Character Bios
Gléowine
Location(s): Rohan
Race/Species: Man
Type/Kind: Rohirrim
Title(s): minstrel to Théoden
Dates: late Third Age
Description:
The court minstrel of Théoden; the last work he composed was his liege's burial song:
Then the Riders of the King's House upon white horses rode round about the barrow and sang together a song of Théoden Thengel's son that Gléowine his minstrel made, and he made no other song after. The slow voices of the Riders stirred the hearts even of those who did not know the speech of that people; but the words of the song brought a light to the eyes of the folk of the Mark as they heard again afar the thunder of the hooves of the North and the voice of Eorl crying above the battle upon the Field of Celebrant; and the tale of the kings rolled on, and the horn of Helm was loud in the mountains, until the Darkness came and King Théoden arose and rode through the Shadow to the fire, and died in splendour, even as the Sun, returning beyond hope, gleamed upon Mindolluin in the morning.
The Return of the King, LoTR Book 6, Ch 5, Many Partings
Contributors:
Elena Tiriel 29Jan08