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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 III 2780 - III 28511 (lived [71 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=2780&startage=3&endyear=2851&endage=3&c=The Lifetime of King Walda of Rohan)); King of Rohan from III 2842 (ruled [9 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=2842&startage=3&endyear=2851&endage=3&c=The Reign of King Walda)) Race Men Division Northmen Culture Rohirrim Family House of Eorl Settlements Edoras Pronunciation wa'lda Meaning 'Ruler', from Old English wealda, 'power, mastery' Titles King of the Mark, King of Rohan, King of the Rohirrim, Lord of the Fields of Rohan, Lord of the Mark, Lord of the Rohirrim Indexes: Alphabetical: W Men About this entry: Updated 1 October 2010 This entry is complete The twelfth King of Rohan Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Brytta Léofa Walda Folca Kings of Rohan The son and heir of Brytta Léofa. During his father's reign, Rohan had suffered warfare with Orcs that had descended from the North, and attempted to settle in the White Mountains. The were driven out, and by the time Walda came to the throne, it was thought that the land was free of Orcs. In the ninth year of his reign, however, Walda was slain by them near Dunharrow. He was succeeded by his son Folca, who avenged his father's death. Notes 1 There is some confusion over the date of Walda's death. The list of Kings of the Mark in Appendix A to The Lord of the Rings records that he was slain in III 2851, but the Tale of Years entry for III 2800-64 states 'Orcs from the North trouble Rohan. King Walda is slain by them (2861)'. Given what we know of Walda's biography (specifically that he ruled for just [nine years](../chronicle.html?startyear=2842&startage=3&endyear=2851&endage=3&c=The Reign of King Walda of Rohan) after succeeding his father Brytta in III 2842) the former date of III 2851 must be the correct one. The '2861' in the Tale of Years therefore appears to be a simple typographical error, but it persists even in more recent editions of The Lord of the Rings. See also... Brytta Léofa, Folca, King of Rohan, White Mountains Indexes: Alphabetical: W Men About this entry: Updated 1 October 2010 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2002, 2010. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability for a role, but aptitude can also be crucial.

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Dates III 2780 - III 28511 (lived [71 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=2780&startage=3&endyear=2851&endage=3&c=The Lifetime of King Walda of Rohan)); King of Rohan from III 2842 (ruled [9 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=2842&startage=3&endyear=2851&endage=3&c=The Reign of King Walda)) Race Men Division Northmen Culture Rohirrim Family House of Eorl Settlements Edoras Pronunciation wa'lda Meaning 'Ruler', from Old English wealda, 'power, mastery' Titles King of the Mark, King of Rohan, King of the Rohirrim, Lord of the Fields of Rohan, Lord of the Mark, Lord of the Rohirrim Indexes: Alphabetical: W Men About this entry: Updated 1 October 2010 This entry is complete The twelfth King of Rohan

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Brytta Léofa

Walda

Folca Kings of Rohan The son and heir of Brytta Léofa. During his father's reign, Rohan had suffered warfare with Orcs that had descended from the North, and attempted to settle in the White Mountains. The were driven out, and by the time Walda came to the throne, it was thought that the land was free of Orcs. In the ninth year of his reign, however, Walda was slain by them near Dunharrow. He was succeeded by his son Folca, who avenged his father's death. Notes 1 There is some confusion over the date of Walda's death. The list of Kings of the Mark in Appendix A to The Lord of the Rings records that he was slain in III 2851, but the Tale of Years entry for III 2800-64 states 'Orcs from the North trouble Rohan. King Walda is slain by them (2861)'. Given what we know of Walda's biography (specifically that he ruled for just [nine years](../chronicle.html?startyear=2842&startage=3&endyear=2851&endage=3&c=The Reign of King Walda of Rohan) after succeeding his father Brytta in III 2842) the former date of III 2851 must be the correct one. The '2861' in the Tale of Years therefore appears to be a simple typographical error, but it persists even in more recent editions of The Lord of the Rings. See also... Brytta Léofa, Folca, King of Rohan, White Mountains Indexes: Alphabetical: W Men About this entry: Updated 1 October 2010 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2002, 2010. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability for a role, but aptitude can also be crucial.