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Dates
Came into existence with the foundation of Rohan in III 2510
Location
Associated with the land of Rohan (formally spelt Rochan in this context)
Origins
The realm of Rohan was founded by Eorl the Young, and the Elvish name Rochirrim for its people was devised by Hallas of Gondor
Race
Division
Culture
More usually known as the Rohirrim, the Men of Rohan
Family
Ruled by the House of Eorl
Settlements
The chief city of this people was Edoras; other notable settlements and fortifications included the former capital Aldburg, Dunharrow, Grimslade, the Hornburg, Underharrow and Upbourn
Pronunciation
rochi'rrim (where 'ch' is pronounced as in German Bach)
Meaning
'Host of the Horse-lords'
Other names

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Rochirrim

An early name for the people of Rohan

After the Éothéod were granted the land of Calenardhon by Steward Cirion, they acquired a name in the Elvish language. Their own name for their full mustered cavalry was an éoherë. That word that translated into Sindarin as rochír-rim, 'horse-master-host', which the scribes of Gondor recorded in the form Rochirrim. Over time, this name came to be pronounced, and written, as Rohirrim, the common name for the Men of Rohan at the end of the Third Age.


See also...

Rochír-rim

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