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Throughout the history of [[Middle earth]], their have been many '''Dwarf realms'''. They were:

'''[[Khazad-dum]]'''. The most famous and greatest of all the others was Located in the [[Misty mountains]] it was the home of the [[Longbeards]]. It prospered for thousands of years until the Dwarves awoke the [[Balrog]] which drove them from Khazad-dum, it was then renamed "[[Moria]]" meaning "black pit" by the [[Elves]].

[[Nogrod]] and [[Belegost]]. located in the [[Ered Luin]] Nogrod, being the home of the [[Firebeards]] and Belegost, being the home to the [[Broadbeams]]. Nogrod was totally destroyed during the [[War of Wrath]] and Belegost being ruined, leaving the firebeards and the Broadbeams to rebuild their halls and as many did, move to Khazad-dum.

Kingdoms in the [[Ered Mithrin]].

'''[[Erebor]]'''.

The [[Iron Hills]].

[[Aglarond]].

The [[Orocarni]].

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The '''Rohirrim''' were a horse people, settling in the land of [[Rohan]], named after them. The name is [[Sindarin]] for '''''People of the Horse-lords''''' (sometimes translated simply as '''''Horse-lords''''') and was mostly used by outsiders: the name they had for themselves was '''Eorlingas''', after their king [[Eorl the Young]] who had first brought them to Rohan.

The Rohirrim were descended from the [[Éothéod]], a race of [[Men]] that lived in the vales of the Great River [[Anduin]], but that removed to [[Calenardhon]] which was granted them in perpetuity by the [[Stewards of Gondor|Ruling Steward]] of [[Gondor]], [[Cirion]] in reward for the assistance that they offered Gondor at a time of great need.
At that time Calenardhon was renamed Rohan (''Horse-land'') after their many horses. By the Rohirrim themselves Rohan was usually called '''[[The Mark]]'''.

The terms '''''Riders of Rohan''''' and '''''Riders of the Mark''''' are commonly used and refer specifically to their mounted soldiers. The former is a chapter title in ''[[The Two Towers]]''. The '''''King's Riders''''' were specifically the Riders who formed the bodyguard of the King.

The Rohirrim were tall, blonde, and mostly had blue eyes. They prized their horses more than anything, and their entire culture was based around these. They had few cities, but lived in many villages on the plains of Rohan.

:''They are proud and wilful, but they are true-hearted, generous in thought and deed; bold but not cruel; wise but unlearned, writing no books but singing many songs, after the manner of the children of Men before the Dark Years. '' — [[The Lord of the Rings]]: The Two Towers

The [[Dúnedain]] of Gondor believed that the Rohirrim were distantly related to them (having descended from the [[Atanatári]] of the [[First Age]]) and described them as ''Middle Men'', that being inferior to the [[Númenor|Númenóreans]] in both culture and descent, but superior to the ''Men of Darkness'' who had worshipped and served [[Sauron]]. However J. R. R. Tolkien calls this a piece of Númenórean fiction meant to satisfy the national pride of the people of Gondor for the surrender of the territory of Calenardhon -- in reality there had been no common ancestry between the people of Rohan and of Gondor.

The Rohirrim had had contacts with [[Elves]] in their ancient history, and knew of [[Eru Ilúvatar|Eru]], but like the Dúnedain they did not worship him in any temples. They seem to have valued the [[Valar|Vala]] [[Oromë]] the Hunter highly, whom they called Bema.

They were ruled by a line of kings descended from Eorl the Young, who had first brought them to Rohan, and in time of war every able men rode to meet the Muster of Rohan.

''Rohirrim'' is a collective noun and should be used with the definite article (i.e. ''the Rohirrim''). It should not be used as an adjective. (The correct adjective is ''Rohirric''.)

==See also==

*[[Kings of Rohan]]