Brego (horse)

Brego and Aragorn in The Two Towers (2003).
Horse
Brego
Biographical Information
Position	Mount
Location	Edoras, Hornburg, Isengard, Dunharrow, Dark Door
Affiliation	Rohirrim and Aragorn
Language	Sindarin and Westron
Physical Description
Gender	Male
Hair colour	Brown
Eye colour	Black
Gallery	Images of Brego

Brego was a horse of Rohan that Aragorn personally rode. Brego was invented by Warner Bros. for The Lord of the Rings film series, where he was portrayed by a horse named Uraeus. Viggo Mortensen purchased the horse after the production of the films.

History

During the evacuation of Edoras, it is proposed by the Rohirrim that they leave Brego behind, due to how skittish and uncontrollable he is. However, when Aragorn offers his aid to the Rohirrim, he is able to calm the horse through some words in the Sindarin Elvish language. While he did so, Éowyn informs him that Brego belonged to her now-deceased cousin Théodred. Aragorn advises the grooms to set Brego free, as the horse had "seen enough of war".

Later, when Aragorn was presumed dead and lost, it is Brego who found Aragorn’s unconscious body, taking him to the Hornburg while still somehow finding the time to show him Saruman's fast approaching army of Uruk-hai from Orthanc.

After the Battle of the Hornburg at Helm's Deep, Brego bore Aragorn once more as a rider on the road to Isengard. With Aragorn, they returned to Edoras.

Later, he accompanied Aragorn to Dunharrow, and even up to the Dark Door itself. However, due to the darkness of that path, Brego choose to flee with the other horses, leaving Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas to brave the Paths of the Dead themselves. Brego later reunited with Aragorn, who rode him to the Black Gate to face Sauron and his forces. Brego's later fate is untold.

Etymology

The horse Brego was apparently named after the king Brego.

External links

• Brego in The Lord of the Rings at Brego.net