The Lord of the Rings · Character
Guthláf
- Minor
- First seen · Book 3 · Ch. 5
Guthláf is glimpsed through the symbols he bears: a king’s great horn and the green standard with its white horse. He has the focused dignity of someone entrusted with carrying a kingdom’s emblem into the tumult of battle.
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 3 · Ch. 5
- Books
- 1
Guthláf serves as the banner-bearer of Rohan, bearing the king’s great horn and the standard of a white horse upon green. At the Battle of the Pelennor Fields he lies dead, and one of the knights takes the banner from his hand. The text offers no further details about his life or relationships.
Description
Guthláf is identified as a banner-bearer of Rohan, entrusted with the king’s standard, a white horse upon a green field, and the king’s great horn. His role suggests a poised, purposeful bearing suited to carrying the royal emblem among the riders. The text gives no details of his build, skin, hair, eyes, face, clothing, or personal adornments.
Story so far
BOOK 3The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings
Appearances
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