Arod was a horse of Rohan lent by Eomer to the Three Hunters, which Legolas the Elf rode -- bareback and without rein, after the manner of the Elves, for the horse went willingly under the touch of his voice. Arod bore Legolas, and oftentimes Gimli seated behind him, through the war of Rohan and on the long road south, even upon the dread Paths of the Dead, where the beast's terror was stilled only by the Elf at his side.