Erkenbrand is a name that comes from two Old English words: Eorcan (meaning "precious") and Brand (meaning "sword"). Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ...
Erkenbrand does not appear in Peter Jackson's film of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Instead, it is Éomer whom Gandalf sets out to find and returns with in the dawn of the final battle at Helm's Deep. However he does make a breif appearence in The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King Peter Jackson in Wellington (New Zealand) Peter Jackson CNZM is a film writer, director and producer born in Pukerua Bay, New Zealand to Bill and Joan Jackson on October 31, 1961. ... This title can refer to either: The Two Towers (book), the second part of The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. ... For the Mercian figure, see Eomer In J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth legendarium, Ãomer was the eighteenth King of Rohan, and first of the Third Line. ... This article is about the fictional character from J.R.R. Tolkiens books. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, Helms Deep was a large valley in the north-western Ered Nimrais (White Mountains). ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Erkenbrand was one of the most trusted allies of the King of the Rohirrim, Theoden.
Lord Erkenbrand is the true savoir of Helm's Deep, he and his company are the real people that appeared with Mithrandir to the rescue of Théoden King at Helm's Deep, after regrouping his company at The Second Battle of the Fords of Isen.
Erkenbrand was a strong figure, chief lord, and leader of the Westfold and Hornburg (later a Marshall of the Mark), a high and noble warrior willing to defend the country at any means, noted and recognised by the people of the country, regarded as highly as Éomer was.
Dunhere was the nephew of Erkenbrand of the Westfold.
Erkenbrand became the commander of Rohan's western defenses after the death of King Theoden's son Theodred at the First Battle of the Fords of Isen on February 25, 3019.
Erkenbrand's nephew Dunhere accompanied King Theoden and was killed in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.