But why have we never heard of her before?

Thankfully, the movie addresses this as well as many other questions.

What Is The War of the Rohirrim About?

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This ride to Rohan is gorgeous, but narratively hollow.

Eventually, she and Olwyn (Lorraine Ashbourne) find a forgotten bridal dress, and crown.

The ensuing fight is worthy of the best in the anime genre and ends with Hera as the victor.

Hera (Gaia Wise), Helm Hammerhand (Brian Cox), and one of Helm’s sons sit on their thrones, with Hera on the far left and Helm in the middle, in The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

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Hera is forced to fight Wulf again, and, during this second duel, Frealaf finally arrives.

How Does The War of the Rohirrim End?

Tolkienwrites that Helm has two sons, Haleth and Hama, and an unnamed daughter.

Hera (Gaia Wise) riding a horse in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’

The Grey Wizard never appears,but it’s implied that Hera might become one of his informants.

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The untold story behind Helm’s Deep, hundreds of years before the fateful war, telling the life and bloodsoaked times of its founder, Helm Hammerhand, the King of Rohan.

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