The Lord Of The Rings- The War Of The Rohirrim ... -

To the south, in the fortress of Dunharrow, resided Freca, a proud and wealthy Lord of mixed Rohirrim and Dunlending blood. Freca coveted the throne. At a great council, he arrived with his son, Wulf—a man whose charming smile masked a soul of black envy.

With Helm dead, the lords of Rohan despaired. But Héra took command. “My father is gone,” she told the starving garrison. “But his name is a wall. Today, we make it a sword.” The Lord of the Rings- The War of the Rohirrim ...

From the Deeping Wall, the defenders charged. From the rear, Héra’s riders fell upon the Dunlending siege lines. In the chaos, she found Wulf. He was no longer the charming boy; he was a beast in armor. To the south, in the fortress of Dunharrow,

She devised a desperate plan. The Hornburg had a secret drain—a narrow culvert that led from the keep to the base of the ravine. While Wulf prepared a final assault, Héra led thirty riders through the icy water, emerging behind the enemy camp. With Helm dead, the lords of Rohan despaired

“Your father killed mine,” he snarled, swinging a spiked mace.

All that is known is this: The Hornburg was renamed Helm’s Deep. The Deeping Wall was raised higher. And every winter, the children of Rohan whisper the tale of the Hammerhand who froze at his post, and his daughter who chose the wind over a throne.