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Dates
Extant during (and known to have survived) the War of the Ring (III 3018 - III 3019)
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

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  • Updated 8 August 2009
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Erkenbrand

Lord of the Westfold of Rohan

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Erkenbrand
Unnamed
sibling
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...

Battles of the Fords of Isen, Ceorl, Dúnhere, Lord of Harrowdale, Second Battle of the Fords of Isen, Westfolders, Westfold-men, West-mark

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