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Dates
Established by the Men of Rohan at the founding of their realm in III 2510; extant into the Fourth Age
Location
The lands at the feet of the White Mountains in the eastern part of Rohan, between Edoras and the Mering Stream
Race
Men
Division
Northmen
Culture
Rohirrim
Family
Ruled by the House of Eorl
Settlements
Aldburg
Important peaks
The Halifirien stood at the eastern edge of this region
Pronunciation
ea'stfold
Meaning
'Eastern land'
Other names
East Dales

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  • Updated 7 June 2019
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Eastfold

The lands of Rohan east of the Snowbourn

Map of the Eastfold of Rohan
The Eastfold of Rohan (slightly conjectural)

That part of the realm of Rohan that lay east of the Snowbourn River, and west of Anórien in Gondor.


See also...

East Dales, Elfhild, Éomer Éadig, Éomund, Firien-dale, Firienholt, Folde, White Mountains

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