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Elfhild for @from-the-coffee-shop-in-edoras who won the giveaway and requested her - thank you for letting me go wild with her clothes and jewelry, it was fun to draw her <3

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In celebration / observance of Tolkien Women's Week: Do have any headcanons about Elfhild, our beloved Théodreds mother, that you can share?
I would love to know any ideas you might have about her! You write Rohirrim female characters so beautifully and authentically! :)
Aw, thank you! â„ïž I have thought a lot about Elfhild and, given how short her life was, the legacy she left behind in Rohan!
I like to imagine her as a very creative and expressive person who was particularly talented with music. She sang and wrote songs and played multiple instruments. She could even make them with skill and flair, a talent that would have supported her in comfort even if she hadnât been born into a noble family of the Westfold. Her passion for music also made her particularly well versed (no pun intended) in Rohirrim history, much of which was documented in song. She knew more about the pre-Rohan days of the Rohirrim than almost anyone else in the Mark.
Day 13 of Tolkientober: Relic
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Proof of Belonging
For the past half an hour, Théoden King was sitting on his bed. Not on his half, but on that of hers, next to the dressing table he had made and placed especially for her.
Elfhildâs dressing table.
Her half of the bed.
Her nightstand.
All her belongings and trinkets.
For more than twenty years, almost twenty-five years even, he had kept her things in the same place. The maids would clean and polish everything routinely, then place it exactly as he had wanted it.
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The Face of Spring
Théoden/Elfhild | G | 1.5k | AO3
ThĂ©odenâs vision of Blede was never the same after he married. Always, in all the stories spun by the fire in waiting for the coming of spring, in the tapestries woven with care by his mother and with impatience by his sisters, in the carven pillars that his father had commissioned in the holy places, BĂ©maâs spouse was a tall, slender creature, lithe as the green grass of the Mark rippling in the wind, eyes the blue of cornflowers and tread as nimble as the leaping deer.
Elfhild was nothing like that. He had only known of her vaguely before their parents told them of their betrothal and when they were formally introduced, Blede was far from what he would have thought of at that moment. She was short, for one thing, and a little plump, her face round, her cheeks pink and liberally freckled. Long, sandy blonde hair was bound in a neat braid and eyes the colour of the earth in summer met ThĂ©odenâs gaze with a frank look that told him she had been assessing him just as keenly as he had her.Â
âYouâre a tall one, arenât you,â sheâd said, when they had managed a moment alone outside the gates of Edoras. The sun had been setting and it gleamed on the bronze earrings which swung in her ears. They were little suns, ThĂ©oden realised, catching the fading light to shine about her. It was such a clear memory in his head, her sitting in the long grass, her hands clasped about her folded knees, the sunset gleaming about her ears as the autumn-dry grass caressed the flowing skirts of her dress.Â
âI suppose I am,â ThĂ©oden had said. âI have my motherâs height.â
Elfhild smiled slightly. âUnfortunately so do I.â A thoughtful expression furrowed her brow then.
My version of a 21th-century Elfhild, mother of Théodred and wife to Théoden, as she apperars in my crossover How behavior affects relationship: https://archiveofourown.org/works/23012083/chapters/55022422
This is basically her everyday look with only family and close friends around. Especially in the royal stables.
Unlike her canon self in Lord of the Rings, she survives the birth of her son, but later has a riding accident leaving her almost paralysed from waist down afterwards permanently. This, however, does not stop Elfhild from still being able to ride, by finding a new solution, and she is a very well-beloved Queen consort of Rohan for presenting how disability is something that should be given more attention

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Hereâs one for thoughts now, later or never, depending on how you feel about itâŠ
Got any headcanons or opinions about the 3 sisters of ThĂ©oden who werenât ThĂ©odwyn??? What they were like, where they were during the events that weâre all familiar with, what their relationship with ThĂ©oden was like, etc.? Itâs bonkers to me that we know they exist and that he preferred ThĂ©odwyn to the other sisters but thatâs. literally. it!
Omg what a good question! Thank you for leading my thoughts in that direction. There is SO MUCH to unpack there, and even more to imagine, because as you said Tolkien left us a lot of room there (euphemism of the month). I will allow myself to add Morwen Steelsheen to this reflection, because I think it makes sense to link her to her daughters, and similar questions arise around her character.
But Iâm a scientist, so letâs think about this rationally and stay organized. I will answer in four parts (Iâm not sorry about it)
1. What the canon actually says 2. What are the possibilities, what must be ruled out and why 3. Why I will NOT be going there with my current WIP pHORSEuasion 4. Freeform headcanons I still have on this matter!
Part 1: Deep dive in the canon
Most of what we know about Thengelâs family comes from a couple paragraphs in Appendix A. I have laid out this information in a timeline, with the following assumptions, which can be contested, but thatâs what I chose to work from: -Only one child is born per year -There are no twins in the family -The first child of a couple is born at earliest one year after their wedding -Ages given assume a birthday on January 1st. If the actual birthday happens after the event in the calendar year, the character would technically be one year âyoungerâ
2905: Thengel born in Rohan 2922: Morwen born in Gondor 2943: Thengel (age 38) and Morwen (age 21) marry in Gondor Between 2944 and 2947: First daughter born in Gondor 2948: ThĂ©oden born in Gondor Between 2949 and 2953: Second daughter born in Gondor 2953: Thengel (age 48) becomes king of Rohan Between 2953 and 2962: Third daughter born in Rohan 2963: ThĂ©odwyn is born in Rohan. She is described as âa child of his (Thengel's) ageâ (Thengel is then 58 and Morwen is 41). 2977 or before: ThĂ©oden (age 29 or less) and Elfhild (age unknown) marry in Rohan 2978: ThĂ©odred born in Rohan. Elfhild (age unknown) dies 2980: Thengel (age 75) dies. ThĂ©oden (age 32) becomes king of Rohan 2989: ThĂ©odwyn (age 26) and Ăomund (age unknown) marry in Rohan 2991: Ăomer born in Rohan 2995: Ăowyn born in Rohan 3002: Ăomund (age unknown) and ThĂ©odwyn (age 39) die. Ăomer is then 11 and Ăowyn is 7 3017: Ăomer becomes Third Marshal (age 26) 3019: ThĂ©odred (age 41) and ThĂ©oden (age 71) die. Ăomer (age 28) becomes king of Rohan. Ăowyn (age 24) and Faramir (age 36) marry in Rohan 3020 or later: Elboron, son of Ăowyn and Faramir, born in Gondor. 3021: Ăomer (age 30) and Lothiriel (age 22) marry Early Fourth Age: Elfwine, son of Lothiriel and Ăomer, born in Rohan. Fourth Age 63: Ăomer (age 91) dies Fourth Age 82: Faramir (age 120) dies
Therefore, we have at the start of the War of the Ring, letâs say in January 3019: Definitely alive: -ThĂ©oden -ThĂ©odred -Ăomer -Ăowyn
Possibly alive (no canonical death): -Morwen (age 97, but she is of Dunedain descent, so a long life is possible) -Her three eldest daughters, with ages between 75 (if the eldest was born right after their parents' wedding, in 2944) and 57 (if the third daughter was born right before Théodwyn, in 2962)
A few extra notes on the canon
One thing that I had not fully realized before, is that Théodred is born and Elfhild dies when Théoden is not yet king. Therefore: -Thengel technically met Théodred (he was 2 years old when his grandfather died) -Elfhild, although Théoden's wife, was never queen of Rohan -When Lothiriel becomes queen, Rohan has not had a queen since Morwen, 41 years earlier, at the death of Thengel in 2980 -Théodwyn was only 15, or going on 15, at that time. (I know that I have read somewhere the headcanon that she cared for Théodred from his birth, which is valid and possible, however in my opinion her age makes it doubtful that she would have been the main carer and parental figure.) -Théoden ascends to the throne whilst bearing not only the immediate grief of his father, but also the relatively recent (2 years) loss of his wife.
Of ThĂ©odwyn, we know that she was âthe fairestâ and âher brother loved her dearlyâ. After her husband was killed, she âtook sick and died to the great grief of the kingâ. ThĂ©oden then âtook [her children] into his house, calling them son and daughterâ.
And we learn a little about Morwen when Ăowyn is described: âĂowyn was slender and tall, with a grace and pride that came to her out of the South from Morwen of Lossarnach, whom the Rohirrim had called Steelsheen.â (I must say that I am questioning this past perfect âhad calledâ. It sounds like Morwen is not there anymore, otherwise past simple âcalledâ would have been used. But then, it is hard to pinpoint when in time the narrator is placing themselves in this passage. If referring to Ăowynâs early adult life, it would be a clue in the direction that Morwen is not alive anymore by the War of the Ring, or at least that she is not in Rohan anymore. If referring to an undefined point at the moment of writing in the Fourth Age, it means nothing at all. But weâre now at the level of microscopic details from the text!)
Part 2/4 coming eventually in a reblog!
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     ThĂ©oden was the son of Thengel, and the seventeenth King of Rohan. He had only one child, as his wife Elfhild had died giving birth to their son ThĂ©odred. Elfhild had long been ThĂ©odenâs companion when he went out hunting, and fighting, and her death left him in great sorrow; though he would marry again, he did not give in to grief, instead devoting his energy and love to raising ThĂ©odred. In this he was supported by his youngest sister ThĂ©odwyn, whom he held very dear. When ThĂ©odwyn and her husband died, ThĂ©oden once more remained firm amid his sorrow, taking her children as his own.      ThĂ©odred grew into a mighty prince, very close to his cousins Ăomer and Ăowyn. As the Second Marshal of the Riddermark, he defended Rohanâs borders from the increasing threats of Dunlendings and orcs, enemies stirred up by the wizard Saruman. ThĂ©oden fell into ill health, becoming weak in body and mind, but with his treacherous counselor GrĂma always at his side there was little ThĂ©odred could do to aid his father. Instead he focused on preparations for war, establishing himself at Helmâs Deep.      Warned by his scouts of a mustering of troops at the Gate of Isengard, ThĂ©odred purposed to overthrow Sarumanâs army before it was fully prepared. He passed over the River Isen and scattered the vanguard, but quickly discovered that he had been lured into an ambush when a greater force of foes rushed forth to assault his riders. Though he attempted to retreat, he was overrun by orcs with specific orders to kill him at all costs, and he was cut down. His allies Grimbold and Elfhelm rushed to his defence, avenging his fall and carrying his body away, but ThĂ©odred died in their arms, his last words rallying them to keep the Fords until Ăomer came.      ThĂ©oden was in no state to mourn the death of his only son, his mind overwhelmed by the spell of Saruman and his body weakened by the poisons of the traitor GrĂma. He did nothing when GrĂma ordered Ăomer imprisoned for disobeying orders, and remained helpless until the arrival of Gandalf the White, who cast out Sarumanâs influence and healed him of his ailments. His strength renewed, ThĂ©oden took up his sword and restored Ăomer as his heir.      Their king renewed, the people of Rohan gave him the name Ednew and rallied to him as he called them to battle. ThĂ©oden retreated into Helmâs Deep, where the Battle of the Hornburg was fought. There the Deeping Wall was breached for the first time, but with the aid of Aragorn and Gandalfâs sudden arrival with reinforcements led by Erkenbrand, the battle was won in the end.      He rode then with Gandalf to Isengard and saw Saruman deposed from the order of wizards. Shortly thereafter he accepted the halfling Meriadoc Brandybuck into his service as a squire, and rode to Dunharrow to muster an army. There he was met by Hirgon of Gondor, bearing the Red Arrow and a message begging for Rohanâs aid in the siege of Minas Tirith. ThĂ©oden and six thousand riders set out the next morning, fulfilling the Oath of CĂrion and Ăorl. As they traveled they were warned of a host of approaching orcs, but avoided that conflict when GhĂąn-buri-GhĂąn, a leader of the Woses, offered to lead them down secret paths through Stonewain Valley.      The Riders of Rohan arrived without any warning, for Hirgon had been slain before delivering the message of coming reinforcements, and joined the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. ThĂ©oden fell upon the enemies of Gondor with great vigor, challenging a chieftain of the Haradrim to battle, felling him and the bearer of his standard, which depicted a black serpent upon a scarlet field.      Before ThĂ©oden could rejoice in this victory or turn to face other foes, he was attacked by the Lord of the NazgĂ»l, riding upon a fell beast. His faithful steed, Snowmane, was frightened by the creature and attempted to flee, falling upon ThĂ©oden and mortally wounding him. Crushed beneath the weight of his horse, ThĂ©oden faced his doomâbut swiftly he was avenged, watching in astonishment as his squire Meriadoc and his sister-daughter Ăowyn, who had ridden to war in secret against his orders. Together they brought down the NazgĂ»l and his beast, and when ThĂ©oden succumbed to his wounds at last he claimed satisfaction, for he had felled the Black Serpent and seen the end of the Witch-king.      Thus ended the last King of the Second Line. ThĂ©odenâs body was removed to the Hallows of Minas Tirith, while Snowmane was buried where they fell. When the War of the Ring was won, ThĂ©odenâs sister-son Ăomer took his body and returned it to Edoras, where he was buried with the other Kings of the Mark. The bard GlĂ©owine composed a poem in ThĂ©odenâs honor, and Ăomer was crowned King of Rohan, the first of the Third Line.