After the Éothéod were granted the land of Calenardhon by Steward Cirion, they acquired a name in the Elvish language. Their own name for their full mustered cavalry was an éoherë. That word that translated into Sindarin as rochír-rim, 'horse-master-host', which the scribes of Gondor recorded in the form Rochirrim. Over time, this name came to be pronounced, and written, as Rohirrim, the common name for the Men of Rohan at the end of the Third Age.
Indexes:
About this entry:
- Updated 24 March 2007
- Updates planned: 2
For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.
Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2007. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.
Find out how DISC profiling can make a real difference to the way you work with people.
SHARE
