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

Division

Culture

Family

Ruled by the House of Eorl

Settlements

The chief city of Rochand was Edoras; other notable settlements and fortifications include the former capital Aldburg, Dunharrow, Grimslade, the Hornburg, Underharrow and Upbourn

Pronunciation

ro'chand (ch as in German 'Bach')

Meaning

'horse-land'

Other names

The Horse-country, Kingdom of the Rohirrim, The Mark, The Riddermark, Rochan, Rochann, Rohan

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Rochand

An ancient form of the name Rohan

Years of the TreesFirst AgeISecond AgeIIThird AgeIIIFourth AgeIV

Map of Rochand

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

See also...

Horse-country, Rochan, Rochann

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