^* Grimbold was a lesser marshal of the Riders of West-mark in Théodred’s command, and was given this position, as a man of valour in both the battles at the Fords, because Erkenbrand was an older man, and the King felt the need of one of dignity and authority to leave behind in command of such forces as could be spared for the defence of Rohan. [Author’s note.] – Grimbold is not mentioned in the narrative of The Lord of the Rings until the final ordering of the Rohirrim before Minas Tirith (The Return of the King V 5).