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| + | Coming down from the North near five centuries before, the Eotheod were lead by Eorl the Young. Upon the fields of Calenardhon they fought by the side of the South-kingdom of Gondor to win a great victory, and in so doing win that broad land for their own. Taking the Oath of Cirion (the Steward of Gondor in those days) and Eorl, Calenardhon was renamed the Riddermark (Mark of the Riders), and its first King was Eorl himself. In honor of him, his people named themselves the Eorlings (Sons of Eorl), but in Gondor they are more well known as the Horse-lords, the Rohirrim. | ||
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| + | Blonde of hair, clear of eye, and grave to look upon, the Rohirrim are known the best for their horses. They are wise but unlearned, few knowing letters but all knowing many songs. They are a warrior people, delighting in feats of arms and great deeds, thinking it greatest to be remembered in song forever -- that is the surest immortality, to be remembered. Proud but wilful, the Rohirrim have held true to the oath of Eorl over the centuries, coming to the aid of Gondor at need. | ||
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| + | With the gifting of the Mark to the Eorlings, the oldest native population took to anger and fled before the numerous new settlers. Living north of the Gap of Rohan (being the expanse of plains between the Misty and the White Mountains), they were named Dunlendings for their swarthy appearance. They are a primitive folk, lacking in arts, and they both fear and despise the Rohirrim, calling them the thieves from the North and straw-heads. In the time of Helm, last of the First Line of Kings, they assaulted the Mark and held it for a time before being thrown back. To this day they make raids among the small holdings about the Gap, searching for plunder that they value - good arms and armor, and other things of high craft that they do not possess of themselves. | ||
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| + | Orcs too have been a danger, and once they had holds in the White Mountains which make the southern border of Rohan. Yet all of those were driven away and slain more than a century before the present. Still, orcs are a danger, and they seem to grow more numerous in these days, plundering in small bands about the Gap and the eastern marches. Where these orcs come from, no one knows for certain, though orc holds in the northern mountains and the Black Land away East are speculated. | ||
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| + | The Rohirrim have diversified since their nomadic days among the Eotheod. In the Westfold, the great population of that strip of land are largely agrarian and sedentary, yet in the east the people stay more often to the nomadic wanderings of their ancestors from Eastfold through East Emnet to the Wold; because of this they are a less numerous folk. Still, under the wise rule of Theoden King, and despite the whisperings of untold dangers, the Rohirrim prosper and are a greater folk than they were in Eorl's day. | ||
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| + | ==Clans== | ||
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Revision as of 17:38, 6 July 2010
This is a page about the Rohirrim culture on Elendor. For information about Rohirrim in J.R.R. Tolkien's books, see Rohirrim (canon)
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Rohirrim | |
| Ruler: | Faramir - Rananar |
| Alignment: | Good |
| Unrestricted Species: | Human |
| Restricted Species: | None |
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Coming down from the North near five centuries before, the Eotheod were lead by Eorl the Young. Upon the fields of Calenardhon they fought by the side of the South-kingdom of Gondor to win a great victory, and in so doing win that broad land for their own. Taking the Oath of Cirion (the Steward of Gondor in those days) and Eorl, Calenardhon was renamed the Riddermark (Mark of the Riders), and its first King was Eorl himself. In honor of him, his people named themselves the Eorlings (Sons of Eorl), but in Gondor they are more well known as the Horse-lords, the Rohirrim.
Blonde of hair, clear of eye, and grave to look upon, the Rohirrim are known the best for their horses. They are wise but unlearned, few knowing letters but all knowing many songs. They are a warrior people, delighting in feats of arms and great deeds, thinking it greatest to be remembered in song forever -- that is the surest immortality, to be remembered. Proud but wilful, the Rohirrim have held true to the oath of Eorl over the centuries, coming to the aid of Gondor at need.
With the gifting of the Mark to the Eorlings, the oldest native population took to anger and fled before the numerous new settlers. Living north of the Gap of Rohan (being the expanse of plains between the Misty and the White Mountains), they were named Dunlendings for their swarthy appearance. They are a primitive folk, lacking in arts, and they both fear and despise the Rohirrim, calling them the thieves from the North and straw-heads. In the time of Helm, last of the First Line of Kings, they assaulted the Mark and held it for a time before being thrown back. To this day they make raids among the small holdings about the Gap, searching for plunder that they value - good arms and armor, and other things of high craft that they do not possess of themselves.
Orcs too have been a danger, and once they had holds in the White Mountains which make the southern border of Rohan. Yet all of those were driven away and slain more than a century before the present. Still, orcs are a danger, and they seem to grow more numerous in these days, plundering in small bands about the Gap and the eastern marches. Where these orcs come from, no one knows for certain, though orc holds in the northern mountains and the Black Land away East are speculated.
The Rohirrim have diversified since their nomadic days among the Eotheod. In the Westfold, the great population of that strip of land are largely agrarian and sedentary, yet in the east the people stay more often to the nomadic wanderings of their ancestors from Eastfold through East Emnet to the Wold; because of this they are a less numerous folk. Still, under the wise rule of Theoden King, and despite the whisperings of untold dangers, the Rohirrim prosper and are a greater folk than they were in Eorl's day.
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