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'''Firienfeld''' was how the [[Rohirrim]] called the flat upland of [[Dunharrow]]; a large grassy area for the encampment of soldiers and refuge-seekers. | '''Firienfeld''' was how the [[Rohirrim]] called the flat upland of [[Dunharrow]]; a large grassy area for the encampment of soldiers and refuge-seekers. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Firien represents [[Old English]] ''firgen'' "mountain" | Firien represents [[Old English]] ''firgen'', "mountain"; ''-feld,'' means "field" and [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] left it unmodernised; the Firienfield of the Index is in error.<ref>{{HM|N}}, p. 770</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 18:16, 13 June 2012
Firienfeld was how the Rohirrim called the flat upland of Dunharrow; a large grassy area for the encampment of soldiers and refuge-seekers.
Etymology
Firien represents Old English firgen, "mountain"; -feld, means "field" and Tolkien left it unmodernised; the Firienfield of the Index is in error.[1]
