The Encyclopedia of Arda - Erkenbrand (original) (raw)

ALPHABETICAL RACES PLACES MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE INTERACTIVE SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random
Dates Extant during (and known to have survived) the War of the Ring ([III 3018 - III 3019](../chronicle.html?startyear=3018&startage=3&endyear=3019&endage=3&c=The War of the Ring)) Race Men Division Northmen Culture Rohirrim Settlements Helm's Deep Pronunciation er'kenbrand Meaning Perhaps 'precious sword'1 Titles Lord of Deeping-coomb, Marshal of the West-mark Indexes: Alphabetical: E Men About this entry: Updated 8 August 2009 Updates planned: 1 Lord of the Westfold of Rohan Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Lords ofWestfold Erkenbrand Unnamedsibling Dúnhere A Rider of the Rohirrim who commanded the Westfold at the time of the Second Battle of the Fords of Isen. He was granted the title of Marshal of the West-mark by King Éomer after the War of the Ring. Notes 1 Tolkien doesn't offer a direct translation of Erkenbrand's name, but it appears to derive from Old English eorcan brand, literally meaning 'precious sword'. The word appears especially in eorcanstán, 'precious stone' (which is the source of the name 'Arkenstone'), so Erkenbrand's name possibly implies 'jewelled sword'. See also... Battle of the Hornburg, Battles of the Fords of Isen, Ceorl, Dúnhere, King’s Company, Lord of Deeping-coomb, Lord of Harrowdale, Marshal of the Mark, Marshal of the West-mark, Muster of the West-mark, Muster of Westfold, Second Battle of the Fords of Isen, The Rock, West-mark, Western Muster, [See the full list...]Westfold-men, Westfolders Indexes: Alphabetical: E Men About this entry: Updated 8 August 2009 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2000, 2009. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discover how DISC fits together with our FREE and comprehensive Complete Introduction to DISC.

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SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Dates Extant during (and known to have survived) the War of the Ring ([III 3018 - III 3019](../chronicle.html?startyear=3018&startage=3&endyear=3019&endage=3&c=The War of the Ring)) Race Men Division Northmen Culture Rohirrim Settlements Helm's Deep Pronunciation er'kenbrand Meaning Perhaps 'precious sword'1 Titles Lord of Deeping-coomb, Marshal of the West-mark Indexes: Alphabetical: E Men About this entry: Updated 8 August 2009 Updates planned: 1 Lord of the Westfold of Rohan

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Lords ofWestfold

Erkenbrand Unnamedsibling

Dúnhere A Rider of the Rohirrim who commanded the Westfold at the time of the Second Battle of the Fords of Isen. He was granted the title of Marshal of the West-mark by King Éomer after the War of the Ring. Notes 1 Tolkien doesn't offer a direct translation of Erkenbrand's name, but it appears to derive from Old English eorcan brand, literally meaning 'precious sword'. The word appears especially in eorcanstán, 'precious stone' (which is the source of the name 'Arkenstone'), so Erkenbrand's name possibly implies 'jewelled sword'. See also... Battle of the Hornburg, Battles of the Fords of Isen, Ceorl, Dúnhere, King’s Company, Lord of Deeping-coomb, Lord of Harrowdale, Marshal of the Mark, Marshal of the West-mark, Muster of the West-mark, Muster of Westfold, Second Battle of the Fords of Isen, The Rock, West-mark, Western Muster, [See the full list...]Westfold-men, Westfolders Indexes: Alphabetical: E Men About this entry: Updated 8 August 2009 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2000, 2009. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discover how DISC fits together with our FREE and comprehensive Complete Introduction to DISC.