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Omer
In J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, omer was the eighteenth King of Rohan, and first of the Third Line. His name is likely derived from the Anglo-Saxon words "eoh" ("war-horse"), "éadig" ("blessed"), and possibly "mare" ("nightmare", "monster"). omer, of the House of Eorl, was the son of Thodwyn, sister of King Thoden of Rohan. He had a sister owyn. After they were orphaned Thoden adopted them as his own children. omer was third Marshall of the Mark, and was a strong leader of Men. His ored hunted down the Uruk-hai that had taken Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took as they camped near Fangorn forest, slaying them all. He never saw the Hobbits, as they fled during the battle. Afterwards he met Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas in the plains of Rohan, and he granted them two horses. omer returned to Edoras, and reported on meeting the Ranger and friends. However, under the poisonous advice of Grma Wormtongue, he was arrested. He was set free when Thoden recovered from the influence of Saruman, and was with his king at the battle of Helm's Deep, where he and his ored drove the Orcs and Dunlendings of Saruman into the walls of the Hornburg and in the Huorn forest, where they were killed. Afterwards he rode with Thoden, Aragorn, and Gandalf to Isengard, where they confronted a trapped Saruman. omer rode with his king to the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, and fought bravely for Rohan and Gondor. In the year T.A. 3019 at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields Thoden was killed, and omer became his successor. He stayed long behind in Minas Tirith to help Aragorn rebuild his kingdom, before returning home to be crowned king himself. omer renewed the Oath or Eorl for Aragorn after Aragorn had been crowned King Elessar of the Reunited Kingdom, and omer had been crowned King of Rohan, swearing everlasting friendship between Rohan and Gondor. (And legalizing Cirion's grant of Calenardhon to the othod.) He became known as omer adig, or "the Blessed", because during his reign Rohan recovered from the hurts of the War and became a rich and fruitful land again. omer had met Lothriel, daughter of Prince Imrahil of Dol Amroth during his stay in Gondor, and they were wed. She bore him a son Elfwine, who succeeded his father, after omer's death in the year F.A. 63. In the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy by Peter Jackson, omer is exiled by Grma before meeting Aragorn, and is an outcast until he arrives at Helm's Deep, summoned by Gandalf. In this sense, his character has been combined with the character of Erkenbrand, who, in the book, is the one that Gandalf returns to Helm's Deep with. In these movies, omer was played by New Zealand actor Karl Urban. omer's sword was called Gthwin (Old English battle-friend).
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