Year 2955, the young king Thengel and his men were riding under the shadows of the Misty Mountains when they were attacked by a pack of orcs, and soon realized that they are outnumbered. In a desperate gesture to call for aid, the Rohirrim blew they horn. But no one had lived in this area, for it was too close to the haunted forest of Fangorn, and to the territory of the mountains Orcs.
No one was near enough to hear the Call of the King. Except for three Hunters, Erkenfyr and his two sons, Erkenbrand and Laonac.
As soon as they heard the War Horn, they rushed to help their King. Even if they still were outnumbered, the arrival of the three men of the westfold gave hope to Thengel and his men, and they fought the orcs with even more fierceness. As they thought the battle was won, a great black Orc, armed with a bow, came out of the woods, and aimed at the strongest of all the Rohirrim, Erkenfyr. Only it was no ordinary bow, it was a bow as no one had ever seen before, for as soon as the arrow was delivered, it burst into flames. Erkenfyr merely had time to protect himself with his Shield, which, as soon as it was touched by the arrow, burst into flames as well, casting a great light in the all clearing. Erkenfyr, out of despair, ran toward the rest of the orcs, menacing them with his blazing shield, in the hope to make them flee, which they did, too afraid by the fire they had themselves created. Erkenfyr, with the help of his sons, then managed to get rid of his already half consumed shield, but the burns on his arm were deep.
- I hope your arm will heal and that you recover its full use quickly, for I owe you my life » said king Thengel
-I hope so as well, but the loss of an arm is a sacrifice worth saving the life of my king and his men, my Lord.
-And I shall thank you properly for your sacrifice and your bravery, sire…?
-Erkenfyr, from the Westfold, my Lord, and here are my sons, Erkenbrand and Laonac.
Thengel kept his promise; Erkenfyr was made Lord Protector of Rohan, and given a new Shield with his own coat of arms; a blazing Shield for as a reminder of his bravery; and two white horses for his two sons.
(Eilis and I worked together once again to creat a backstory for Erkenbrand, here is the story i created, and the coat of arm can be found on Eilis's tumblr (link))
