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Dates
This valley was inhabited during the Second Age and perhaps earlier; it formed part of Rohan after that land's foundation in III 2510
Location
The valley of the river Snowbourn, running northwards out of the White Mountains to its mouth above Edoras
Race
Division
Cultures
Originally occupied by the Men of the Mountains, and later by the Rohirrim
Settlements
Edoras stood at the mouth of the valley, while Dunharrow, and the villages of Underharrow and Upbourn, lay within the valley itself
Source
The Snowbourn's source was at the head of the valley
Outflow
Important peaks
Meaning
'Temple valley'1
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HarrowdaleThe mountain valley of the Snowbourn![]() The name given to the deep north-south valley cut out of the White Mountains by the river Snowbourn. At its southern end, beneath the mountain known as the Starkhorn, stood Dunharrow, a great refuge of the Rohirrim. At its northern end, where the Snowbourn issued onto the plains of Rohan, stood that nation's capital, Edoras. Notes
See also...Dead Men, Dúnhere, Dwimorberg, Firefoot, First Marshal of the Riddermark, Hirgon, King’s Lands, Lord of Harrowdale, Marshal of the Mark, Meduseld, Muster of Edoras, Stair of the Hold, The Courts, The Starkhorn, Underharrow, [See the full list...] Indexes: About this entry:
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