The missing family of Rohan - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lostgaeriel · 03-09-2004, 10:15 AM

By reading through The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, II THE HOUSE OF EORL, THE KINGS OF THE MARK; Appendix B, THE TALE OF YEARS; and Unfinished Tales, in particular PART THREE: THE THIRD AGE, V The Battles of the Fords of Isen, I have compiled the following:

Year Third Age or "equivalent" (3021 is last year of T.A.)
2870 Fengel is born
2903 Folcwine dies; Fengel becomes King
2905 Thengel is born – third child and only son of Fengel
2925? Thengel leaves Rohan and lives in Gondor (assume he has come of age at 20 years)
2943 Thengel marries Morwen of Lossarnach
2943-48? Thengel’s eldest child is born – first of 4 daughters
2948 Théoden is born – only son of Thengel
2948-53? Thengel’s second daughter is born
2953 Fengel dies; Thengel made King; he & his family move back to Rohan
2953-63? Thengel’s third daughter is born
2963 Théodwyn is born – Thengel’s fourth daughter
2968-78? Théoden marries Elfhild (assume he marries sometime after coming of age at 20 years old)
2978-79? Théodred is born (he is 24 years old when Théodwyn dies & he is 13 years older than Éomer); queen* Elfhild dies in childbirth (* discrepancy: Thengel still alive, therefore Théoden is not yet king & Elfhild is not queen)
2980 Thengel dies; Théoden becomes King
2989 Théodwyn marries Éomund of Eastfold
2991 Éomer is born
2995 Éowyn is born
3002 Éomund is slain by Orcs
3002-03? Théodwyn dies of grief (soon after Éomund is killed); Théoden adopts Éomer & Éowyn
3014 Théoden’s health begins to fail
3018 (February 25) Théodred is slain at the First Battle of the Fords of Isen
3018 (March 2) Gandalf heals Théoden
3018 (March 15) Théoden is slain at the Battle of the Pelennor; Éomer is made King of Rohan
3021 Éomer marries Lothriel, daughter of Imrahil
3021- F.A. 20? Éomer’s son Elfwine the Fair is born
"3084" = F.A. 63 Éomer dies; Elfwine becomes King of Rohan

I thought this might be helpful in keeping the facts straight. If anyone has more information from another source, please fill in the gaps. (the gaps of Rohan?!)

03-09-2004, 10:15 AM	#6
Lostgaeriel Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto the Good Posts: 477	By reading through The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, II THE HOUSE OF EORL, THE KINGS OF THE MARK; Appendix B, THE TALE OF YEARS; and Unfinished Tales, in particular PART THREE: THE THIRD AGE, V The Battles of the Fords of Isen, I have compiled the following: Year Third Age or "equivalent" (3021 is last year of T.A.) 2870 Fengel is born 2903 Folcwine dies; Fengel becomes King 2905 Thengel is born – third child and only son of Fengel 2925? Thengel leaves Rohan and lives in Gondor (assume he has come of age at 20 years) 2943 Thengel marries Morwen of Lossarnach 2943-48? Thengel’s eldest child is born – first of 4 daughters 2948 Théoden is born – only son of Thengel 2948-53? Thengel’s second daughter is born 2953 Fengel dies; Thengel made King; he & his family move back to Rohan 2953-63? Thengel’s third daughter is born 2963 Théodwyn is born – Thengel’s fourth daughter 2968-78? Théoden marries Elfhild (assume he marries sometime after coming of age at 20 years old) 2978-79? Théodred is born (he is 24 years old when Théodwyn dies & he is 13 years older than Éomer); queen* Elfhild dies in childbirth (* discrepancy: Thengel still alive, therefore Théoden is not yet king & Elfhild is not queen) 2980 Thengel dies; Théoden becomes King 2989 Théodwyn marries Éomund of Eastfold 2991 Éomer is born 2995 Éowyn is born 3002 Éomund is slain by Orcs 3002-03? Théodwyn dies of grief (soon after Éomund is killed); Théoden adopts Éomer & Éowyn 3014 Théoden’s health begins to fail 3018 (February 25) Théodred is slain at the First Battle of the Fords of Isen 3018 (March 2) Gandalf heals Théoden 3018 (March 15) Théoden is slain at the Battle of the Pelennor; Éomer is made King of Rohan 3021 Éomer marries Lothriel, daughter of Imrahil 3021- F.A. 20? Éomer’s son Elfwine the Fair is born "3084" = F.A. 63 Éomer dies; Elfwine becomes King of Rohan I thought this might be helpful in keeping the facts straight. If anyone has more information from another source, please fill in the gaps. (the gaps of Rohan?!) __________________ Elen síla lúmenn’ omentielvo, a star shines on the hour of our meeting. Last edited by Lostgaeriel; 03-10-2004 at 10:24 AM.