Dates
Came into existence with the foundation of Rohan in III 2510Location
Rohan, to the north of the White Mountains
Origins
The people of the Éothéod were led to the new land of Rohan by Eorl the YoungRace
Division
Culture
Family
Ruled by the House of EorlSettlements
The chief city of the Riders of Rohan was Edoras; other notable settlements and fortifications include the former capital Aldburg, Dunharrow, Grimslade, the Hornburg, Underharrow and Upbourn
Pronunciation
Rohan is pronounced 'ro'han'
Meaning
Other names
Éoherë, Eorlingas, Eorlings, Forgoil, Horse-boys, Horsebreeders, Horse-lords, Horse-men, Horsemen of the North, Horsemen of Rohan, Men of the Mark, Men of the Riddermark, Men of Rohan, Riders of the Mark, Robbers of the North, Rochír-rim, Rochirrim, Rohirrim, Sons of Eorl, Strawheads, Whiteskins
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The cavalry of the Rohirrim
The Riders were descended from the so-called Middle Peoples, Men who shared an ancient kinship with the ancestors of the Edain. Note that the detailed descent of the Northmen is rather more complex than shown here, and according to some readings the Rohirrim were ultimately descended from the ' Edain' branch of this tree. See the entry for ' Northmen' for a detailed discussion on this topic.
Common name for the Rohirrim, the horsemen from the north who dwelt in the land of Rohan after its foundation by Eorl the Young.
See also...
Aldburg, Battle of the Hornburg, Battle of the Pelennor Fields, Battles of the Fords of Isen, Beacons of Gondor, Captain of the King’s Household, Ceorl, Dîn, East Anórien, Entwade, Entwood, Éomer Éadig, Éoreds, Eorlings, Erkenbrand, [See the full list...]Fastred, Fastred, Firefoot, First Marshal of the Riddermark, Folcred, Forgoil, Full Muster, Gárulf, Grimbold of Westfold, Grishnákh, Harding, Haudh in Gwanûr, Herefara, Herubrand, Horse-boys, Horsebreeders, Horsemen of Rohan, Ingold, King of the Mark of the Riders, King of the Nine Riders, King’s Company, King’s Host, King’s Lands, King’s Riders, Lady of the Shield-arm, Lord of Deeping-coomb, Lord of the Rohirrim, Mark-warden, Marshal of the East-mark, Marshal of the Mark, Marshal of the West-mark, Master Bag, Men of the Riddermark, Morgul-host, Mound of the Riders, Muster of Rohan, Muster of the West-mark, Muster of Westfold, Ponies, Red Arrow, Riders of the King’s House, Riders of the Mark, Riders of the North, Riders of Théoden, Robbers of the North, Rochan, Second Battle of the Fords of Isen, Second Marshal of the Riddermark, Silent Hill, Sons of Eorl, Storm of Mordor, Stybba, Sunlending, Swan-knights, The Courts, The Riders, The Rock, Underharrow, Western Muster, White Horse upon Green, White Mountains, Whiteskins, Wídfara
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