Walda

Walda was the son of Brytta Léofa and was born in a time when his country was still plagued by Orcs who had invaded Rohan after the War of Dwarves and Orcs.

He became king after the death of his father in Third Age 2842. At the time of his father's death it was believed Rohan had been freed of the Orcs. However, some Orcs remained, and in Third Age 2851 after ruling just nine years he and all his companions were killed by Orcs when they rode from Dunharrow on mountain paths.

Walda was buried in the third mound on the east-side of the Barrow-field on the left side of the road that approached Edoras from the north-west. He was succeeded and avenged by his son Folca who cleared Rohan of all Orcs.

Walda is derived from the Old English name wealda, which means "ruler".

His death date is recorded as Third Age 2851 in the list of the Kings of the Mark in Appendix A, but as as Third Age 2861 in The Tale of Years of the Third Age in Appendix B. The death date Third Age 2851 is probably correct, because the entry for king Walda in the list of Kings of the Mark mentions that he "was king only nine years" and the entry for his father mentions that his father died in Third Age 2842.

There was no note about the events during the life of Walda in the list of Kings of the Mark in the first edition of The Lord of the Rings.

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