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A shortening of [[Riddermark]], the common name for the land of [[Rohan]] among the [[Rohirrim]] themselves. | A shortening of [[Riddermark]], the common name for the land of [[Rohan]] among the [[Rohirrim]] themselves. | ||
==Etymology== | |||
Mark here is used in the sense of the "boundary mark". The original untranslated [[Rohirric]] term was perhaps *''grad'' (from [[Lôgrad]], the whole name of Riddermark) | |||
[[Category: Realms]] | [[Category: Realms]] | ||
Revision as of 11:55, 17 January 2009
A shortening of Riddermark, the common name for the land of Rohan among the Rohirrim themselves.
Etymology
Mark here is used in the sense of the "boundary mark". The original untranslated Rohirric term was perhaps *grad (from Lôgrad, the whole name of Riddermark)
