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Revision as of 13:51, 17 July 2015
Marhari | |
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Northman | |
Biographical Information | |
Location | Rhovanion |
Language | language of the Éothéod |
Death | T.A. 1856, Battle of the Plains |
Family | |
Parentage | Unknown; descendant of Vidugavia |
Children | Marhwini |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Marhari (died T.A. 1856) was a Northman descended from the Kingdom of Rhovanion and a member of the royal house. His distant ancestor was King Vidugavia.[1]
In T.A. 1851, a tribe of Easterlings called the Wainriders began invading from the East.[2] Marhari led the soldiers of Rhovanion, together with the armies of Gondor under King Narmacil II, against the invaders at the Battle of the Plains in 1856. The battle was a disaster, as Narmacil was killed[2] and Marhari fell in his rearguard. The Wainriders then overran Rhovanion and enslaved its people.[3]
Marhari's son Marhwini led a group of refugees west to the Vales of Anduin. They would become the Éothéod, the ancestors of the mighty Riders of Rohan.[3]
Genealogy
Vidugavia fl. 1250 | |||||||
MARHARI d. 1856† | |||||||
Marhwini fl. 1856 - 1899 | |||||||
Forthwini fl. 1944 | |||||||
Etymology
Marhari is a Gothic name meaning 'horse-soldier'. The first element is related to English "mare" (see mearas).[4] The second element -hari is a simplified version of Gothic -harya "armyman, warrior" (seen also in Vinitharya) to indicate a later age.
In Old English this element became -here and is seen in the later Rohirric name Dúnhere which translates as "hill warrior".
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan", Note 5
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan", Note 6