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You all need to take a second and learn about the the badassery that was Helm Hammerhand. You know that part in Two Towers, when Gimli blows on the giant horn at the Battle of Hornburg? That was Helm’s horn, also where they got the name Helm’s Deep. Helm Hammerhand was the ninth King of Rohan.“Later in Helm’s reign, a man named Freca appeared, a Dunlending with Rohirric blood. Freca held lands at either side of the river Adorn, the border of Rohan, and claimed to be a descendant of King Fréawine of Rohan. He planned to marry his son Wulf to Helm’s daughter. Freca marched to Edoras with a great force of men, planning to threaten the old King to comply with his demand. Helm denied his request, and insults were exchanged. Helm struck Freca with his fist and killed him in a single blow (giving rise to the name Hammerhand). …
The siege of Helm’s forces in the Deep lasted through the long winter; their supplies were low and they were desperate. Helm began to launch sorties alone against the Dunlendings: wearing white clothing and under the cover of storms he would go into their camps and slay the enemy with his bare hands. So ferocious were his attacks that the Dunlendings began to believe that, as he bore no weapons, no weapons could hurt him. Before each sortie he would blow the great horn of the Hornburg, which echoed through the deep, and the Dunlendings learned to fear his coming. One night the great horn sounded and Helm left, never to return. When the sun rose, his body was found frozen in the snow where he stood, knees unbent. Even after his death the Rohirrim believed that his wraith continued to stalk their enemies and kill men with fear.”
(source: wikipedia)
And thus ends today’s Histories of Middle Earth lesson.(Source: coffeeskulls)
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