Timeline Event
Folcwine's heirs slain in the Battle with the Haradrim at the Crossings of Poros
Event Type: Genealogical
Age: 3rd Age - The Stewards
Year: 2885
Description:
The final event in the Invasion of Ithilien by Haradrim; see that entry for an overview:
When, therefore, he [Folcwine] heard that the Haradrim were assailing Gondor with great strength, he sent many men to the help of the Steward. He wished to lead them himself, but was dissuaded, and his twin sons Folcred and Fastred (born 2858) went in his stead. They fell side by side in battle in Ithilien (2885).
The Return of the King, LoTR Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers: The House of Eorl
King Folcwine of Rohan fulfilled the Oath of Eorl and ... [sent] many men to Gondor. With their aid Túrin won a victory at the crossings of the Poros; but the sons of Folcwine both fell in the battle. The Riders buried them after the fashion of their people, and they were laid in one mound, for they were twin brothers. Long it stood, Haudh in Gwanûr, high upon the shore of the river, and the enemies of Gondor feared to pass it.
The Return of the King, LoTR Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers: Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion: The Stewards
Túrin II of Gondor sent to Folcwine a rich weregild of gold.
The Return of the King, LoTR Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers: The House of Eorl
Contributors:
Elena Tiriel 20Aug04
