Grimbold

Grimbold was a Rohirrim commander from Grimslade. He led the Riders of Rohan during the First Battle of the Fords of Isen along with Elfhelm and Théodred and killed many Orcs. Soon he had to retreat due to the death of Théodred. He distinguished himself during the Second Battle of the Fords of Isen by holding off a large army of Orcs for an extended period of time, then staging a retreat with minimal losses when enemy forces arrived.
Later, he commanded the right wing of the Rohirrim army sent to aid Gondor at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, until he was slain by Orcs.
== Biography ==
Hailing from Westfold, he was one of King Théoden's commanders.
During the War of the Ring, he distinguished himself fighting alongside Elfhelm and Théodred, Théoden's son, in the Battles of the Fords of Isen. In particular, Grimbold managed to save Théodred's body from Saruman's Uruk-hai after he was mortally wounded. Grimbold later assumed command of the Rohirrim of Westfold, as Erkenbrand was delayed, sharing it with Elfhelm.
While Elfhelm wanted to abandon the Fords, Grimbold wanted to hold them, partially due to the tradition of Westfold. Grimbold was surrounded but his shield-wall held despite no aid from Erkenbrand and Elfhelm. Grimbold then orchestrated a daring break out. He mounted all the riders for whom he had horses and made a gap on the east side of the wall through which the riders passed. They formed into two groups and attacked the north and south sides simultaneously. In the ensuing confusion, the remaining Rohirrim retreated on foot as quickly as they could in the dark.
As a reward for his valour, he was promoted to Third Marshal of the Mark (holding the function though not the title), which was left vacant when Éomer was reinstated to lead the first éored in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. Grimbold fell in that battle slain by Orcs. Afterwards, the memory of his death as with others was lamented in the Mounds of Mundburg; in it he is described as "doughty".The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Five, Chapter VI: "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields"
== In adaptations ==
=== The Lord of the Rings film trilogy ===
* Grimbold appears briefly in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, played by Bruce Phillips.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0680273/
=== Video games ===
In The Lord of the Rings Online, Grimbold is the Thane of Grimslade and the husband of Hildith, who leads the people in his absence. Grimbold is first met in his encampment in the eastern Heathfells region of the Gap of Rohan, where as second-in-command of Prince Théodred he is concerned with slowing the way of the inevitable advance of the Dunlendings. During the First Battle of the Fords, Grimbold fights shoulder-to-shoulder with the player for most of the day. By the end of it the Rohirrim forces are driven to the Fords where Grimbold is too late to save the Prince from a mortal blow by a large Uruk, for which he blames himself. In the aftermath of the Second Battle of the Fords, Gandalf tasks the player with searching for Grimbold, and after a lengthy search the player eventually finds him defending the grave of the Prince at the Fords of Isen, his only wish to die defending it. Having seen Saruman's army firsthand, Grimbold has lost all hope and believes the days of Rohan to be over until the player rouses him by telling that the King himself had ridden into war. His will renewed, Grimbold finds Erkenbrand and his men and marches towards the Hornburg as part of the host led by Gandalf. The player does not see Grimbold again until much later, when the Rohirrim are passing through the Drúadan Forest on their way to the Minas Tirith. Grimbold perishes on the Pelennor Fields, mauled to death by a fellbeast. He is survived by his elderly mother Elgyth, wife Hildith and twin sons Grimwald and Grimbert, who are not yet of age.
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==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated Name
Amharic 	ግሪምቦልድ
Arabic 	جريبولد
Armenian 	Գրիմբոլդ
Belarusian Cyrillic	Грімболд
Bengali 	গ্রিমবোল্ড
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Гримболд
Chinese (Hong Kong)	葛林柏
Georgian 	გრიბოლდი
Greek 	Γριμβολδ
Gujarati 	ગ્રિમ્બોલ્ડ
Hebrew 	גרימבלד
Hindi 	ग्रिम्बोल्द
Japanese 	グリムゴールド ?
Kannada 	ಗ್ರಿಂಬೊಲ್ಡ್
Kazakh 	Грімболд (Cyrillic) Grimbold (Latin)
Korean 	그람 볼드
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Гримболд
Macedonian Cyrillic	Гримболд
Marathi 	ग्रिंबोल्ड
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Гримболд
Nepalese 	ग्रिम्बोल्द
Pashto 	ګریمبولد
Persian 	گریمبولد ?
Punjabi 	ਗ੍ਰਿਮ੍ਬੋਲ੍ਦ
Russian 	Гримбольд
Sinhalese 	ග්රිබොල්ඩ්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Гримболд
Tamil 	க்ரிம்போல்ட்
Telugu 	గ్రిమ్బొల్ద
Thai 	งริมบโลด ?
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Ґрімболд
Urdu 	گرامبولڈ
Yiddish 	גרימבאָלד
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