Derufin of Gondor was the son of Duinhir and the brother of Duilin.
Biography[]
Derufin and Duilin came with their father and five hundred bowmen from the uplands of Morthond to help defend Minas Tirith during the Siege of Gondor in the War of the Ring.[1] During the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, they led their bowmen to shoot at the eyes of the great mûmakil of the Haradrim, and were trampled to death.[2]
Portrayal in adaptations[]
In The Lord of the Rings Online, Derufin and his brother are first met on a hunting expedtion in south Ithilien,
References[]
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Five, Chapter I: "Minas Tirith"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Five, Chapter VI: "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields"