Helm's Deep

Helm's Deep, named for Helm Hammerhand, was a fortified gorge in the White Mountains located below the Thrihyrne. It lay near the Westfold and was the location of the Hornburg.The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Three, Ch. VII: "Helm's Deep" It was later made famous by the Battle of the Hornburg, a major battle of the War of the Ring.
== Description ==
The gorge narrowed from the north, with the cliffs on each side heightening until its southernmost point, where the fortress of the Hornburg and the source of the Deeping-stream lay. The Hornburg was built upon a great spur of rock which extended from the gorge's northern cliff, and from the fortress to the southern cliff was built the Deeping Wall. The earthen wall known as Helm's Dike spanned the width of the gorge, acting as a first defense of the fortress.
Behind the Hornburg was located the Glittering Caves, which were renowned for their beauty.
== History ==
Helm's Deep was first known to be settled by the Men of Gondor, who constructed the Hornburg during the Second Age. When Calenardhon was given by Gondor to the Éothéod during the rule of Eorl the Young, it became a stronghold of the Rohirrim and was called Súthburg.The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers, II. "The House of Eorl" 
During the Long Winter of TA 2758-2759, Helm Hammerhand and a contingent of Rohirrim soldiers took shelter in the Súthburg. It was at this time that the gorge and fortress were renamed in honour of Helm and his horn.
In the year TA 3019, during the War of the Ring, King Théoden of Rohan led a force from Edoras to the Hornburg to take refuge from the impending attack of Saruman's army. It was then that the Battle of the Hornburg was fought, which ended in victory for Rohan after Erkenbrand and Gandalf arrived with reinforcements. Following the beginning of the Fourth Age, Gimli founded a Dwarven colony in the Glittering Caves, becoming Lord of the Glittering Caves for a time.The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers, III. "Durin's Folk"
== In adaptations==
In The Lord of the Rings films (2001 - 2003), the depiction of Helm's Deep was conceived primarily by Alan Lee.
 (The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Extended Edition appendices) Part Four: The Battle for Middle-earth Begins, Visual Effects, Big-atures The entire process and labor of filming scenes at Helm's Deep using three differently scaled sets are recounted by Jackson and many crew members in the Big-atures behind-the-scenes feature, directed by Michael Pellerin, of The Two Towers Special Extended Edition.
== Gallery==
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Arabic 	هيلمز عميق
Albanian 	Kaskë Thellë
Armenian 	Հելմի կիրճ
Azerbaijani 	Sükan Dərin
Belarusian Cyrillic 	Хельмава Падзь
Bengali 	হেম’দ ডিপ
Bosnian 	Helmova klisura
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Шлемово усое
Cambodian 	កាន់តំណែងរបស់ជ្រៅ
Catalan 	Gorja d'en Helm
Cebuano 	Timon nga halalum
Chinese (Hong Kong) 	聖盔谷
Croatian 	Helmova klisura
Czech 	Helmův žleb
Danish 	Helms Kløft
Dutch 	Helmsdiepte
Estonian 	Helmi Süvik
Finnish 	Helmin Syvänne
French 	Gouffre de Helm
Galician 	Abismo de Helmo
Georgian 	ჰელმის ციხესიმაგრე
German 	Helms Klamm
Greek 	το φαραγγι του χελμ
Hawaiian 	Helm ka Hohonu
Hebrew 	נקרת הלם
Hindi 	पतवार की गहरा
Hungarian 	Helm-szurdok
Icelandic 	Hjálmsdýpi
Italian 	Fosso di Helm
Japanese 	ヘルム峡谷
Kannada 	ಹೆಲ್ಮ್'ಸ್ ಡೀಪ್
Korean 	헬름 협곡
Latvian 	Stūre Dziļi
Macedonian Cyrillic 	Кормилото длабоко
Malaysian 	Helm ini Mendalam
Malayalam 	ചുക്കാന് ന്റെ ഡീപ്
Marathi 	प्रमुखपदी च्या खोल ?
Mongolian Cyrillic 	жолоо гүн
Nepalese 	कर्ण गरेको गहिरो
Norwegian 	Helmsdjupet
Pashto 	حېلم،س ضېېپ ?
Persian 	گودی هلم
Polish 	Helmowy Jar
Portuguese 	Abismo de Helm (Brazil) Abismo do Elmo (Portugal)
Romanian 	Văgăuna lui Helm
Russian 	Хельмова Падь
Scottish Gaelic 	Doimhne na Failme
Serbian 	Хелмов Понор (Cyrillic) Helmov Ponor (Latin)
Sindhi 	سکان جي ديپ
Slovak 	Helmov Žľab
Slovenian 	Helmovo brezno
Swedish 	Helms Klyfta
Spanish (Spain and Latin America)	Abismo de Helm
Tajik Cyrillic 	Чанбараки кард чуқур
Tamil 	தலைமையில் ஆழமான ?
Telugu 	చుక్కాని యొక్క లోతైన
Thai 	เฮล์มสดีฟ
Turkish 	Miğfer Dibi
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Гельмів Яр
Welsh 	Llyw yn Ddwfn
Yiddish 	רודער ס טיף
==References==
Category:Rohan
Category:Valleys
Category:White Mountains
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