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	The mounds of the [[Barrow-downs]] in [[Eriador]] were built in the [[First Age]] by the ancestors of the [[Edain]] and their chieftains were buried there.		The mounds of the [[Barrow-downs]] in [[Eriador]] were built in the [[First Age]] by the ancestors of the [[Edain]] and their chieftains were buried there.

−	In the late [[Second Age]] and afterwards, the Tyrn Gorthad lay within the bounds of [[Arnor]] and later of [[Cardolan]]. The [[Dúnedain of Arnor\|Dúnedain of Cardolan]] used the barrows to bury their dead.	+	In the late [[Second Age]] and afterwards, the Tyrn Gorthad lay within the bounds of [[Arnor]] and later of [[Cardolan]]. The [[Dúnedain of Arnor\|Dúnedain of Cardolan]] used the barrows to bury their dead, such as the last prince of Cardolan, slain in the war of {{TA\|1409}}.

	The [[Witch-king]] of [[Angmar]], though, sent evil [[Barrow-wights\|spirits]] to inhabit the [[Barrow-downs]], and they became a place of horror.<ref name="Eriador">{{App\|Eriador}}</ref>		The [[Witch-king]] of [[Angmar]], though, sent evil [[Barrow-wights\|spirits]] to inhabit the [[Barrow-downs]], and they became a place of horror.<ref name="Eriador">{{App\|Eriador}}</ref>

−	On [[28 September]] {{TA\|3018}}<ref>{{App\|Great}}</ref> [[Meriadoc Brandybuck\|Merry]], [[Peregrin Took\|Pippin]], [[Samwise Gamgee\|Sam]], and finally [[Frodo Baggins\|Frodo]] were captured by a [[Barrow-wights\|Barrow-wight]] when they had wandered the downs after visiting [[Tom Bombadil]]. Within the barrow Frodo awoke to see his friends lying on the floor looking deathly pale. He heard a song or incantation and saw a long arm groping towards Sam. Seizing a sword, Frodo hewed off the hand of the arm, then began speaking the rhyme that Tom had taught the hobbits. Tom broke into the chamber and rescued the hobbits, and the sunlight destroyed the wight.<ref>{{FR\|I8}}</ref~~> Some believed that the barrow that the hobbits had been imprisoned in was that of the last prince of Cardolan, slain in the war of {{TA\|1409\|n}}.<ref name="Eriador"/~~>	+	On [[28 September]] {{TA\|3018}}<ref>{{App\|Great}}</ref> [[Meriadoc Brandybuck\|Merry]], [[Peregrin Took\|Pippin]], [[Samwise Gamgee\|Sam]], and finally [[Frodo Baggins\|Frodo]] were captured by a [[Barrow-wights\|Barrow-wight]] when they had wandered the downs after visiting [[Tom Bombadil]]. Within the barrow (believed by some to be that of the last prince of Cardolan<ref name="Eriador"/>) Frodo awoke to see his friends lying on the floor looking deathly pale. He heard a song or incantation and saw a long arm groping towards Sam. Seizing a sword, Frodo hewed off the hand of the arm, then began speaking the rhyme that Tom had taught the hobbits. Tom broke into the chamber and rescued the hobbits, and the sunlight destroyed the wight.<ref>{{FR\|I8}}</ref>

	==Etymology==		==Etymology==

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	==History==		==History==
−	The mounds of the [[Barrow-downs]] in [[Eriador]] were built in the [[First Age]] by the ancestors of the [[Edain]].	+	The mounds of the [[Barrow-downs]] in [[Eriador]] were built in the [[First Age]] by the ancestors of the [[Edain]] and their chieftains were buried there.

−	In the [[~~Third~~ Age]], ~~they~~ lay within the bounds of [[Arnor]] and later of [[Cardolan]]. The [[Dúnedain of Arnor]] used ~~them~~ to bury their dead.	+	In the late [[Second Age]] and afterwards, the Tyrn Gorthad lay within the bounds of [[Arnor]] and later of [[Cardolan]]. The [[Dúnedain of Arnor\|Dúnedain of Cardolan]] used the barrows to bury their dead.

	The [[Witch-king]] of [[Angmar]], though, sent evil [[Barrow-wights\|spirits]] to inhabit the [[Barrow-downs]], and they became a place of horror.<ref name="Eriador">{{App\|Eriador}}</ref>		The [[Witch-king]] of [[Angmar]], though, sent evil [[Barrow-wights\|spirits]] to inhabit the [[Barrow-downs]], and they became a place of horror.<ref name="Eriador">{{App\|Eriador}}</ref>

Gamling: Added information, added references

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Added information, added references

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	\| references=[[Appendix A]], ''The North-kingdom and the [[Dúnedain]]''		\| references=[[Appendix A]], ''The North-kingdom and the [[Dúnedain]]''
	}}		}}
−	'''Barrows''' were earthworks and burial chambers made by [[Men~~]] in the [[Elder Days~~]].	+	'''Barrows''' were earthworks and burial chambers made by [[Men]].

−	In the [[Third Age]], they lay within the bounds of [[Arnor]], and later of [[Cardolan]]~~, and the~~ [[Dúnedain of Arnor]] used them to bury their dead.	+	==History==
		+	The mounds of the [[Barrow-downs]] in [[Eriador]] were built in the [[First Age]] by the ancestors of the [[Edain]].
		+
		+	In the [[Third Age]], they lay within the bounds of [[Arnor]] and later of [[Cardolan]]. The [[Dúnedain of Arnor]] used them to bury their dead.
		+
		+	The [[Witch-king]] of [[Angmar]], though, sent evil [[Barrow-wights\|spirits]] to inhabit the [[Barrow-downs]], and they became a place of horror.<ref name="Eriador">{{App\|Eriador}}</ref>
		+
		+	On [[28 September]] {{TA\|3018}}<ref>{{App\|Great}}</ref> [[Meriadoc Brandybuck\|Merry]], [[Peregrin Took\|Pippin]], [[Samwise Gamgee\|Sam]], and finally [[Frodo Baggins\|Frodo]] were captured by a [[Barrow-wights\|Barrow-wight]] when they had wandered the downs after visiting [[Tom Bombadil]]. Within the barrow Frodo awoke to see his friends lying on the floor looking deathly pale. He heard a song or incantation and saw a long arm groping towards Sam. Seizing a sword, Frodo hewed off the hand of the arm, then began speaking the rhyme that Tom had taught the hobbits. Tom broke into the chamber and rescued the hobbits, and the sunlight destroyed the wight.<ref>{{FR\|I8}}</ref> Some believed that the barrow that the hobbits had been imprisoned in was that of the last prince of Cardolan, slain in the war of {{TA\|1409\|n}}.<ref name="Eriador"/>

−	~~The [[Witch-king]] of [[Angmar]], though, sent evil [[Barrow-wights\|spirits]] to inhabit the [[Barrow-downs]], and they became a place of horror.~~
	==Etymology==		==Etymology==
	A "barrow" (or "berrow"; from English beorg, berg, 'hill, mound') not to be confused with the wheeled vehicle, is a tumulus or other prehistoric grave-mound.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM\|N}}, p. 766</ref>		A "barrow" (or "berrow"; from English beorg, berg, 'hill, mound') not to be confused with the wheeled vehicle, is a tumulus or other prehistoric grave-mound.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM\|N}}, p. 766</ref>
−	~~{{references}}~~

		+	{{references}}
	[[Category:Graves and tombs]]		[[Category:Graves and tombs]]

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	A "barrow" (or "berrow"; from English beorg, berg, 'hill, mound') not to be confused with the wheeled vehicle, is a tumulus or other prehistoric grave-mound.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM\|N}}, p. 766</ref>		A "barrow" (or "berrow"; from English beorg, berg, 'hill, mound') not to be confused with the wheeled vehicle, is a tumulus or other prehistoric grave-mound.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM\|N}}, p. 766</ref>
	{{references}}		{{references}}
−	[[Category:Graves and ~~Tombs~~]]	+
		+	[[Category:Graves and tombs]]

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	\| description=Mounds ("barrows") in which the dead were placed with some of their wealth		\| description=Mounds ("barrows") in which the dead were placed with some of their wealth
	\| references=[[Appendix A]], ''The North-kingdom and the [[Dúnedain]]''		\| references=[[Appendix A]], ''The North-kingdom and the [[Dúnedain]]''
−	\|}}	+	}}
	'''Barrows''' were earthworks and burial chambers made by [[Men]] in the [[Elder Days]].		'''Barrows''' were earthworks and burial chambers made by [[Men]] in the [[Elder Days]].

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	The [[Witch-king]] of [[Angmar]], though, sent evil [[Barrow-wights\|spirits]] to inhabit the [[Barrow-downs]], and they became a place of horror.		The [[Witch-king]] of [[Angmar]], though, sent evil [[Barrow-wights\|spirits]] to inhabit the [[Barrow-downs]], and they became a place of horror.
−		+	==Etymology==
		+	A "barrow" (or "berrow"; from English beorg, berg, 'hill, mound') not to be confused with the wheeled vehicle, is a tumulus or other prehistoric grave-mound.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM\|N}}, p. 766</ref>
		+	{{references}}
	[[Category:Graves and Tombs]]		[[Category:Graves and Tombs]]

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	\| references=[[Appendix A]], ''The North-kingdom and the [[Dúnedain]]''		\| references=[[Appendix A]], ''The North-kingdom and the [[Dúnedain]]''
	\|}}		\|}}
−	'''Barrows''' were earthworks and burial chambers made by [[Men]] in ~~ancient days~~. In the [[Third Age]], they lay within the bounds of [[Arnor]], and later of [[Cardolan]], and the [[Dúnedain]] used them to bury their dead. The [[Witch-king]] of [[Angmar]], though, sent evil [[Barrow-wights\|spirits]] to inhabit the [[Barrow-downs]], and they became a place of horror.	+	'''Barrows''' were earthworks and burial chambers made by [[Men]] in the [[Elder Days]].
		+
		+	In the [[Third Age]], they lay within the bounds of [[Arnor]], and later of [[Cardolan]], and the [[Dúnedain of Arnor]] used them to bury their dead.
		+
		+	The [[Witch-king]] of [[Angmar]], though, sent evil [[Barrow-wights\|spirits]] to inhabit the [[Barrow-downs]], and they became a place of horror.

	[[Category:Graves and Tombs]]		[[Category:Graves and Tombs]]

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	\| name=Barrows		\| name=Barrows
	\| othernames=		\| othernames=

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	\| references=[[Appendix A]], ''The North-kingdom and the [[Dúnedain]]''		\| references=[[Appendix A]], ''The North-kingdom and the [[Dúnedain]]''
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−	'''Barrows''' were earthworks and burial chambers made by [[Men]] in ancient days. In the [[Third Age]], they lay within the bounds of [[Arnor]], and later of [[Cardolan]], and the [[Dúnedain]] used them to bury their dead. The [[Witch-king of Angmar]], though, sent evil [[Barrow-wights\|spirits]] to inhabit the [[Barrow-downs]], and they became a place of horror.	+	'''Barrows''' were earthworks and burial chambers made by [[Men]] in ancient days. In the [[Third Age]], they lay within the bounds of [[Arnor]], and later of [[Cardolan]], and the [[Dúnedain]] used them to bury their dead. The [[Witch-king]] of [[Angmar]], though, sent evil [[Barrow-wights\|spirits]] to inhabit the [[Barrow-downs]], and they became a place of horror.

	[[Category:Graves and Tombs]]		[[Category:Graves and Tombs]]

KingAragorn Bot: changing category

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	'''Barrows''' were earthworks and burial chambers made by [[Men]] in ancient days. In the [[Third Age]], they lay within the bounds of [[Arnor]], and later of [[Cardolan]], and the [[Dúnedain]] used them to bury their dead. The [[Witch-king of Angmar]], though, sent evil [[Barrow-wights\|spirits]] to inhabit the [[Barrow-downs]], and they became a place of horror.		'''Barrows''' were earthworks and burial chambers made by [[Men]] in ancient days. In the [[Third Age]], they lay within the bounds of [[Arnor]], and later of [[Cardolan]], and the [[Dúnedain]] used them to bury their dead. The [[Witch-king of Angmar]], though, sent evil [[Barrow-wights\|spirits]] to inhabit the [[Barrow-downs]], and they became a place of horror.

−	[[Category:Graves]]	+	[[Category:Graves and Tombs]]