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Dates
Founded in III 2510. Still extant during the Fourth Age
Location
North of Gondor
Race
Men
Culture
Rohirrim
Settlements
The chief city of the Riddermark was Edoras; other notable settlements and fortifications include the former capital Aldburg, Dunharrow, Grimslade, the Hornburg, Underharrow and Upbourn
Pronunciation
r'iddermark
Meaning
'Borderland of the Riders', commonly contracted to simply 'the Mark' ('the borderland')
Other names
The Horse-country, Kingdom of the Rohirrim, The Mark, Rochan, Rochand, Rochann, Rohan

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Riddermark

The land of the Rohirrim

Map of the Riddermark

The name among the Rohirrim for the land more commonly known to outsiders as Rohan.


See also...

First Marshal of the Riddermark, Men of the Riddermark, Riders of the Mark, Rochan, The Mark, White Mountains

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