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The Courts were the seat of the Kings of Rohan, who descended from the House of Eorl
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The CourtsThe walled city of the Kings of Rohan![]() Map of the Courts of Edoras (partially conjectural)2
Map of the Courts of Edoras (partially conjectural)2
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The King of the Golden Hall The chief city of the Rohirrim and the seat of their King was known by the people who dwelt there as Edoras, a name that translates as 'the Courts'.3 This place had been a seat of Kings since at least III 2569, when Brego the second King of Rohan raised a Golden Hall on the heights overlooking the city.4 The Courts of Edoras were built upon a green hill that stood out from the feet of the White Mountains, a hill near the mouth of the deep vale of Harrowdale. The river Snowbourn flowed out from that vale and around the feet of the hill onto the plains of Rohan. The city was protected not only by walls, but also by a thick hedge and deep dike. Outside these barriers lay a field of mounds, the Barrowfield where the Kings of Rohan had been interred since the earliest days of the land. The Kings of Rohan ruled from their Courts in Edoras over the following centuries, but not without interruption. During the year of the Fell Winter, III 2758, a rebel named Wulf led an army of Dunlendings to invade Rohan, and succeeded in breaching the defences of the Courts. Wulf installed himself in Edoras as ruler of Rohan, but his reign was brief. The true heir, Fréaláf Hildeson, was able to surprise and slay the usurper in the following year, and the line of rightful Kings was reinstated. After this restoration and the beginning of the Second Line, the Kings of Rohan ruled from the Courts for generations. During all that time, Edoras was never attacked again, although it came close during the War of the Ring. At that time the land was ruled by Théoden, who was descended through seven generations from Fréaláf the slayer of Wulf. In Théoden's time, Saruman had designs on conquering Rohan, and the Wizard placed its King under his malign influence, though that influence would eventually be dispelled by Gandalf. The restored Théoden led his Riders away to war, defending Helm's Deep and then setting out to battle in Gondor. As he set out from Harrowdale he led his forces briefly to Edoras before continuing the journey to Minas Tirith. This would be the last time Théoden would look upon the Courts that had been his home for more than seventy years. He was slain in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, and his body was buried in a new barrow on the Barrowfield below Edoras. Notes
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