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Founded in III 2510. Still extant during the Fourth AgeRace
Culture
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Meaning
From Rochand, meaning 'horse-land' Other Names
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Originally the Gondorian province of Calenardhon, the land north of the White Mountains was gifted by Steward Cirion to Eorl of the Northmen in 2510 (Third Age). Eorl had led his men through great hardship from the far north to the aid of Gondor, and Cirion gave him the wide green lands of Calenardhon in recognition of his aid, swearing eternal friendship between old Gondor and the new land of Rohan.
Rohan's history was one of conflict and war; with the Orcs of the White Mountains, the Dunlendings to the west, and ultimately with Saruman in Orthanc, whose lands bordered Rohan to the north.
Nonetheless, the line of the Kings of Rohan stretched from Eorl's time to the War of the Ring and beyond. The Kings sat in the Golden Hall of Meduseld in Edoras, built by Eorl's son Brego. At the time of Gondor's greatest need, they kept the Oath of Eorl, and rode to the aid of their ancient allies at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.
See also...
Aldburg, Aldor, Alfirin, Amon Anwar, Amon Dîn, Aragorn Elessar, Arod, Banakil, Barahir, Battle of the Field of Celebrant, Battle of the Hornburg, Beacons of Gondor, Béma, Black Serpent, Boar of Everholt, [See the full list...]Boars, Brego, Brytta Léofa, Calenardhon, Calenhad, Ceorl, Chieftain of the Dúnedain, Chronicle of Cirion and Eorl, Cirion, Combe, Crossing of Poros, Dark Door, Deeping-stream, Déor, Dol Baran, Drûg-folk, Dúnhere, Éadig, Eagle of the Star, East Wall of Rohan, Eastemnet, Eastfold, East-mark, Ednew, Edoras, Egalmoth, Eilenaer, Elfhelm, Elfhild, Entwade, Entwash Vale, Entwood, Éoherë, Éomer Éadig, Éomund of Eastfold, Eorl, Éothain, Éothéod, Éowyn, Ered Nimrais, Erelas, Everholt, Evermind, Fallohides, Fastred, Felaróf, Fenmarch, Firien Wood, Firienfeld, Firienholt, Folca, Folcred, Folde, Fords of Poros, Forgoil, Fourth Age, Fréaláf Hildeson, Fréawine, Freca, Gálmód, Gamling, Gap of Rohan, Gimli Elf-friend, Glanhír, Goldwine, Gram, Great Orcs, Greyhame, Gríma Wormtongue, Guthláf, Haleth, Halifirien, Hallas, Hallows of Minas Tirith, Háma, Háma, Harding, Harrowdale, Hasufel, Helm Hammerhand, Helmingas, Helm’s Deep, Herefara, Hild, Hill of Anwar, Hill of Awe, Horn, Hornburg, Horsebreeders, Horse-lords, Ingold, King of Rohan, King of the Mark, Kûd-dûkan, Lady of Rohan, Láthspell, Legolas Greenleaf, Léofa, Long Winter, Lord of Harrowdale, Lord of the Glittering Caves, Lothíriel, Marshal of the East-mark, Marshal of the Mark, Mearas, Men of Bree, Men of Dunland, Men of Rohan, Men of the Éothéod, Men of the North (in the Third Age), Meriadoc ‘Merry’ Brandybuck, Mering Stream, Min-Rimmon, Morgul-lord, Morwen Steelsheen, Mounds of Mundburg, Mouths of Onodló, Mundburg, Muster of Rohan, Muster of the East-mark, Nazgûl Lord, North Undeep, North-South Road, Oath of Cirion, Oath of Cirion and Eorl, Oath of Eorl, Rangers of the North, Ras Morthil, Red Arrow, Riddermark, Riders of Rohan, Riders of Théoden, River Adorn, River Entwash, River Lefnui, River Limlaith, River Limlight, River Onodló, Rochand, Rochann, Rógin, Rohirrim, Saruman, Scatha, Seal of the Stewards, Shadowfax, Simbelmynë, Snowbourn River, Sons of Eorl, Steelsheen, Steward of Gondor, Stoningland, Stormcrow, Strawheads, Stybba, The Mark, The Old, The Starkhorn, The Wold, Théodred, Théodwyn, Third Age, Third Marshal of the Riddermark, Thorongil, Tomb of Elendil, Túrin II, Underking, Upbourn, Walda, War of the Ring, West Road, Westemnet, Westfold, West-march of Rohan, West-mark, White Horse, White Lady of Rohan, White Mountains, Wídfara, Wild Men of the Woods, Wingfoot, Worm, Woses, Wulf, Yule
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