deathPlace Hornburg
enemy Freca
Wulf
ethnicity Eorlingas
familyHouse House of Eorl
father Gram
fictionalUniverse Middle-earth
fortressDefended Hornburg
gender male
knownFor defense of the Hornburg
ferocity in battle
hand-to-hand combat
legendary war-horn blasts
languageSpoken Rohirric
Westron
legacy Helm's Deep named after him
linked to: Helm's Deep

war-horn tradition at the Hornburg
notableTrait great physical strength
grim determination
position 9th King of Rohan
race Men
realm Rohan
relative Fréaláf Hildeson
residence Edoras
successor Fréaláf Hildeson
symbol blowing of the horn of Helm
timePeriod Third Age
late Third Age of Middle-earth
title Helm
Helm Hammerhand
King of Rohan
weapon bare hands

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Rohan notableKing Helm Hammerhand
House of Eorl hasMember Helm Hammerhand
Hornburg associatedWith Helm Hammerhand
Hornburg namedAfter Helm Hammerhand
Rohirrim notableKing Helm Hammerhand
Deeping Wall associatedWith Helm Hammerhand (as namesake of Helm's Deep)
linked to: Helm Hammerhand
The Riddermark notableRuler Helm Hammerhand
King of Rohan notableMonarch Helm Hammerhand
Helm Hammerhand title Helm Hammerhand
Helm's Deep namedAfter Helm Hammerhand
Helm's Deep associatedWithCharacter Helm Hammerhand