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'''Fenmarch''' was a region of eastern [[Rohan]] that stretched from the [[Firienholt|Firien Wood]] along the [[Mering Stream]], and therefore marked part of [[Rohan]]'s eastern border with [[Gondor]].<ref>{{RK|Map}}</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | |||
The fen element of the name means "marsh" and is a reference to the wetlands along the [[Mering Stream]]. ''March'' is an old word for "borderland" - a reference to the border with [[Anórien]] - and has the same derivation as [[Riddermark|Mark]], a name for the whole country of Rohan.<ref name="Nomen"/> | |||
Note that [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] writes that on reflection he would have preferred the form "Fenmark", to the extent that he recommended this alternative version for translated versions of the book.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 770</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 13:14, 8 September 2014
Fenmarch was a region of eastern Rohan that stretched from the Firien Wood along the Mering Stream, and therefore marked part of Rohan's eastern border with Gondor.[1]
Etymology
The fen element of the name means "marsh" and is a reference to the wetlands along the Mering Stream. March is an old word for "borderland" - a reference to the border with Anórien - and has the same derivation as Mark, a name for the whole country of Rohan.[2]
Note that Tolkien writes that on reflection he would have preferred the form "Fenmark", to the extent that he recommended this alternative version for translated versions of the book.[2]