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Dates
Founded in III 2510; still extant during the Fourth Age
Location
North of Gondor
Origins
Granted to Eorl the Young by Steward Cirion of Gondor
Race
Men
Division
Northmen
Culture
Rohirrim
Family
Ruled by the House of Eorl
Settlements
The capital was at Edoras; other important settlements were at Aldburg, Dunharrow and the Hornburg
Pronunciation
ro'chand (ch as in German 'Bach')
Meaning
'horse-land'
Other names
Kingdom of the Rohirrim, The Mark, The Riddermark, Rochann, Rohan

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Rochand

An ancient form of the name Rohan

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'Land of Horses', an Elvish name for that region that later became known as Rohan, and the origin of that word.


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Rochann

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