- "Háma knelt and presented to Théoden a long sword in a scabbard clasped with gold and set with green gems"
- —The Two Towers, "The King of the Golden Hall"
Herugrim was an ancient sword, an heirloom of the royalty in Rohan.
History
At the time of King Théoden, the sword was at least five hundred years old. (When Gandalf and Aragorn point out the burial mounds outside Edoras, Legolas says, "500 times have the red leaves fallen in Mirkwood in my home since then.") It was at last passed to Théoden, the last king of the second line in Rohan; who won victory with it at Helm's Deep, and died with it in his hand on the Pelennor Fields, outside of Minas Tirith, while aiding Gondor in its plight.
Under the influence of Gríma Wormtongue's leechcraft, Théoden had entrusted the blade to him for safekeeping, but Wormtongue hid it away and allowed it to rust. After Gandalf restored Théoden to himself, Háma the door warden found the sword locked in Gríma's chest.[citation needed]
In adaptations
The Lord of the Rings trilogy
In Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, the sword is adorned with two gleaming horses' heads touching noses above the grip; the book describes it as "a long sword in a scabbard clasped with gold and set with green gems." Théoden wields the sword in his left hand in the films.
Translations
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Arabic | هيروجريم |
| Amharic | ሄሩግሪም |
| Armenian | Հերուգրիմ |
| Assamese | হেৰুগ্ৰিম |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Hеругрім |
| Bengali | হেরুগ্রিম |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Херугрим |
| Chinese | 赫鲁格林 |
| Georgian | ჰერუგიმი |
| Greek | Χέρογριμ |
| Gujarati | હેરુગ્રીમ |
| Hebrew | הרוגרים |
| Hindi | हेरुग्रिम |
| Japanese | ヘルグリム |
| Kannada | ಹೆರುಗ್ರಿಮ್ |
| Kazakh | Херугрим (Cyrillic) Herogrim (Latin) |
| Konkani | हेरुग्रिम |
| Korean | 헤르그림 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Hэругрим |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Херугрим |
| Malayalam | ഹെരുഗ്രിം |
| Marathi | हेरुग्रिम |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Hэругрим |
| Nepalese | हेरुग्रिम |
| Pashto | حېروګری |
| Persian | هروگریم |
| Punjabi | ਹੇਰੁਗ੍ਰੀਮ |
| Russian | Херугрим |
| Sanskrit | हेरुग्रिम् |
| Serbian | Херугрим (Cyrillic) Herugrim (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | හෙරුග්රිම් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Ҳеругрим |
| Tamil | ஹெருக்ரிம் |
| Tatar | Херогрим |
| Telugu | హెరుగ్రిమ్ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Геруґрім |
| Urdu | ہیروگریم |
| Uzbek | Ҳеругрим (Cyrillic) Herugrim (Latin) |
| Yiddish | הערוגרים |
| Named weapons of Middle-earth | |
|---|---|
| Hobbits | Barrow-blades • Sting |
| Dwarves | Durin's Axe • Orcrist |
| Servants of Evil | Grond (battering ram) • Grond (hammer) • Morgul-knife |
| Elves | Aeglos • Anglachel • Anguirel • Angrist • Aranrúth • Belthronding • Dailir • Glamdring • Orcrist • Ringil |
| Men | Andúril • Dramborleg • Black arrow • Dagmor • Gúthwinë • Gurthang • Herugrim • Narsil • Red Arrow |