Of The Rohirrim ... - The Lord Of The Rings- The War

The attack came on the eve of winter’s deepest freeze. Wulf’s army—ten thousand strong, armed with black-sailed ships and fell axes—stormed the ford of the Isen. Edoras fell in a night of fire. Hama, the eldest son, died holding the gate against a Dunlending champion. Haleth was cut down defending the mead hall.

But hunger gnawed deeper. Léof, Héra’s secret love, volunteered to ride for Gondor. “Three days to the Mering Stream,” he whispered to her. “If I return, I return with help.” The Lord of the Rings- The War of the Rohirrim ...

Because the story takes place long before The Lord of the Rings and does not alter the fate of the One Ring, the Estate has blessed it as a canonical expansion. In short: yes, you can consider these events part of the official history of Middle-earth. The attack came on the eve of winter’s deepest freeze

With Wulf dead, the Dunlending army broke. They scattered into the mountains, and Rohan was saved. Hama, the eldest son, died holding the gate