Brego
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Etymology
The name Brego is from the Old English bregu meaning "ruler, chieftain, king."
Brego is also the German spelling of the god of poetry in Norse mythology, Bragi. In Norse tradition, the word bragi is also synonymous with one who has a long, great beard.
Literary Works
In J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, Brego was the second King of Rohan.
Brego became King at the death of his father Eorl the Young in 2545 (Third Age). During his rule the migration of the Éothéod to Calenardhon continued, and Brego defended the borders of Rohan against their enemies (the Dunlendings and Easterlings).
Brego built the Golden Hall of Meduseld, and made Edoras the capital of Rohan.
His eldest son Baldor in his pride went into the Paths of the Dead never to be found again, and Brego died of grief soon after. He was followed by his second son, Aldor. Brego had a third son named Éofor. Éofor was an ancestor of Éomund of East-fold father of Éomer.
In Adaptations
In Peter Jackson's movie version of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Aragorn rides a horse named Brego, apparently named after this king. In the movie, when Aragorn first met the horse, driven wild by the sight of war, he speaks to Brego and tells him that his name is kingly. The horse belonged to Théodred, son of King Théoden and cousin of Éowyn and Éomer.