Eomer
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- For the king of Rohan in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy book The Lord of the Rings, see Éomer.
Eomer (or Eomaer) (? - c. 489) was, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, the great-great-grandfather of Creoda of Mercia, the first King of Mercia. He is considered the ancestor to the Kings of Mercia. Eomer himself was the son of Angeltheow. Eomer's son was Icel.
His name may have been the basis for the name of the fictional character Éomer, as J. R. R. Tolkien was an avid student of the history and language of Mercia, and based many of the names of Rohan on Mercian examples.[1]
He is mentioned in lines 1958-1963 of the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf as the son of Offa of Angel and grandson of Garmund.
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- ^ Shippey, The Road to Middle-earth, page 94
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| Preceded by Angeltheow |
Legendary king of the Angles | Succeeded by Icel |
