The Lord of the Rings · Character
Thengel
- Minor
- First seen · Book 3 · Ch. 16
Thengel appears in the story as a name among Rohan’s kings, carrying the quiet dignity of a remembered reign. His place in a line of rulers gives him a distant, ancestral presence, though the text offers no portrait of the man himself.
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 3 · Ch. 16
- Books
- 1
Thengel was a former king of Rohan and the father of Théoden. He is recalled in the list of the kings, a point of ancestry in the history that shapes the realm. No further events or personal qualities are recounted.
Description
No physical description of Thengel is provided. The text identifies him as a former king of Rohan and Théoden’s father, but gives no details of his height, build, complexion, hair, eyes, face, clothing, or bearing.
Story so far
BOOK 3The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings
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