The Lord of the Rings · Character

Oromë

Also known as Oromë the Great

  • Minor
  • First seen · Book 3 · Ch. 5

Oromë is a minor character in The Lord of the Rings (Book 3).

Gender
male
Age
ancient
First appears
Book 3 · Ch. 5
Books
1

Oromë the Great is one of the Valar, the powers of the ancient world, and is remembered here through a comparison to Théoden riding into battle. His name lends the king’s charge the scale and splendor of the legendary battles fought when the world was young. He has no further personal arc in this volume.

Description

The text identifies Oromë as a Vala, a godlike power of old, but gives no concrete physical description. His stature, coloring, face, hair, eyes, and clothing are unspecified; what distinguishes him here is the immense, ancient majesty his name conveys.

Story so far

  1. BOOK 3The Return of the King

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