When the people of the Éothéod were granted the land of Calenardhon in III 2510, Eorl the Young became its first King. This was a title that would be known historically as 'King of Rohan', but at that time the name Rohan had yet to be coined. So, especially in Gondor, Eorl was instead usually styled the 'King of Calenardhon'. It was only later, after Hallas created the name Rohan 'Horse-land' for the new kingdom, that Eorl's successors acquired the more familiar form of the title.
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The dates shown here reflect the period from the formal granting of Calenardhon to Eorl through to the date of his death, but there is some slight uncertainty about this dating. Eorl's realm took some time to become fully established, and so we cannot be sure that he was formally named 'King of Calenardhon' immediately in III 2510. We do know that Eorl continued to use the title throughout his life, though evidently his realm became widely known as Rohan before his death. It is conceivable that later Kings (especially Eorl's direct successor Brego) might also have styled themselves 'King of Calenardhon', but if so, we have no record of this.
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