What does てたも mean?

Question

In an anime series called "Ojarumaru", the title character sometimes ends his sentences with てたも. I can't really figure out what it means. Here are some dialogue examples from the show:

助けてたも!

おねがいじゃもう一つ作ってたも。

エンマに「よいシャク見つかってよかったの」とつたえてたも。

Answer 1

助けてたも ＝ 助けてください。

ーてたも means ください and was used throughout the Heian period by important, respected or distinguished people.

The character おじゃる丸 uses てたも because he is a 5-year-old Heian-era prince.

Answer 2

たも is 音変化 of たもれ, meaning ください. たもれ is the command form of たもる, which is 音変化 of たまわる.

助けてたも! ≒ 助けてたもれ, 助けてください
おねがいじゃもう一つ作ってたも。≒　作ってたもれ, 作ってください
エンマに「よいシャク見つかってよかったの」とつたえてたも。≒ つたえてたもれ, 伝えてください

Answer 3

Anyway, たもれ/たも is kind of very archaic expression, and it's only spoken by Heian Era aristocrats in manga/anime (like Ojarumaru!), novels or TV shows. So, be careful not to use this in your 21st century real life :)