Old Pennicruik is an elderly woman who serves as an inventory clerk at the Hornburg during the reign of Helm Hammerhand, appearing in the animated film The War of the Rohirrim (2024). Working out of sight in the fortress storehouse, she oversees the provisions stored there and shares old stories of the keep with Hera and her guardian Olwyn.
Through the Long Winter and the siege of the Hornburg she aids the refugees sheltering within, and before Hera rides out to face Wulf she gives her a bridal dress and her blessing. In a final gesture she reveals she never burned Hama's lute, entrusting it instead to a young boy so that more songs might yet be sung for the people of Rohan. The character was created for the film and is considered non-canonical.
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