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

Dates Race Culture Family Settlements Pronunciation day'orr (the first syllable of Déor's name is pronounced like English 'day', 'rr' indicates that the final r sound should be distinctly pronounced) Meaning 'Brave, bold' Titles Indexes: Alphabetical: D Men About this entry: Updated 28 September 2018 This entry is complete

Seventh of the Kings of Rohan A direct descendant of Eorl the Young, who inherited the Kingship of Rohan from his father Goldwine. Déor's great-great-grandfather, Aldor the Old, had hunted out the Dunlendings that had harried the eastern borders of Rohan, and his successors Fréa, Fréawine and Goldwine had enjoyed peaceful reigns because of their ancestor's enterprises. In Déor's time, this peace came to an end. It was later discovered that the Dunlendings had secretly been moving back into the northwestern uplands of Rohan throughout the reigns of Déor's predecessors. By Déor's own time, a powerful Dunlendish force had been established, and the King was forced to ride northward from Edoras, ultimately to defeat his enemies. The victory was a bitter one, though, for he discovered that the Dunlendings had also captured the Ring of Isengard, which Déor had no possible means of recapturing. So Déor's reign saw the beginning of a danger from the north that would reach a crisis nearly fifty years later, when the Dunlendings were to come close to destroying Rohan alogether. Déor's turbulent reign lasted nineteen years. He was succeeded as King by his son, Gram. Indexes: Alphabetical: D Men About this entry: Updated 28 September 2018 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2001, 2005, 2018. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.Take the FREE myDISCprofile personality test to discover your core personality and your ideal job.