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Éomer.
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Éomer is the son of Théodwyn and Éomund. After their parents' death, he and his sister Éowyn were adopted by their uncle Théoden, king of the Rohirrim. He becomes the leader of the forces of Rohan who attack and kill the Uruk-hai that had kidnapped the hobbits Merry Brandybuck and Pippin Took. Against orders, impressed by Aragorn, he helps Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas by lending them horses and guiding them to where the attack had taken place. On his return to Edoras, Éomer reports this meeting to Théoden, and is imprisoned on the orders of Gríma Wormtongue, Théoden's sinister advisor. Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas arrive in Edoras with the wizard Gandalf, who releases the king from Gríma's spell. Éomer is set free and restored to honour.
Battlefields Of Helm Deep
He fights at the battle of Helm's Deep, where the forces of Rohan drive Saruman's army of Orcs and Dunlendings from the walls of the Hornburg. This action buys enough time for Gandalf to arrive with Erkenbrand and his men of the Westfold of Rohan. Éomer plays a major role in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, the pivotal battle of The Return of the King against the forces of the Dark Lord Sauron from Mordor. After leading a successful cavalry charge, he is dismayed to find Théoden mortally wounded. Théoden appoints him King of Rohan with his dying breath. Seeing Éowyn seemingly dead on the battlefield, Éomer throws himself and the remaining Rohirrim at the enemy. Aragorn arrives unexpectedly from Pelargir, and joins forces with Éomer, fulfilling his prediction that they would meet in the midst of their enemies. They rout the Orcs and win the battle.Kingdom And Marriage
Éomer accompanies Aragorn to the Gates of Mordor for the final stand against Sauron, the Battle of the Morannon. This distracts Sauron long enough for the One Ring to be destroyed in Mount Doom, causing his immediate downfall. Théoden is taken back to Edoras to be buried, and Éomer becomes King of the Mark. In 3021 of the Third Age, Éomer marries Lothíriel, only daughter of Imrahil, prince of Dol Amroth. She bears him a son, Elfwine the Fair, who becomes King of Rohan after his father. Tolkien fan fiction imagines many alternative lives for Lothíriel.