Erkenbrand

Erkenbrand was a warrior of Rohan during the War of the Ring, and the lord of the Westfold.
==Biography==
At the time of the War of the Ring, Erkenbrand had retired from service to Théoden, but returned after the death of Théoden's son, Théodred, to command the forces of Rohan in its western regions. He commanded the defence of Westfold, but was defeated at the Second Battle of the Fords of Isen and his forces scattered in the retreat. Fortunately he had left a garrison of 1000 men at the Hornburg and sent most of the inhabitants of Westfold to shelter there.
He was then found by Gandalf, who assisted him in rallying forces sufficient to come to the aid of Théoden at the end of the Battle of the Hornburg when he and the White Wizard led a thousand footmen to reinforce the besieged forces of Rohan. After the War of the Ring, Erkenbrand was granted the title of Marshal of the West-Mark by King Éomer.
Erkenbrand was a warrior of great renown and was a mighty leader. He went into battle with a red shield and bore a horn.The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers
==Etymology==
Erkenbrand is a name that comes from two Old English words: eorcan (meaning "precious") and brand (meaning "sword").
==In adaptations==
* Erkenbrand does not appear in Peter Jackson's 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.
* He appears in the games The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings Online, Decipher's The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game, and in mods for The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II.
* In The Lord of the Rings Online, after Gandalf leaves King Théoden's riders, he recruits the player to aid him in his search for Erkenbrand and Grimbold. After journeying across Westfold, the player eventually finds Grimbold at the Fords of Isen and together they find Erkenbrand and his men to the south. After a brief regrouping, Gandalf then leads them on the march towards the Hornburg.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ዐርከንብራንድ
Arabic 	إركينبراند
Armenian 	Էրկենբրանդ
Belarusian Cyrillic	Аркенбранд
Bengali 	এর্কেন্ব্রান্দ
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Еркенбранд
Catalan 	Érkenbrand
Chinese (Hong Kong)	鄂肯布蘭德
Georgian 	ერქენბრანდი
Greek 	Ερκενβρανδ
Gujarati 	ઍર્કેન્બ્રન્દ
Hebrew 	ירכינבראנד
Hindi 	एर्केन्ब्रन्द
Japanese 	エルケンブランド
Kannada 	ಏರಿಕೆನ್ಬ್ರಾಂಡ್
Kazakh 	Еркенбранд (Cyrillic) Erkenbrand (Latin)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Эркэнбранд
Macedonian Cyrillic	Еркенбранд
Marathi 	एर्केन्ब्रन्द
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Эркэнбранд
Nepalese 	एर्केन्ब्रन्द
Pashto 	ېرکېنبراند
Persian 	هرکهنبراند
Punjabi 	ਏਰ੍ਕੇਨ੍ਬ੍ਰਨ੍ਦ
Russian 	Эркенбранд
Sanskrit 	एर्केन्ब्रन्द्
Serbian 	Еркенбранд (Cyrillic) Erkenbrand (Latin)
Sinhalese 	ඒර්කෙන්බ්‍රඳ්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Еркенбранд
Tamil 	ஏர்கெந்ப்ரந்த்
Telugu 	ఏర్కెన్బ్రన్ద
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Еркенбранд
Urdu 	ارکانبرانڈ
Uzbek 	Еркенбранд (Cyrillic) Erkenbrand (Latin)
Yiddish 	ערקענבראַנד
==References==
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