Roheryn
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Roheryn | |
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Roheryn in The Lord of the Rings Online | |
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Location | Arnor, Gondor |
Affiliation | Aragorn |
Physical Description | |
Race | Horse |
Gender | Male |
Gallery | Images of Roheryn |
Roheryn was the horse of Aragorn, brought to him out of the north by the Rangers during the War of the Ring, and said to have been a gift from the lady Arwen Evenstar.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Roheryn is a Númenórean Sindarin name, softened from the pure Sindarin Rocheryn, meaning "Steed of the Lady".[2] The first element in Ro(c)heryn is roch ("horse"), the second heryn ("lady").[3]
Portrayal in adaptations[edit | edit source]
2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Roheryn can be found by the stables in Rivendell.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Passing of the Grey Company"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 97-8
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names"