All 11 Uses
herald
in
The Return of the King
(Edited)
- At least he should come unheralded by us.
Chpt 5.1 *unheralded = unannouncedstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unheralded means not and reverses the meaning of heralded. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- 'Then call the heralds, Eomer,' said Theoden.
Chpt 5.3heralds = people who announce important news -- especially a king's representatives
- Then Aragorn set trumpeters at each of the four roads that ran into the ring of trees, and they blew a great fanfare, and the heralds cried aloud...
Chpt 5.10
- Ever and anon Gandalf let blow the trumpets, and the heralds would cry: "The Lords of Gondor are come!"
Chpt 5.10
- For that is true, even though he has not yet sat upon the throne; and it will give the Enemy more thought, if the heralds use that name.
Chpt 5.10
- And thereafter thrice a day the heralds proclaimed the coming of the King Elessar.
Chpt 5.10
- When all was ordered, the Captains rode forth towards the Black Gate with a great guard of horsemen and the banner and heralds and trumpeters.
Chpt 5.10
- There was Gandalf as chief herald, and Aragorn with the sons of Elrond, and Eomer of Rohan, and Imrahil; and Legolas and Gimli and Peregrin were bidden to go also, so that all the enemies of Mordor should have a witness.
Chpt 5.10herald = a person who announces important news -- especially a king's representative
- They came within cry of the Morannon, and unfurled the banner, and blew upon their trumpets; and the heralds stood out and sent their voices up over the battlement of Mordor.
Chpt 5.10heralds = people who announce important news -- especially a king's representatives
- 'I am a herald and ambassador, and may not be assailed!' he cried.
Chpt 5.10herald = a person who announces important news -- especially a king's representative
- Then Aragorn let the trumpets be blown; and heralds cried: 'Behold the King Elessar is come!'
Chpt 6.6 *heralds = people who announce important news -- especially a king's representatives
Definitions:
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(1)
(herald as in: heralds the coming of...) a sign that something will happen -- especially something important and good
or:
to announce or welcome -- especially with enthusiasm -
(2)
(herald as in: announced by herald & trumpet) a person who announces important news -- especially a king's representative
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) More rarely, herald can also refer to an official whose specialty is heraldry (the study of coats of arms -- symbols once used to signify the right to bear arms).
Historically a herald was a person who made announcements at jousting matches, or (much more rarely) any prestigious assistant in a dignified setting such as a courthouse or royal palace.