Elfhelm

Elfhelm was a noble man of Rohan, serving at Théoden's court as Marshal.
== Biography ==
Elfhelm was born in the late 30th century of the Third Age. In the War of the Ring, he fought in the Battles of the Fords of Isen with Grimbold and Théodred, who died there. He also led a company under Théoden when they rode to Gondor to fight in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. His company also happened to be the company that Éowyn, under the guise of Dernhelm, and Merry, were in during the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.
He led the company on the right against the war machines and drove the enemy into the fire pits. He survived the battle and was left in charge of 3000 Rohirrim in Minas Tirith while the Army of the West rode to the Black Gate. After the war, he was granted the position of Marshal of the East-Mark by King Éomer.The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings, "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields"
== In adaptations ==
In the film adaptation of The Return of the King, Elfhelm's role in events is omitted. The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game later attributed his name to a Rohirrim background character briefly seen.
In The Lord of the Rings Online, Elfhelm comes from the village of Faldham in the Eastemnet. The current Thane of Faldham is Elfhelm's son Elfmar, who succeeded his father in his position, while his son and Elfhelm's grandson Elddag had been sent to Dunharrow with the refugees. Elfhelm's daughter Elflád is married to Reeve Fastred of Snowbourn, with whom she has another of Elfhelm's grandsons, Folcred. Eflhelm himself first appears in the First Battle of the Fords of Isen, arriving too late to save Prince Théodred's life. In the Second Battle of the Fords of Isen, Eflhelm and his men are cut off from Erkenbrand, and he orders a retreat. Grimbold refuses to follow him, continuing to fight on and defend Théodred's grave, and Elfhelm has no choice but to leave him behind, even though he feels terrible for it. After Gandalf finds Elfhelm and orders him to ride to Edoras, he makes a brief stop in Grimbold's hometown of Grimslade and, after making short work of Saruman's Orcs harassing it, brings Grimbold's wife Hildith the news of her husband and apologizes for not doing more for him. Elfhelm is next met during the journey of the Rohirrim through the Drúadan Forest. Elfhelm is aware not only that Merry Brandybuck is riding with one of his riders, but also that the rider Dernhelm is Lady Éowyn herself. After she refused to stay behind in Dunharrow, Elfhelm kept her secret and gave her the sword of her cousin Théodred that he took from the Fords. It is that very sword that Éowyn used to slay the Witch-king of Angmar, though it broke in doing the deed. Elfhelm's own son Elfmar perishes during the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, slain by a terrible Olog-hai. After the battle Éomer orders Elfhelm to take command of the main Rohirrim force of three thousand riders and break the enemy blockade on the road in north Anórien. Elfhelm is later present during the coronation of King Elessar.
== Gallery ==
File:Elfhelm - LOTR The Card Game (ally).JPG|Elfhelm in The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game, The Dead Marshes adventure pack
File:Elfhelm - LOTR The Card Game (ally) (2).JPG|Elfhelm in The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game, The Mountain of Fire expansion
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ዐልፍሀልም
Arabic 	الفحلم
Armenian 	Էլֆհելմ
Belarusian Cyrillic	Элфhелм
Bengali 	এল্ফহেল্ম
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Елфхелм
Chinese (Hong Kong)	艾海姆
Greek 	Ελφχελμ
Gujarati 	ઍલ્ફેલમ
Hebrew 	אלפהלם
Hindi 	एल्फ़्हेल्म
Japanese 	エルフヘルム
Kannada 	ಎಲ್ಫೆಲ್ಮ್
Kazakh 	Эльфельм (Cyrillic) Élfelm ? (Latin)
Korean 	엘프 헬름
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Элфhэлм
Macedonian Cyrillic	Елфхелм
Marathi 	एल्फेम
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Элфhэлм
Nepalese 	एल्फ़्हेल्म
Pashto 	ېلفهېلم
Persian 	هلفههلم
Punjabi 	ਏਲਫੇਲਮ
Russian 	Эльфхельм
Serbian 	Елфхелм (Cyrillic) Elfhelm (Latin)
Sinhalese 	ඒල්ෆ්හෙල්ම්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Елфҳелм
Tamil 	ஏல்fஹெல்ம்
Telugu 	ఎలీఫహ్ల్మ్
Urdu 	الفہالم
Uzbek 	Елфҳелм (Cyrillic) Elfhelm (Latin)
Yiddish 	עלפהעלם
== References ==
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