Theme: The Mind of Hrímil Frostheart

"I did not survive centuries of torment to be bested by the likes of YOU."

"I am Hrímil Frostheart! I am the Herald of Winter! I have outlived all who bore that name before you, and I will outlive YOU."

"Thrice, in times gone by, the Anvil of Winterstith has opened and I and my horde were unleashed on the world. Now my great glacier is riven once again, so soon after I returned. Who could this be at my threshold? What little, foolhardy mortals would dare disturb my solitude?"



In the Elder Days, Hrímil Frost-heart (also known as the Herald of Winter and Hrímil of the Heights) served Morgoth freely. After Morgoth's defeat in the War of Wrath, his lieutenant Sauron attempted to compel her to do his will. Failing in this, Sauron bade Karazgar imprison her and the Ring she swallowed. With the Fall of Sauron and Barad-dûr, the Abyss of Mordath was opened allowing Hrímil to escape.

The drakes of the Frost-horde of the Grey Mountains answer to Hrímil, as do the Frost-bound hobgoblins. Perhaps most feared of her offspring is Vethúg Wintermind, who drove the Longbeards out of their keeps in the Ered Mithrin. Grimdóth the Bitter and Fólnith the Pale are also numbered among Hrímil's children. The dragon that laid waste to Helegrod, Thorog, was Hrímil's brother.

Hrímil is possessed of Dragon-speech, a powerful charm that can fall upon any who hear her voice, strengthened by the lingering power of Tínya.