 The walls are richly decorated with tapestries depicting the history and legends of the Rohirrim, and it serves as a house for the King and his kin, a meeting hall for the King and his advisors, and a gathering hall for ceremonies and festivities.It is at Meduseld that Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, and Gandalf meet with King Théoden.Legolas describes Meduseld in a line that directly translates a line of "Beowulf", "The light of it shines far over the land", representing "líxte se léoma ofer landa fela".