Deeping Wall
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Deeping Wall is the great stone fortification guarding the Hornburg and the valley of Helm's Deep in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, famed for withstanding Saruman's assault.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional fortification
ⓘ
structure in Middle-earth ⓘ wall ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
the Deeping-coomb
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Deeping-stream ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Lord of the Rings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Two Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Helm Hammerhand (as namesake of Helm's Deep)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Isengard ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
Saruman's forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uruk-hai NERFINISHED ⓘ orcs ⓘ |
| breachedAt | the culvert ⓘ |
| breachedBy | explosive device used by Saruman's forces ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
the Hornburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the causeway before the Hornburg ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
Aragorn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gimli NERFINISHED ⓘ King Théoden NERFINISHED ⓘ the Men of Rohan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defensiveFunction | protecting refugees in the Hornburg ⓘ |
| defensiveRole | primary outer defence of the Hornburg ⓘ |
| famedFor |
role in the Battle of Helm's Deep
ⓘ
withstanding Saruman's assault for a long time ⓘ |
| feature |
a culvert for the Deeping-stream
ⓘ
a deeping-coomb behind it ⓘ a parapet for archers ⓘ a walkway along the top ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | The Two Towers (1954) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | high fantasy ⓘ |
| guards |
the Hornburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the valley of Helm's Deep NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Westron ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Helm's Deep
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rohan NERFINISHED ⓘ the valley of Helm's Deep NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Battle of the Hornburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Saruman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | the defences of the Hornburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | key stronghold on the western border of Rohan ⓘ |
| timePeriod | War of the Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| universe | Legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
defenders of Rohan
ⓘ
the Rohirrim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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