Timeline Event
Théoden's health begins to fail
Event Type: General
Age: 3rd Age - The Stewards
Year: 3014
Description:
An event in the prelude to the Invasion of Westfold by Saruman; see that entry for an overview:
Théoden... fell into a decline under the spells of Saruman....
The Return of the King, LoTR Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers: The House of Eorl: The Kings of the Mark
[The] King's health began to fail. This occurred early in the year 3014, when Théoden was sixty-six; his malady may thus have been due to natural causes, though the Rohirrim commonly lived till near or beyond their eightieth year. But it may well have been induced or increased by subtle poisons, administered by Gríma.
Unfinished Tales, Part 3, Ch 5, The Battles of the Fords of Isen
Théodred and Éomer... did all that they could to thwart the influence over him that Gríma gained when the King's health began to fail.
Unfinished Tales, Part 3, Ch 5, The Battles of the Fords of Isen
Contributors:
Elena Tiriel 8Jan05, 30Sep05, 24Jul07