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Atli Spider-bane

2024-12-19T17:30:28Z

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| image=Atli Spiderbane-LOTRO-1.jpg
| name=Atli Spider-bane
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| titles=Spider-bane
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| affiliation=[[Durin's Folk]], People of [[Archet]]
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}}In [[The Lord of the Rings Online]], '''Atli Spider-bane''' is a [[Dwarves|Dwarf]] from [[Durin's Folk]] dedicated to fighting spiders. He travelled across [[Eriador]] to fight spiders. He aids [[Archet]]’s people against the spider infestation near the [[Old East Pass]] and [[List of minor The Lord of the Rings Online characters in Bree-land#Cal Sprigley|Cal Sprigley]]'s farm.<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]], ''A Threat from Spiders''</ref> During the [[Assault of Archet]], he assists [[Jon Brackenbrook]] and the player. He appears rarely, if at all, after the game’s introduction.

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Atli Spider-bane

2024-12-19T17:28:57Z

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{{infobox character
| image=Atli Spiderbane-LOTRO-1.jpg
| name=Atli Spider-bane
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| titles=Spider-bane
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| affiliation=[[Durin's Folk]], People of [[Archet]]
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| birthlocation=
| rule=
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}}In [[The Lord of the Rings Online]], '''Atli Spider-bane''' is a [[Dwarves|Dwarf]] from [[Durin's Folk]] dedicated to fighting spiders. He travelled [[Eriador]] to fight spiders. He eventually went to He aids [[Archet]]’s people against the spider infestation near the [[Old East Pass]] and [[List of minor The Lord of the Rings Online characters in Bree-land#Cal Sprigley|Cal Sprigley]]'s farm.<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]], ''A Threat from Spiders''</ref> During the Assault of Archet, he assists Jon Brackenbrook and the player. He appears rarely, if at all, after the game’s introduction.

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Atli Spider-bane

2024-12-19T17:27:26Z

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| image=Atli Spiderbane-LOTRO-1.jpg
| name=Atli Spider-bane
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| titles=Spider-bane
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| affiliation=[[Durin's Folk]], People of [[Archet]]
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| birthlocation=
| rule=
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}}In [[The Lord of the Rings Online]], '''Atli Spider-bane''' is a [[Dwarves|Dwarf]] from [[Durin's Folk]] dedicated to fighting spiders. He travelled [[Eriador]] to fight spiders. He eventually went to He aids [[Archet]]’s people against the spider infestation near the ''Old East Pass'' and [[List of minor The Lord of the Rings Online characters in Bree-land#Cal Sprigley|Cal Sprigley]]'s farm.<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]], ''A Threat from Spiders''</ref> He also aided Jon Brackenbrook and the player during the Assault of Archet. He appears rarely, if at all, after the introduction of the game.

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Atli Spider-bane

2024-12-19T17:25:42Z

Thordhr: Clarified information

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{{infobox character
| image=Atli Spiderbane-LOTRO-1.jpg
| name=Atli Spider-bane
| othernames=
| titles=Spider-bane
| realm=
| affiliation=[[Durin's Folk]], People of [[Archet]]
| birth=
| birthlocation=
| rule=
| death=
| deathlocation=
| people=[[Dwarves|Dwarf]]
| gender=Male
| hair=Grey/White
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}}In [[The Lord of the Rings Online]], '''Atli Spider-bane''' is a [[Dwarves|Dwarf]] from [[Durin's Folk]] dedicated to fighting spiders. He travelled [[Eriador]] to fight spiders. He eventually went to [[Archet]] to aid it's people against spiders settled in ''The Old East Pass'', near Archet's east gate,<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]], ''Spiders at the Walls''</ref> and who had over-run [[List of minor The Lord of the Rings Online characters in Bree-land#Cal Sprigley|Cal Sprigley]]'s farm.<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]], ''A Threat from Spiders''</ref> He also aided Jon Brackenbrook and the player during the Assault of Archet. He appears rarely, if at all, after the introduction of the game.

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Spiros Gelekas

2024-12-19T17:21:04Z

Thordhr: Clarified information and grammar

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| image=Spiros_Gelekas.png
| name=Spiros Gelekas
| born=July 4, [[1979]]
| died=
| style=
| images=[[:Category:Images by Spiros Gelekas|Images by Spiros Gelekas]]
| location=[[Wikipedia:Greece|Greece]]
| website=https://www.spirosgelekas.com/
}}
'''Spiros Gelekas''' (born [[1979]]) is a professional painter-artist specializing in fantasy, modern and abstract art. Born and raised in Corfu, Greece, he continues to live there today.

==History==
Spiros began his career as an interior designer and took early painting classes under renowned Corfiot artist Spiros Alamanos in 1987. After nearly 15 years as a professional interior designer for commercial establishments and private homes, he transitioned exclusively to art. His exhibitions in Greece and abroad gained him instant recognition.

His development as an artist began in his early childhood, inspired by comics such as ''The Thundercats'' and ''Marvel Heroes''. He started by copying the drawings of the stories he read and he continued with composing and illustrating his own narrations using the same heroes. His first essential contact with the art of painting occured in 1998. He will experiment mainly with classical themes, representation-copying the reality, landscape composition using classical technique. As time passes by, his human evolution will be determined by the 90’s books, fantastic literature, with typical examples of the [[Lord of the Rings]] and [[Silmarillion]], Science Fiction movies such as Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and rock music, mainly Rock Operas and Progressive Rock. All these together, compose his artistic amalgam which makes him able to produce his purely personal art. Influential writers who contributed decisively to his way of thinking and expressing himself are Alan Poe, Tom Robbins, Carlos Castaneda, Umberto Eco and the biggest influence [[John Ronald Reuel Tolkien]] in the place of the most important.<ref>https://www.spirosgelekas.com/about-spiros</ref>

==Published Artwork==
===Cover art===
*[[2021]]:'' [[Echoes of Ancient Greek Literature in J.R.R. Tolkien's Work]]''

===Featured===
*[[2023]]:'' [[Tolkien Calendar 2023]]''

===Online Exhibition===
*[https://www.spirosgelekas.com/middle-earth Spiros Gelekas Tales from Middle-earth]
==See also==
*[[:Category:Images by Spiros Gelekas|Images by Spiros Gelekas]]

==External links==
*'''[https://www.spirosgelekas.com/ Official website]'''

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Spiros Gelekas

2024-12-19T17:17:41Z

Thordhr: Clarified information

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| image=Spiros_Gelekas.png
| name=Spiros Gelekas
| born=July 4, [[1979]]
| died=
| style=
| images=[[:Category:Images by Spiros Gelekas|Images by Spiros Gelekas]]
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'''Spiros Gelekas''' (born [[1979]]) is a professional painter-artist specializing in fantasy, modern and abstract art. Born and raised in Corfu, Greece, he continues to live there today.

==History==
Spiros began his career as an interior designer and took early painting classes under renowned Corfiot artist Spiros Alamanos in 1987. After nearly 15 years as a professional interior designer for commercial establishments and private homes, he transitioned exclusively to art. His exhibitions in Greece and abroad gained him instant recognition.

His development as an artist began in his early childhood. His first stimuli were the comics and especially “The Thundercats” and Marvel’s heroes. He started by copying the drawings of the stories he read and he continued with composing and illustrating his own narrations using the same heroes. His first essential contact with the art of painting occurs in 1998. He will experiment mainly with classical themes, representation-copying the reality, landscape composition using classical technique. As time passes by, his human evolution will be determined by the 90’s books, fantastic literature, with typical examples of the [[Lord of the Rings]] and [[Silmarillion]], Science Fiction movies such as Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and rock music, mainly Rock Operas and Progressive Rock. All these together, compose his artistic amalgam which makes him able to produce his purely personal art. Writers who contributed decisively to his way of thinking and expressing himself are Alan Poe, Tom Robbins, Carlos Castaneda, Umberto Eco and the biggest influence [[John Ronald Reuel Tolkien]] in the place of the most important.<ref>https://www.spirosgelekas.com/about-spiros</ref>

==Published Artwork==
===Cover art===
*[[2021]]:'' [[Echoes of Ancient Greek Literature in J.R.R. Tolkien's Work]]''

===Featured===
*[[2023]]:'' [[Tolkien Calendar 2023]]''

===Online Exhibition===
*[https://www.spirosgelekas.com/middle-earth Spiros Gelekas Tales from Middle-earth]
==See also==
*[[:Category:Images by Spiros Gelekas|Images by Spiros Gelekas]]

==External links==
*'''[https://www.spirosgelekas.com/ Official website]'''

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Spiros Gelekas

2024-12-19T17:14:57Z

Thordhr: Grammar clarification

{{artist infobox
| image=Spiros_Gelekas.png
| name=Spiros Gelekas
| born=July 4, [[1979]]
| died=
| style=
| images=[[:Category:Images by Spiros Gelekas|Images by Spiros Gelekas]]
| location=[[Wikipedia:Greece|Greece]]
| website=https://www.spirosgelekas.com/
}}
'''Spiros Gelekas''' (born [[1979]]) is a professional painter-artist specializing in fantasy, modern and abstract art. Born and raised in Corfu, Greece, he continues to live there today.

==History==
Spiros began his career as an interior designer, and took early painting classes under renowned Corfiot artist Spiros Alamanos in 1987. After nearly 15 years as a professional interior designer for commercial establishments and private homes, he decided to focus exclusively on art, with a series of exhibitions in Greece and abroad that brought him instant recognition.

His development as an artist began in his early childhood. His first stimuli were the comics and especially “The Thundercats” and Marvel’s heroes. He started by copying the drawings of the stories he read and he continued with composing and illustrating his own narrations using the same heroes. His first essential contact with the art of painting occurs in 1998. He will experiment mainly with classical themes, representation-copying the reality, landscape composition using classical technique. As time passes by, his human evolution will be determined by the 90’s books, fantastic literature, with typical examples of the [[Lord of the Rings]] and [[Silmarillion]], Science Fiction movies such as Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and rock music, mainly Rock Operas and Progressive Rock. All these together, compose his artistic amalgam which makes him able to produce his purely personal art. Writers who contributed decisively to his way of thinking and expressing himself are Alan Poe, Tom Robbins, Carlos Castaneda, Umberto Eco and the biggest influence [[John Ronald Reuel Tolkien]] in the place of the most important.<ref>https://www.spirosgelekas.com/about-spiros</ref>

==Published Artwork==
===Cover art===
*[[2021]]:'' [[Echoes of Ancient Greek Literature in J.R.R. Tolkien's Work]]''

===Featured===
*[[2023]]:'' [[Tolkien Calendar 2023]]''

===Online Exhibition===
*[https://www.spirosgelekas.com/middle-earth Spiros Gelekas Tales from Middle-earth]
==See also==
*[[:Category:Images by Spiros Gelekas|Images by Spiros Gelekas]]

==External links==
*'''[https://www.spirosgelekas.com/ Official website]'''

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Spiros Gelekas

2024-12-19T17:14:10Z

Thordhr: Grammar clarification

{{artist infobox
| image=Spiros_Gelekas.png
| name=Spiros Gelekas
| born=July 4, [[1979]]
| died=
| style=
| images=[[:Category:Images by Spiros Gelekas|Images by Spiros Gelekas]]
| location=[[Wikipedia:Greece|Greece]]
| website=https://www.spirosgelekas.com/
}}
'''Spiros Gelekas''' (born [[1979]]) is a professional painter-artist specializing in fantasy, modern and abstract. He was born and raised in Corfu, Greece where he lives until today.

==History==
Spiros began his career as an interior designer, and took early painting classes under renowned Corfiot artist Spiros Alamanos in 1987. After nearly 15 years as a professional interior designer for commercial establishments and private homes, he decided to focus exclusively on art, with a series of exhibitions in Greece and abroad that brought him instant recognition.

His development as an artist began in his early childhood. His first stimuli were the comics and especially “The Thundercats” and Marvel’s heroes. He started by copying the drawings of the stories he read and he continued with composing and illustrating his own narrations using the same heroes. His first essential contact with the art of painting occurs in 1998. He will experiment mainly with classical themes, representation-copying the reality, landscape composition using classical technique. As time passes by, his human evolution will be determined by the 90’s books, fantastic literature, with typical examples of the [[Lord of the Rings]] and [[Silmarillion]], Science Fiction movies such as Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and rock music, mainly Rock Operas and Progressive Rock. All these together, compose his artistic amalgam which makes him able to produce his purely personal art. Writers who contributed decisively to his way of thinking and expressing himself are Alan Poe, Tom Robbins, Carlos Castaneda, Umberto Eco and the biggest influence [[John Ronald Reuel Tolkien]] in the place of the most important.<ref>https://www.spirosgelekas.com/about-spiros</ref>

==Published Artwork==
===Cover art===
*[[2021]]:'' [[Echoes of Ancient Greek Literature in J.R.R. Tolkien's Work]]''

===Featured===
*[[2023]]:'' [[Tolkien Calendar 2023]]''

===Online Exhibition===
*[https://www.spirosgelekas.com/middle-earth Spiros Gelekas Tales from Middle-earth]
==See also==
*[[:Category:Images by Spiros Gelekas|Images by Spiros Gelekas]]

==External links==
*'''[https://www.spirosgelekas.com/ Official website]'''

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Spiros Gelekas

2024-12-19T17:13:51Z

Thordhr: Grammar clarification

{{artist infobox
| image=Spiros_Gelekas.png
| name=Spiros Gelekas
| born=July 4, [[1979]]
| died=
| style=
| images=[[:Category:Images by Spiros Gelekas|Images by Spiros Gelekas]]
| location=[[Wikipedia:Greece|Greece]]
| website=https://www.spirosgelekas.com/
}}
'''Spiros Gelekas''' (born [[1979]]) is a professional painter-artist specializing in fantasy, modern art and abstract. He was born and raised in Corfu, Greece where he lives until today.

==History==
Spiros began his career as an interior designer, and took early painting classes under renowned Corfiot artist Spiros Alamanos in 1987. After nearly 15 years as a professional interior designer for commercial establishments and private homes, he decided to focus exclusively on art, with a series of exhibitions in Greece and abroad that brought him instant recognition.

His development as an artist began in his early childhood. His first stimuli were the comics and especially “The Thundercats” and Marvel’s heroes. He started by copying the drawings of the stories he read and he continued with composing and illustrating his own narrations using the same heroes. His first essential contact with the art of painting occurs in 1998. He will experiment mainly with classical themes, representation-copying the reality, landscape composition using classical technique. As time passes by, his human evolution will be determined by the 90’s books, fantastic literature, with typical examples of the [[Lord of the Rings]] and [[Silmarillion]], Science Fiction movies such as Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and rock music, mainly Rock Operas and Progressive Rock. All these together, compose his artistic amalgam which makes him able to produce his purely personal art. Writers who contributed decisively to his way of thinking and expressing himself are Alan Poe, Tom Robbins, Carlos Castaneda, Umberto Eco and the biggest influence [[John Ronald Reuel Tolkien]] in the place of the most important.<ref>https://www.spirosgelekas.com/about-spiros</ref>

==Published Artwork==
===Cover art===
*[[2021]]:'' [[Echoes of Ancient Greek Literature in J.R.R. Tolkien's Work]]''

===Featured===
*[[2023]]:'' [[Tolkien Calendar 2023]]''

===Online Exhibition===
*[https://www.spirosgelekas.com/middle-earth Spiros Gelekas Tales from Middle-earth]
==See also==
*[[:Category:Images by Spiros Gelekas|Images by Spiros Gelekas]]

==External links==
*'''[https://www.spirosgelekas.com/ Official website]'''

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Ken Kamins

2024-12-06T00:03:50Z

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'''Ken Kamins''' is a Hollywood agent and executive producer with a pivotal role in the film industry. As [[Peter Jackson]]’s longtime agent and manager Kamins played an important role in securing the production of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]] and [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]]. Initially representing Jackson in Hollywood, Kamins negotiated with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miramax Miramax] but transitioned the project to [[New Line Cinema]] because Miramax wanted only two movies while New Line Cinema proposed three (so they could follow the books.) <ref>https://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/winter2013/feature/lord-of-the-deals.html</ref> After receiving a ‘special thanks’ for his involvement with [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]], he later rejoined Jackson to become an executive producer for [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series).]]

Ken Kamins is CEO of Key Creatives Inc., a management-production company based in Los Angeles, California. Kamins has also collaborated with Jackson in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lovely_Bones_(film) The Lovely Bones(film)] <ref> IMDb Ken Kamins https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1353341/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm</ref>.

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Ken Kamins

2024-12-05T23:51:55Z

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'''Ken Kamins''' is a Hollywood agent and executive producer with a pivotal role in the film industry. As [[Peter Jackson]]’s longtime agent and manager Kamins played an important role in securing the production of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]] and [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]]. Initially representing Jackson in Hollywood, Kamins negotiated with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miramax Miramax] but transitioned the project to [[New Line Cinema]] because Miramax wanted only two movies while New Line Cinema proposed three (so they could follow the books.) <ref>https://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/winter2013/feature/lord-of-the-deals.html</ref> After receiving a ‘special thanks’ for his involvement with [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]], he later rejoined Jackson to become an executive producer for [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series).]]

Ken Kamins is CEO of Key Creatives Inc., a management-production company based in Los Angeles, California. Kamins has also collaborated with Jackson in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lovely_Bones_(film) The Lovely Bones(film)] <ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1353341/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm IMDb Ken Kamins</ref>.

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Ken Kamins

2024-12-05T23:41:19Z

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'''Ken Kamins''' is a Hollywood agent and executive producer with a pivotal role in the film industry. As [[Peter Jackson]]’s longtime agent and manager Kamins played an important role in securing the production of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]] and [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]]. Initially representing Jackson in Holywood, Kamins negotiated with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miramax Miramax] but transitioned the project to [[New Line Cinema]] because Miramax wanted only two movies while New Line Cinema proposed three (so they could follow the books.) <ref>https://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/winter2013/feature/lord-of-the-deals.html</ref> After receiving a ‘special thanks’ for his involvement with [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]], he later rejoined Jackson to become an executive producer for [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series).]]

Ken Kamins is CEO of Key Creatives Inc., a management-production company based in Los Angeles, California. Kamins has also collaborated with Jackson in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lovely_Bones_(film) The Lovely Bones(film)]<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1353341/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm</ref>.

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Ken Kamins

2024-12-05T23:37:10Z

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'''Ken Kamins''' is a Hollywood agent and executive producer with a pivotal role in the film industry. As [[Peter Jackson]]’s longtime agent and manager Kamins played an important role in securing the production of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]] and [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]]. Initially representing Jackson in Holywood, Kamins negotiated with Miramax but transitioned the project to [[New Line Cinema]] because Miramax wanted only two movies while New Line Cinema proposed three (so they could follow the books.) <ref>https://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/winter2013/feature/lord-of-the-deals.html</ref> After receiving a ‘special thanks’ for his involvement with [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]], he later rejoined Jackson to become an executive producer for [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series).]]

Ken Kamins is CEO of Key Creatives Inc., a management-production company based in Los Angeles, California. Kamins has also collaborated with Jackson in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lovely_Bones_(film) The Lovely Bones(film)]<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1353341/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm</ref>.

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Ken Kamins

2024-12-05T23:35:28Z

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'''Ken Kamins''' is a Hollywood agent and executive producer with a pivotal role in the film industry. As [[Peter Jackson]]’s longtime agent and manager Kamins played an important role in securing the production of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]] and [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]]. Initially representing Jackson in Holywood, Kamins negotiated with Miramax but transitioned the project to New Line Cinema because Miramax wanted only two movies while New Line Cinema proposed three (so they could follow the books.) <ref>https://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/winter2013/feature/lord-of-the-deals.html</ref> After receiving a ‘special thanks’ for his involvement with [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]], he later rejoined Jackson to become an executive producer for [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series).]]

Ken Kamins is CEO of Key Creatives Inc., a management-production company based in Los Angeles, California. Kamins has also collaborated with Jackson in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lovely_Bones_(film) The Lovely Bones(film)]<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1353341/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm</ref>.

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Ken Kamins

2024-12-05T23:34:46Z

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'''Ken Kamins''' is a Hollywood agent and executive producer with a pivotal role in the film industry. As [[Peter Jackson]]’s longtime agent and manager Kamins played an important role in securing the production of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]] and [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]]. Initially representing Jackson in Holywood, Kamins negotiated with Miramax but transitioned the project to New Line Cinema because Miramax wanted only two movies and New Line Cinema proposed three so they could be like the books. <ref>https://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/winter2013/feature/lord-of-the-deals.html</ref> After receiving a ‘special thanks’ for his involvement with [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]], he later rejoined Jackson to become an executive producer for [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series).]]

Ken Kamins is CEO of Key Creatives Inc., a management production company based in Los Angeles, California. Kamins has also collaborated with Jackson in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lovely_Bones_(film) The Lovely Bones(film)]<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1353341/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm</ref>.

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Ken Kamins

2024-12-05T23:33:36Z

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'''Ken Kamins''' is a Hollywood agent and executive producer with a pivotal role in the film industry. As [[Peter Jackson]]’s longtime agent and manager Kamins played an important role in securing the production of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]] and [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]]. Initially representing Jackson in Holywood, Kamins negotiated with Miramax but transitioned the project to New Line Cinema because Miramax wanted only two moviess and New Line Cinema proposed three so they could be like the books. <ref>https://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/winter2013/feature/lord-of-the-deals.html</ref> After receiving a ‘special thanks’ for his involvement with [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]], he later rejoined Jackson to become an executive producer for [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series).]]

Ken Kamins is CEO of Key Creatives Inc., a management production company based in Los Angeles, California. Kamins has also collaborated with Jackson in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lovely_Bones_(film) The Lovely Bones(film)]<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1353341/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm</ref>.

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Ken Kamins

2024-12-05T23:32:34Z

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Ken Kamins is CEO of Key Creatives Inc., a management production company based in Los Angeles, California. Kamins has also collaborated with Jackson in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lovely_Bones_(film) The Lovely Bones(film)]<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1353341/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm</ref>.

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Ken Kamins is CEO of Key Creatives Inc., a management production company based in Los Angeles, California. Kamins has also collaborated with Jackson in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lovely_Bones_(film) The Lovely Bones(film)]<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1353341/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm</ref>.

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Ken Kamins is CEO of Key Creatives Inc., a management production company based in Los Angeles, California. Kamins has also collaborated with Jackson in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lovely_Bones_(film) The Lovely Bones(film)]<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1353341/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm</ref>.

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Ken Kamins is CEO of Key Creatives Inc., a management production company based in Los Angeles, California. Kamins has also collaborated with Jackson in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lovely_Bones_(film) The Lovely Bones(film)]<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1353341/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm</ref>.

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Ken Kamins is CEO of Key Creatives Inc., a management production company based in Los Angeles, California. Kamins has also collaborated with Jackson in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lovely_Bones_(film) The Lovely Bones(film)]<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1353341/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm</ref>.

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Kamins is CEO of Key Creatives Inc., a management production company based in Los Angeles, California. Kamins has also collaborated with Jackson in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lovely_Bones_(film) The Lovely Bones(film)]<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1353341/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm</ref>.

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Kamins is CEO of Key Creatives Inc., a management production company based in Los Angeles, California. Kamins has also collaborated with Jackson in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lovely_Bones_(film) The Lovely Bones(film)]<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1353341/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm</ref>.

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The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king

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'''The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II - The Rise of the Witch-king''' is a real-time strategy computer game published by Electronic Arts. It is the expansion pack to [[EA's The Battle for Middle-earth II|The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II]], from the same company. It was announced during The San Diego Comic-Con of 2006.

==Campaign==
The campaign consists of seven levels and one epilogue where you play as the faction of Angmar, led by the [[Witch-king]]. The campaign is set in [[Angmar]] and [[Arnor]]. The story of the campaign begins with the Witch-king’s uniting of the [[Black Númenóreans]] and [[trolls]], led by the troll captain Rhogash, to create a massive army to fight against Arnor. The fortress of [[Carn Dûm]] is rebuilt and the lands of [[Rhudaur]] are attacked. There the hillman lord Hwaldar joins them, and they slay king [[Argeleb I]].

The Witch-king attacks [[Amon Sûl]] and king [[Arveleg I]] flees with the [[Palantír]]. The Witch-king sends his lieutenant [[Morgomir]] to pursue him. Arveleg I destroys the seeing stone and the forces of Angmar gather the broken shards, which they use to harness power from.

The armies of Angmar go to the [[Barrow Downs]] to seize the land and goad the forces of [[Cardolan]] into battle. They kill the prince of Cardolan and then the Elves of [[Lindon]], [[Rivendell]] and [[Lórien]] join forces and attack Carn Dûm. Angmar resists then sends Black Númenórean sorcerers to the Downs to corrupt the souls of the dead. The Arnorian captain Carthaen is killed and turned to a [[wight]] lord named Karsh.
The Witch-king finally assaults the capital of [[Fornost]] and kills king [[Arvedui]]. He is victorious as the campaign ends.

''Epilogue''

There is an optional epilogue you can play where Prince [[Eärnur]], [[Glorfindel]] and [[Elrond]] attack the Witch-king as he flees into the land of Angmar. They defeat him and the Witch-king flees from them. Glorfindel warns Eärnur not to pursue him and says that his doom is far off.

==Differences from The Battle for Middle-earth II==
There are several improvements. The main improvement is the new faction, [[Angmar]]. Other improvements to the game include the new [[Trolls|Olog-Hai]] class of custom hero, improvements to the existing factions, and new hero units. The three sub-classes of Olog-Hai are the Great Troll, the Troll in the previous game, the Snow Troll, and the Hill Troll. The Good and Evil campaigns have been replaced with the single Angmar campaign. There have also been numerous improvements to the War of the Ring and Skirmish battles.
The hero units belong to all of the previous factions only. The hero units are listed as such: Zealots ([[Dwarves]]), Knights of Dol Amroth ([[Men]]), Noldor Warriors ([[Elves]]), Black Orcs ([[Mordor]]), [[Uruk-hai|Uruk Death Bringers]] ([[Isengard]]), and Fire Drake Broods ([[Orcs|Goblins]]). The hero units have a limit of only one to three allowed, depending on which type. Like the heroes, the hero units learn skills at certain levels, although not as many. They can heal like heroes, but if a single member dies, it will not respawn unless you either produce a new one or use the Heal power.

==Differences Between the Game and the Literature==

The majority of the game is accurate to the books, but a few new characters were created or named. A few events happen differently and the narrator for the game’s cutscenes has a slightly inaccurate pronunciation of some of the names.

*The game states the Witch-king came to Angmar during the reign of the eighth king. However, in the books, [[Malvegil]], was king when the Witch-king first arrived in S.A. 1300, and he was the sixth king of [[Arthedain]]. <ref name="eriador">{{App|Eriador}}</ref>
*The game states that the regions near Angmar were the home of the Black Númenóreans. However, these men were never explicitly stated to have ventured so far north. The potential for them to be so far may have been based on Faramir’s discussion to Frodo and Sam about the history of [[Gondor]] and [[Númenor]] <ref>{{TT|Window}}</ref> {{rp|677}} or taking the arrival of “many evil men” in Appendix A to mean Black Númenóreans. <ref name="eriador" /> The game lists the units as Black Númenóreans or Thrall Masters.
*The game has the Witch-king capture the already existing Black Númenórean factions in the north as well as the snow trolls and wolves. It is not known in the books his exact methods of raising the armies of Angmar. <ref name="eriador" />
*In the game, Carn Dûm, the main fortress of the Witch-king <ref>{{UT|Index}}, entry ''Carn Dûm''</ref> was found at first in ruin. The Witch-king rebuilt it and made it the capital of Angmar. In the books, it is not certain if Carn Dûm existed before the Witch-king’s arrival or if he built it then.
*The game has trolls as a large part of the Witch-king’s army. While it was probable that trolls could be part of his army, due to Angmar’s proximity to the [[Ettenmoors]], it was not directly stated. They could be a part of the “other fell creatures” mentioned in Appendix A. <ref name="eriador" />
*The game gives a name to the evil lord of the hillman in Rhudaur <ref name="eriador" />, calling him Hwaldar. The game also states that Argeleb captured Hwaldar, but this was to set up the game’s level. Additionally, the game makes Hwaldar a leading commander of the Witch-king’s army.
*The game states that the chief palantír of the north in Amon Sûl <ref name="eriador" /> was used by Arveleg I to resist the Witch-king for years. This is not stated in the books, but it is not impossible to have occurred.
*The exact army tactics of the battle of Amon Sûl either differ or have their own strategies inserted. The game has [[Mallorn]] trees around the location that give magic powers to the structure. Also in the game, Arveleg I survives the assault and is the one to flee with the palantír. He is killed on the road instead, and after the Witch-king sends his lieutenant to recover the stone, the palantír is destroyed. Firstly, in the books, Arveleg I is killed in the assault. <ref name="eriador" /> Secondly, the Palantir may also have been too heavy to carry alone as Arveleg I did in the game. Lastly, the palantíri could not be destroyed by any weapon the men at that time possessed. <ref name="ut">{{UT|Palantiri}}</ref> Nor was that Palantir destroyed. <ref name="eriador" />
*In the game, the black Númenóreans sorcerers gather and channel the power of the now broken palantír pieces.
*The game makes no mention of Araphor, or his deeds. <ref name="eriador" />
*The game has the elvish armies of Lindon, Rivendell and Lórien assault Carn Dûm itself. This was not explicitly stated in the books. Only that the elves held back Angmar for a while. <ref name="eriador" />
*The game has Angmar’s troops come back to the Downs and reanimate those in the tombs to be wights. In the books, “evil spirts” come from out of Angmar and Rhudaur to enter in the deserted mounds, rather than be reanimated by Black Númenorean sorcerers. On the first mission, the game has prince of Cardolan killed at these downs. This could be the prince who’s tomb Frodo might have fallen into. During this time, a new character called Captain Carthaen comes to resist Angmar’s corruption of the barrow souls but is killed and turned into the wight lord Karsh to help in their battles. <ref name="eriador" />
*The [[Great Plague]] that in the books comes from the South of Gondor <ref name="eriador" />, is not mentioned. The game states the Witch-king’s plague spread far over the lands, but this was likely a phrase of speech.
*In the game, King Arvedui is killed in the battle of Fornost instead of later on a ship to the north as in the books. <ref name="eriador" />
*In the epilogue of the game, Elrond accompanies Eärnur and Glorfindel to defeat the Witch-king as he flees. In the books, Elrond was not stated to have gone with them, but it is not impossible. There are also knights of [[Dol Amroth]] present at this battle in the game, despite there being no direct mention of them in the books at this battle. Eärnur was said however, to have been accompanied by great knights. <ref name="Appendix">{{App|A1iv}}</ref>
*New characters include: the troll leader Rhogash, the Witch-king’s lieutenant Morgomir, and Prince Carthaen who becomes the wight Karsh.

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'''Riddermark''' or simply '''the Mark''' was the name among the [[Rohirrim]] for their own land, more commonly known to outsiders as [[Rohan]].<ref name="RC248">{{HM|UI}}, entry ''Riddermark'', p. 248</ref>

==Etymology==
''Riddermark'' means "land of the knights", derived from the [[Old English]] compound ''Riddena-mearc''.<ref>{{HM|RC}}, citing from the entry Riddermakr in J.R.R. Tolkien's Index for the 1966 edition of ''The Lord of the Rings''p. 248</ref>

The term ''ridda'' means a "Knight of the king's trained cavalry".<ref>{{RK|I3}}, entry Rohirrim, explanation in square brackets from J.R.R. Tolkien's Index for the second edition (1965) of ''The Lord of the Rings''</ref>

The term ''mark'' means a borderland, especially one that serves as a defence of the inner lands of a realm.<ref>{{UT|Eorl}}, p. 306</ref>

The original untranslated [[Rohanese]] term of the country was ''[[Lōgrad]]''.<ref>{{PM|Languages}}, p. 53</ref>

==Inspiration==
[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] might have been inspired by [[William Morris]]'s use of 'Mid-mark' in ''[[The House of the Wolfings]]'', a book which Tolkien owned and from which he took inspiration.<ref name="CGMorris">[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]] (2006), ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]: Reader's Guide'', "Morris, William", p. 600</ref>

The name of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, that included J.R.R. Tolkien's home-town Birmingham and his alma mater Oxford, is a latinism, which was used by historians, because the term used by the historical natives was not recorded. The West Saxons called their neighbours in Mercia the ''Mierce'', a derivation by i-mutation from ''Mearc'', which would certainly have been pronounced ''Mark''.<ref>[[Tom Shippey]], [[The Road to Middle-earth]], chapter 4 A Cartographic Plot, The horses of the Mark, second edition 1992, p. 111</ref>

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{{Quote|At the bottom [[Three Hunters|they]] came with a strange suddenness on the grass of Rohan. It swelled like a green sea up to the very foot of the [[Emyn Muil]].|''[[The Two Towers]]'', "[[The Riders of Rohan]]"}}
'''Rohan''' was a [[Men|Mannish]] kingdom on the northern borders of [[Gondor]]. It was the territory of the [[Rohirrim]], a people of herdsmen and farmers. Well-known for their [[horses]] and cavalry, they were Gondor's most important ally.

==Description==
The borders of Rohan were the river [[Isen]] from its junction with the river [[Adorn]] and then northwards to the outer walls of [[Isengard]] and the river Adorn in the west; from the outer walls of Isengard eastwards and northwards along the eaves of [[Fangorn Forest]] to the river [[Limlight]] in the north; the river [[Anduin]] and the west-cliff of the [[Emyn Muil]] hills down to the marshes of the mouths of the river [[Entwash]] and beyond those marshes the [[Mering Stream|Mering stream]] that flowed from the Wood of Anwar to join the river Entwash in the east and the [[White Mountains]] as far as the end of their northward arm in the south.<ref>{{UT|Cirion}}, (iii) Cirion and Eorl, paragraph with the footnotes 45 and 46 and the following paragraph</ref><ref>{{RK|Map}}, red dotted line with the label "Border of Rohan"</ref>

The most significant feature of Rohan's geography was the river Entwash, which divided the country between [[Eastemnet]] and [[Westemnet]], itself divided as [[Eastfold]] and [[Westfold]]. Other lands were [[the Wold]], the [[Folde]], the line of downs to the north-west of the [[East Wall of Rohan]]<ref>{{TT|Riders}}</ref> and the [[Undeeps]].
[[File:Ted Nasmith - The Riders of Rohan.jpg|thumb|[[Ted Nasmith]] - ''The Riders of Rohan'']]
The Rohirrim found abandoned Gondorian fortresses and refuges in the White Mountains, such as [[Dunharrow]], [[Orthanc]] and the [[Hornburg]] which they restored and used themselves.

The capital of Rohan was the hill fort of [[Edoras]] which lay on the slopes of the [[White Mountains]]. Another large city was [[Aldburg]], the capital city of the Eastfold and original city of [[Eorl|Eorl the Young]]. Other cities must have existed but are not named.

===Climate and countryside===
The countryside of Rohan was described as a land of pastures and lush tall grassland. The lands of Rohan are frequently described as appearing like "seas of grass". Most of the Rohirrim dwelt in small villages or farms.

==Background==
In the 1200s of the [[Third Age]], the Kings of Gondor made close alliances with the [[Northmen]] of [[Rhovanion]], a people akin to the [[Edain#The Three Houses|Three Houses of the Edain]] (later the [[Dúnedain]]) from the [[First Age]]. In the 2000s, a remnant tribe of such Northmen that called itself the [[Éothéod]] moved from the valleys of [[Anduin]] to the north-west of [[Mirkwood]], clearing out what remained of the recently defeated Witch-kingdom of [[Angmar]], east of the [[Misty Mountains]].

In the meantime, the Gondorian province of Calenardhon was deserted by the [[Great Plague]] and during the [[Watchful Peace]], local chieftains, such as [[Dunlendings]] gained control.<ref name="isen">{{UT|Isen}}</ref> During the time of [[Cirion]] the [[Stewards of Gondor|Steward of Gondor]], Calenardhon was overrun by the [[Balchoth]].
[[File:Ted Nasmith - The Oathtaking of Cirion and Eorl.jpg|thumb|left|[[Ted Nasmith]] - The Oathtaking of Cirion and Eorl]]
In {{TA|2509|n}}, Cirion sent summons to the Éothéod for aid in stopping a combined invasion of Men from the north-east of Middle-earth, and [[Orcs]] from the Misty Mountains. [[Borondir]] reached [[Eorl the Young]], king of the Éothéod, who answered the summons, and arrived unexpectedly at a decisive [[battle of the Field of Celebrant]].

As a reward, Cirion invited Eorl on [[Amon Anwar]], over the [[tomb of Elendil]], and he swore mutual alliance and cooperation between the two peoples. The Steward also gave Eorl the deserted but fertile area of Calenardhon to take as their own and repopulate.

==History==
[[Eorl]] moved his people there driving out the [[Dunlendings]] who attempted to repopulate it without [[Gondor]]'s consent. Eorl also built the first city of Rohan, [[Aldburg]]. Eorl lost his life fighting the [[Easterlings]] in the [[The Wold|Wold]].<ref name="mark">{{App|Mark}}</ref> Migration was continued to the days of second king [[Brego]], who defended the borders against the Dunlendings and Easterlings and drove the remaining [[Orcs]] and [[Balchoth]] off the Wold. Brego also built the Golden Hall of [[Meduseld]], and made [[Edoras]] the capital of Rohan.

[[File:Jan Pospisil - Edoras.jpg|thumb|[[Jan Pospisil]] - ''Edoras'']]
King [[Aldor]] was the founder of a golden age in Rohan's history, during which he completed Rohan's conquest east of the [[Isen]] and the [[Rohirrim]] increased greatly in numbers, and even settled valleys of [[Ered Nimrais]] including [[Harrowdale]]. It was he who succeeded in driving all the remaining Dunlendings from his realm. Rohan continued to prosper during [[Goldwine]]'s rule; but as the guard of the borders lessened, the Dunlendings slowly began to return to northern [[Westfold]], settling the area around the (friendly to them) [[Ring of Isengard]] and the southern eaves of [[Fangorn Forest]].<ref name="isen" /> A powerful Dunlendish force had been established, and King [[Déor]] was forced to ride northward from Edoras, ultimately to defeat his enemies but he was unable to recapture the Ring of Isengard. The following years the Dunlendings harassed and mingled with the Rohirrim.

The first line of kings lasted for 249 years, until the ninth king [[Helm|Helm Hammerhand]]. In {{TA|2758}}, Rohan was invaded by Dunlendings under [[Wulf]], son of [[Freca]], of mixed Dunland and Rohan blood. The King, Helm Hammerhand, took refuge in the Hornburg until reinforcements from Gondor and Dunharrow (a refuge of the Rohirrim) arrived a year later and defeated the invaders. In a daring raid [[Fréaláf]] recaptured Edoras, and managed to reclaim it. He eventually drove the Dunlendings back across the rivers Isen and [[Adorn]], freeing all of Rohan. It would take Rohan close to 200 years to recover its strength after the invasion.

The Rohirrim now kept a strong force in north Westfold, however at some time King [[Folcwine]] would need the help of Gondor to drive some of them from the area.<ref name="mark" /> He was successful but the people who remained were largely of mixed blood, and not loyal to Edoras.<ref name="isen" />

Soon after this, [[Saruman]] arrived and took over Isengard. He was welcomed as a strong ally.

As Rohan was still recovering from the war with the Dunlendings, hostilities remained at the western borders. For two generations during the [[War of Dwarves and Orcs]], many thousands of [[Orcs]] sought refuge in the [[White Mountains]] and troubled the Rohirrim. King [[Brytta]] fought them off, and when he died it was believed Rohan was free of Orcs, but they were not entirely driven from the White Mountains until {{TA|2864}} by [[Folca]].

During [[Thengel]]'s reign, a mysterious Northerner calling himself [[Thorongil]] entered his service, and rode with him for some time.

Around {{TA|2960|n}}, Saruman began harassing Rohan. In {{TA|3014|n}}, he began using his influence to weaken King [[Théoden]], and in {{TA|3019|n}}, he launched a full-scale invasion. Théoden's son, [[Théodred]] was killed during the [[First Battle of the Fords of Isen]], and during the [[Second Battle of the Fords of Isen|Second]], Saruman's forces crossed the Isen and scattered the Rohirric forces. Some regrouped with Théoden at the [[Hornburg]], where they were besieged. With help from the [[Huorns]], Saruman's forces were defeated at the [[Battle of the Hornburg]].

[[File:Ted Nasmith - Pursuit in Rohan.jpg|thumb|left|[[Ted Nasmith]] - ''Pursuit in Rohan'']]
On the heels of this victory, Théoden rode with an army to [[Minas Tirith]] and helped break its siege in the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]], where he was slain. [[Éomer]], his nephew, succeeded to the throne, beginning the third line. Éomer rode with the armies of Gondor to the [[Gate of Mordor|gates of Mordor]] and took part in the [[Battle of the Morannon|final battle]] with the forces of [[Sauron]], who was defeated when the [[The One Ring|Ruling Ring]] was destroyed.

The rule of the Stewards of Gondor was now over. King Éomer and the new king of Gondor, [[Aragorn|Aragorn II]], renewed their oath of alliance, and reaffirmed Cirion's grant of Calenardhon to the Rohirrim. Though Sauron had perished, Éomer often fulfilled the [[Oath of Eorl]] and went with [[Aragorn|King Elessar]] far into the East and South. He was known as Éomer Éadig, or "the Blessed", because during his reign Rohan recovered from the hurts of the War and became a rich and fruitful land again.

After the downfall of Sauron, [[Gimli]] led a party of the [[Dwarves]] of [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]] to Aglarond, the [[Glittering Caves]] of the [[White Mountains]] within the realm of Rohan, to which there was an entrance in [[Helm's Deep]].<ref>{{App|Durin}}</ref>

==Politics==
===Military===
[[File:The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers - Rohirrim.jpg|thumb|Rohirrim from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'']]
The military of the [[Rohirrim]] was commanded by Marshals. The [[First Marshal of the Riddermark]] was the highest military rank and commanded the [[Muster of Edoras]]: riders of the capital [[Edoras]] and the surrounding lands, including the [[King's Lands]] and [[Harrowdale]]. In his youth, King [[Théoden]] had led the Riders of the Muster of Edoras himself, so that no First Marshal was needed and at the time of the [[War of the Ring]], there was no First Marshal.

The Second and Third Marshals had no fixed duties, and their roles changed according to the needs of the time. The [[Second Marshal of the Riddermark]] and was based in Helm's Deep and around the War of the Ring it was filled by Théoden's son, Prince Théodred, and later [[Erkenbrand]] after the death of the prince. The [[Third Marshal of the Riddermark]] was based at [[Aldburg]] in the [[Folde]] and around the War of the Ring it was filled by [[Éomer]].

After the War of the Ring, the new rank of [[Marshal of the East-mark]] was created for eastern Rohan by King Éomer. The first Rider to hold it was his lieutenant, [[Elfhelm]].

The Riders were divided into one hundred [[Éored]]s. in the days of King [[Folcwine]], a "full Éored" was defined as 120 horsemen (including its captain).<ref>{{UT|Cirion}}, note 36</ref> This would imply that a full muster of the Riders of the Rohirrim would number at least twelve thousand, if not many more. This does not include levied infantry, such as those [[Erkenbrand]] led at the [[Battle of the Hornburg]].<ref name="TT|Deep">{{TT|Deep}}</ref>

===Alliance with Gondor===
The alliance between Rohan and [[Gondor]] came into existence in the year {{TA|2510|n}} of the [[Third Age]]. In that year, the Easterlings launched a massive invasion of Gondor. The army of Gondor was defeated and trapped between the [[Limlight]] and the [[Celebrant]]. Gondor, which had always been on friendly terms with the different tribes of the [[Northmen]], sent messengers to the closest tribe, the [[Éothéod]]. Although it was unlikely that the message calling for aid would come through, it did. Then [[Eorl the Young]] and his fierce Éothéod Riders unexpectedly took the field during the Battle of Celebrant and turned the tide in the favour of Gondor. As a reward, [[Cirion]], the [[Steward of Gondor]], gave Eorl the depopulated province of [[Calenardhon]] for his people to settle, while fulfilling Gondor's need for a strong ally. The [[Oath of Eorl]] was sworn by both Cirion and Eorl. Neither nation broke the alliance. Rohan went to great lengths to fulfil their part of the treaty including sacrificing two of its heirs when Gondor was under threat from the [[Haradrim]] in [[Third Age 2885|T.A. 2885]], when [[Fastred (son of Folcwine)|Fastred]] and [[Folcred]], the twin sons of King [[Folcwine]], were killed during the Battle of Crossings of [[Poros]]. King [[Théoden]] once again honoured the alliance in the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]]. In the years after his rise to the throne, King [[Éomer]] would often assist [[King Elessar]] of Gondor in his wars against the foes of Gondor.<ref>{{App|A2i}}</ref>

===War with the Dunlendings===
To the west of Rohan lived the [[Dunlendings]], a native people who had been hostile against the [[Free peoples]] for a long time. The Dunlending [[Wulf]] (whose father [[Freca]] was killed by King [[Helm]]) invaded Rohan and usurped the throne. Pressed by the west and east, the Rohirrim took refuge in the [[White Mountains]]. The [[Long Winter]] came upon the combatants, which caused many losses from both sides. Prince [[Háma (son of Helm)|Háma]] was lost in a blizzard searching for food while Prince [[Haleth]] was slain on the doors of the [[Golden Hall]]. Helm had also died from the freezing temperatures in {{TA|2759}}. Wulf was soon defeated by [[Fréaláf]], who was [[Helm Hammerhand]]'s nephew and became the tenth King of Rohan.<ref>{{App|Eorl}}</ref>

Rohan recovered very slowly from the war and the Winter and [[Beren (Steward of Gondor)|Beren]] welcomed [[Saruman]] and allowed him to dwell in [[Isengard]] in {{TA|2759}} hoping that he would help the Rohirrim. The following years, after {{TA|2799|n}}, the [[Orcs]] who were defeated and fled from the [[Battle of Azanulbizar]] attempted to establish themselves in the White Mountains. As they crossed Rohan, they infested the dales and many years of fighting passed until they were eradicated.

During the War of the Ring, Saruman incited the Dunlendings against the Rohirrim and they fought alongside the [[Uruk-hai]] in the Battle of the Hornburg.<ref name="TT|Deep" />

==Etymology==

The name ''Rohan'' (coined by [[Hallas]]) is [[Gondor Sindarin]], meaning "Horse-country". ''Rohan'' is a debased form of the proper [[Sindarin]] name ''Rochand'' (or ''Rochan''), containing the elements ''[[Horses#Etymology|roch]]'' ("[[Horses|horse]]") and the toponymical ending ''[[-nd|-and]]''.<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Nancy Smith]], ""[[Index questions]]"</ref><ref name="Cirion">{{UT|Cirion}}, "iii. Cirion and Eorl"</ref><ref>{{HM|RC}}, pp. 247-8</ref>

The native name of the country was '''[[Riddermark]]''', or simply '''the Mark,''' a term used by the Rohirrim to describe their homeland. ''Riddermark'' means "land of the knights", derived from the [[Old English]] compound ''Riddena-mearc,'' with ''ridda'' referring to a "knight of the king's trained cavalry" and the term ''mark'' meaning a borderland, serving as a defense of the inner lands of a realm. <ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]] (eds), ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'', citing from the entry Riddermakr in J.R.R. Tolkien's Index for the 1966a edition of ''The Lord of the Rings''p. 248</ref><ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Return of the King]]'', "[[The Lord of the Rings Index|Index: III. Persons, Places, and Things]]", entry Rohirrim, explanation in square brackets from J.R.R. Tolkien's Index for the second edition (1965) of ''The Lord of the Rings''</ref><ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "[[Unfinished index|Unfinished index for ''The Lord of the Rings'']]", in [[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]] (eds), ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'', entry ''Riddermark'', p. 248</ref><ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', "[[Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan]]", "(iii) Cirion and Eorl", p. 306</ref>

In a draft of ''The Appendices'', Tolkien noted that ''Rohan'' "is of [[Noldorin]] origin, a translation of the native ''[[Lōgrad]]''", having the "strictly correct form [...] ''Rochann''."<ref>{{PM|II}}, p. 53</ref>

==Other versions of the legendarium==
Conceptualized as the "Horse kings of Rohan" who allied with [[Mordor]] in early drafts of [[1939]], the [[Rohirrim]] took their final form in [[1942]] when the text of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' was about one-third completed.

==Inspiration==
Several aspects of Rohan's culture and history seem to be inspired by both Goths, Scandinavians and the medieval Anglo-Saxons. Just like the Germanic Ostrogoths, Rohirric culture was a mounted culture. It had separated from the [[Northmen]], moved south, and had settled in close proximity with a civilization. In the Goths' case it was the Byzantine Empire and in the case of the [[Rohirrim]], it was [[Gondor]].

Especially the Hervarar saga, with its Mirkwood, Gothic horsemen and shield maidens, appears to have inspired Tolkien when creating the Rohirrim, although he exchanged the Gothic tongue with the Anglo-Saxon. The antipathy between the Rohirrim and the Dunlendings resembles the historical tension between the Anglo-Saxon settlers of Britain and the native Celts.

[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] might have been inspired by [[William Morris]]'s use of 'Mid-mark' in ''[[The House of the Wolfings]]'', a book which Tolkien owned and from which he took inspiration. Furthermore, the name of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, which included Tolkien's hometown of [[Birmingham]] and his alma mater [[Oxford]], is a Latinism used by historians, as the native term was not recorded. The West Saxons called their neighbors in Mercia the ''Mierce'', a derivation by i-mutation from ''Mearc'', which would certainly have been pronounced ''Mark.'' <ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]] (2006), ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]: Reader's Guide'', "Morris, William", p. 600</ref><ref>[[Tom Shippey]], [[The Road to Middle-earth]], chapter 4 A Cartographic Plot, The horses of the Mark, second edition 1992, p. 111</ref>

==Portrayal in adaptations==
[[File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Rohan map with towns marked.jpg|thumb|250px|Map of Rohan towns in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'']]
'''2012: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Rohan is split into two major halves, divided by the river [[Entwash]]. Eastern Rohan, including the [[Eastemnet]], the [[East Wall of Rohan|East Wall]], and [[Nen Hithoel]], was added in [[2012]] with the ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan|Riders of Rohan]]'' expansion. A smaller update added the region "Wildermore" to the north of the Eastemnet, between the [[The Wold|Wold]] and [[Fangorn Forest]]. Western Rohan, including the [[Westemnet]], [[Eastfold]], [[Westfold]], and [[Helm's Deep]], was added in [[2013]] with ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Helm's Deep|Helm's Deep expansion]]''.

:In addition to those mentioned in Tolkien's works, in-game Rohan features many other landmarks and settlements. [[The Mark]] is further divided into "Ridings", each governed by a Reeve from the chief town, with the surrounding villages each led by a Thane. The Reeves answer to either [[Aldor]] [[Harding (rider of Rohan)|Harding]] of the Eastemnet or to King [[Théoden]] directly. At the center of each settlement is a grand mead hall, which serves as the seat of the local Thane or Reeve, the place for communal gatherings and the most defensible position in case of an attack.

:Outside the borders of Rohan proper, the large fortified town of "Stangard" on the northern shore of the river [[Limlight]] guards the approaches from the [[Brown Lands]]. During the [[War of the Ring]] almost all of Rohan's settlements come under attack by the enemy, with several towns completely razed and burned to the ground, while some smaller villages are completely abandoned when the inhabitants flee to nearby cities for protection.

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{{Quote|At the bottom [[Three Hunters|they]] came with a strange suddenness on the grass of Rohan. It swelled like a green sea up to the very foot of the [[Emyn Muil]].|''[[The Two Towers]]'', "[[The Riders of Rohan]]"}}
'''Rohan''' was a [[Men|Mannish]] kingdom on the northern borders of [[Gondor]]. It was the territory of the [[Rohirrim]], a people of herdsmen and farmers. Well-known for their [[horses]] and cavalry, they were Gondor's most important ally.

==Description==
The borders of Rohan were the river [[Isen]] from its junction with the river [[Adorn]] and then northwards to the outer walls of [[Isengard]] and the river Adorn in the west; from the outer walls of Isengard eastwards and northwards along the eaves of [[Fangorn Forest]] to the river [[Limlight]] in the north; the river [[Anduin]] and the west-cliff of the [[Emyn Muil]] hills down to the marshes of the mouths of the river [[Entwash]] and beyond those marshes the [[Mering Stream|Mering stream]] that flowed from the Wood of Anwar to join the river Entwash in the east and the [[White Mountains]] as far as the end of their northward arm in the south.<ref>{{UT|Cirion}}, (iii) Cirion and Eorl, paragraph with the footnotes 45 and 46 and the following paragraph</ref><ref>{{RK|Map}}, red dotted line with the label "Border of Rohan"</ref>

The most significant feature of Rohan's geography was the river Entwash, which divided the country between [[Eastemnet]] and [[Westemnet]], itself divided as [[Eastfold]] and [[Westfold]]. Other lands were [[the Wold]], the [[Folde]], the line of downs to the north-west of the [[East Wall of Rohan]]<ref>{{TT|Riders}}</ref> and the [[Undeeps]].
[[File:Ted Nasmith - The Riders of Rohan.jpg|thumb|[[Ted Nasmith]] - ''The Riders of Rohan'']]
The Rohirrim found abandoned Gondorian fortresses and refuges in the White Mountains, such as [[Dunharrow]], [[Orthanc]] and the [[Hornburg]] which they restored and used themselves.

The capital of Rohan was the hill fort of [[Edoras]] which lay on the slopes of the [[White Mountains]]. Another large city was [[Aldburg]], the capital city of the Eastfold and original city of [[Eorl|Eorl the Young]]. Other cities must have existed but are not named.

===Climate and countryside===
The countryside of Rohan was described as a land of pastures and lush tall grassland. The lands of Rohan are frequently described as appearing like "seas of grass". Most of the Rohirrim dwelt in small villages or farms.

==Background==
In the 1200s of the [[Third Age]], the Kings of Gondor made close alliances with the [[Northmen]] of [[Rhovanion]], a people akin to the [[Edain#The Three Houses|Three Houses of the Edain]] (later the [[Dúnedain]]) from the [[First Age]]. In the 2000s, a remnant tribe of such Northmen that called itself the [[Éothéod]] moved from the valleys of [[Anduin]] to the north-west of [[Mirkwood]], clearing out what remained of the recently defeated Witch-kingdom of [[Angmar]], east of the [[Misty Mountains]].

In the meantime, the Gondorian province of Calenardhon was deserted by the [[Great Plague]] and during the [[Watchful Peace]], local chieftains, such as [[Dunlendings]] gained control.<ref name="isen">{{UT|Isen}}</ref> During the time of [[Cirion]] the [[Stewards of Gondor|Steward of Gondor]], Calenardhon was overrun by the [[Balchoth]].
[[File:Ted Nasmith - The Oathtaking of Cirion and Eorl.jpg|thumb|left|[[Ted Nasmith]] - The Oathtaking of Cirion and Eorl]]
In {{TA|2509|n}}, Cirion sent summons to the Éothéod for aid in stopping a combined invasion of Men from the north-east of Middle-earth, and [[Orcs]] from the Misty Mountains. [[Borondir]] reached [[Eorl the Young]], king of the Éothéod, who answered the summons, and arrived unexpectedly at a decisive [[battle of the Field of Celebrant]].

As a reward, Cirion invited Eorl on [[Amon Anwar]], over the [[tomb of Elendil]], and he swore mutual alliance and cooperation between the two peoples. The Steward also gave Eorl the deserted but fertile area of Calenardhon to take as their own and repopulate.

==History==
[[Eorl]] moved his people there driving out the [[Dunlendings]] who attempted to repopulate it without [[Gondor]]'s consent. Eorl also built the first city of Rohan, [[Aldburg]]. Eorl lost his life fighting the [[Easterlings]] in the [[The Wold|Wold]].<ref name="mark">{{App|Mark}}</ref> Migration was continued to the days of second king [[Brego]], who defended the borders against the Dunlendings and Easterlings and drove the remaining [[Orcs]] and [[Balchoth]] off the Wold. Brego also built the Golden Hall of [[Meduseld]], and made [[Edoras]] the capital of Rohan.

[[File:Jan Pospisil - Edoras.jpg|thumb|[[Jan Pospisil]] - ''Edoras'']]
King [[Aldor]] was the founder of a golden age in Rohan's history, during which he completed Rohan's conquest east of the [[Isen]] and the [[Rohirrim]] increased greatly in numbers, and even settled valleys of [[Ered Nimrais]] including [[Harrowdale]]. It was he who succeeded in driving all the remaining Dunlendings from his realm. Rohan continued to prosper during [[Goldwine]]'s rule; but as the guard of the borders lessened, the Dunlendings slowly began to return to northern [[Westfold]], settling the area around the (friendly to them) [[Ring of Isengard]] and the southern eaves of [[Fangorn Forest]].<ref name="isen" /> A powerful Dunlendish force had been established, and King [[Déor]] was forced to ride northward from Edoras, ultimately to defeat his enemies but he was unable to recapture the Ring of Isengard. The following years the Dunlendings harassed and mingled with the Rohirrim.

The first line of kings lasted for 249 years, until the ninth king [[Helm|Helm Hammerhand]]. In {{TA|2758}}, Rohan was invaded by Dunlendings under [[Wulf]], son of [[Freca]], of mixed Dunland and Rohan blood. The King, Helm Hammerhand, took refuge in the Hornburg until reinforcements from Gondor and Dunharrow (a refuge of the Rohirrim) arrived a year later and defeated the invaders. In a daring raid [[Fréaláf]] recaptured Edoras, and managed to reclaim it. He eventually drove the Dunlendings back across the rivers Isen and [[Adorn]], freeing all of Rohan. It would take Rohan close to 200 years to recover its strength after the invasion.

The Rohirrim now kept a strong force in north Westfold, however at some time King [[Folcwine]] would need the help of Gondor to drive some of them from the area.<ref name="mark" /> He was successful but the people who remained were largely of mixed blood, and not loyal to Edoras.<ref name="isen" />

Soon after this, [[Saruman]] arrived and took over Isengard. He was welcomed as a strong ally.

As Rohan was still recovering from the war with the Dunlendings, hostilities remained at the western borders. For two generations during the [[War of Dwarves and Orcs]], many thousands of [[Orcs]] sought refuge in the [[White Mountains]] and troubled the Rohirrim. King [[Brytta]] fought them off, and when he died it was believed Rohan was free of Orcs, but they were not entirely driven from the White Mountains until {{TA|2864}} by [[Folca]].

During [[Thengel]]'s reign, a mysterious Northerner calling himself [[Thorongil]] entered his service, and rode with him for some time.

Around {{TA|2960|n}}, Saruman began harassing Rohan. In {{TA|3014|n}}, he began using his influence to weaken King [[Théoden]], and in {{TA|3019|n}}, he launched a full-scale invasion. Théoden's son, [[Théodred]] was killed during the [[First Battle of the Fords of Isen]], and during the [[Second Battle of the Fords of Isen|Second]], Saruman's forces crossed the Isen and scattered the Rohirric forces. Some regrouped with Théoden at the [[Hornburg]], where they were besieged. With help from the [[Huorns]], Saruman's forces were defeated at the [[Battle of the Hornburg]].

[[File:Ted Nasmith - Pursuit in Rohan.jpg|thumb|left|[[Ted Nasmith]] - ''Pursuit in Rohan'']]
On the heels of this victory, Théoden rode with an army to [[Minas Tirith]] and helped break its siege in the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]], where he was slain. [[Éomer]], his nephew, succeeded to the throne, beginning the third line. Éomer rode with the armies of Gondor to the [[Gate of Mordor|gates of Mordor]] and took part in the [[Battle of the Morannon|final battle]] with the forces of [[Sauron]], who was defeated when the [[The One Ring|Ruling Ring]] was destroyed.

The rule of the Stewards of Gondor was now over. King Éomer and the new king of Gondor, [[Aragorn|Aragorn II]], renewed their oath of alliance, and reaffirmed Cirion's grant of Calenardhon to the Rohirrim. Though Sauron had perished, Éomer often fulfilled the [[Oath of Eorl]] and went with [[Aragorn|King Elessar]] far into the East and South. He was known as Éomer Éadig, or "the Blessed", because during his reign Rohan recovered from the hurts of the War and became a rich and fruitful land again.

After the downfall of Sauron, [[Gimli]] led a party of the [[Dwarves]] of [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]] to Aglarond, the [[Glittering Caves]] of the [[White Mountains]] within the realm of Rohan, to which there was an entrance in [[Helm's Deep]].<ref>{{App|Durin}}</ref>

==Politics==
===Military===
[[File:The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers - Rohirrim.jpg|thumb|Rohirrim from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'']]
The military of the [[Rohirrim]] was commanded by Marshals. The [[First Marshal of the Riddermark]] was the highest military rank and commanded the [[Muster of Edoras]]: riders of the capital [[Edoras]] and the surrounding lands, including the [[King's Lands]] and [[Harrowdale]]. In his youth, King [[Théoden]] had led the Riders of the Muster of Edoras himself, so that no First Marshal was needed and at the time of the [[War of the Ring]], there was no First Marshal.

The Second and Third Marshals had no fixed duties, and their roles changed according to the needs of the time. The [[Second Marshal of the Riddermark]] and was based in Helm's Deep and around the War of the Ring it was filled by Théoden's son, Prince Théodred, and later [[Erkenbrand]] after the death of the prince. The [[Third Marshal of the Riddermark]] was based at [[Aldburg]] in the [[Folde]] and around the War of the Ring it was filled by [[Éomer]].

After the War of the Ring, the new rank of [[Marshal of the East-mark]] was created for eastern Rohan by King Éomer. The first Rider to hold it was his lieutenant, [[Elfhelm]].

The Riders were divided into one hundred [[Éored]]s. in the days of King [[Folcwine]], a "full Éored" was defined as 120 horsemen (including its captain).<ref>{{UT|Cirion}}, note 36</ref> This would imply that a full muster of the Riders of the Rohirrim would number at least twelve thousand, if not many more. This does not include levied infantry, such as those [[Erkenbrand]] led at the [[Battle of the Hornburg]].<ref name="TT|Deep">{{TT|Deep}}</ref>

===Alliance with Gondor===
The alliance between Rohan and [[Gondor]] came into existence in the year {{TA|2510|n}} of the [[Third Age]]. In that year, the Easterlings launched a massive invasion of Gondor. The army of Gondor was defeated and trapped between the [[Limlight]] and the [[Celebrant]]. Gondor, which had always been on friendly terms with the different tribes of the [[Northmen]], sent messengers to the closest tribe, the [[Éothéod]]. Although it was unlikely that the message calling for aid would come through, it did. Then [[Eorl the Young]] and his fierce Éothéod Riders unexpectedly took the field during the Battle of Celebrant and turned the tide in the favour of Gondor. As a reward, [[Cirion]], the [[Steward of Gondor]], gave Eorl the depopulated province of [[Calenardhon]] for his people to settle, while fulfilling Gondor's need for a strong ally. The [[Oath of Eorl]] was sworn by both Cirion and Eorl. Neither nation broke the alliance. Rohan went to great lengths to fulfil their part of the treaty including sacrificing two of its heirs when Gondor was under threat from the [[Haradrim]] in [[Third Age 2885|T.A. 2885]], when [[Fastred (son of Folcwine)|Fastred]] and [[Folcred]], the twin sons of King [[Folcwine]], were killed during the Battle of Crossings of [[Poros]]. King [[Théoden]] once again honoured the alliance in the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]]. In the years after his rise to the throne, King [[Éomer]] would often assist [[King Elessar]] of Gondor in his wars against the foes of Gondor.<ref>{{App|A2i}}</ref>

===War with the Dunlendings===
To the west of Rohan lived the [[Dunlendings]], a native people who had been hostile against the [[Free peoples]] for a long time. The Dunlending [[Wulf]] (whose father [[Freca]] was killed by King [[Helm]]) invaded Rohan and usurped the throne. Pressed by the west and east, the Rohirrim took refuge in the [[White Mountains]]. The [[Long Winter]] came upon the combatants, which caused many losses from both sides. Prince [[Háma (son of Helm)|Háma]] was lost in a blizzard searching for food while Prince [[Haleth]] was slain on the doors of the [[Golden Hall]]. Helm had also died from the freezing temperatures in {{TA|2759}}. Wulf was soon defeated by [[Fréaláf]], who was [[Helm Hammerhand]]'s nephew and became the tenth King of Rohan.<ref>{{App|Eorl}}</ref>

Rohan recovered very slowly from the war and the Winter and [[Beren (Steward of Gondor)|Beren]] welcomed [[Saruman]] and allowed him to dwell in [[Isengard]] in {{TA|2759}} hoping that he would help the Rohirrim. The following years, after {{TA|2799|n}}, the [[Orcs]] who were defeated and fled from the [[Battle of Azanulbizar]] attempted to establish themselves in the White Mountains. As they crossed Rohan, they infested the dales and many years of fighting passed until they were eradicated.

During the War of the Ring, Saruman incited the Dunlendings against the Rohirrim and they fought alongside the [[Uruk-hai]] in the Battle of the Hornburg.<ref name="TT|Deep" />

==Etymology==

The name ''Rohan'' (coined by [[Hallas]]) is [[Gondor Sindarin]], meaning "Horse-country". ''Rohan'' is a debased form of the proper [[Sindarin]] name ''Rochand'' (or ''Rochan''), containing the elements ''[[Horses#Etymology|roch]]'' ("[[Horses|horse]]") and the toponymical ending ''[[-nd|-and]]''.<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Nancy Smith]], ""[[Index questions]]"</ref><ref name="Cirion">{{UT|Cirion}}, "iii. Cirion and Eorl"</ref><ref>{{HM|RC}}, pp. 247-8</ref>

The native name of the country was '''[[Riddermark]]''', or simply '''the Mark,''' a term used by the Rohirrim to describe their homeland. ''Riddermark'' means "land of the knights", derived from the [[Old English]] compound ''Riddena-mearc,'' with ''ridda'' referring to a "Knight of the king's trained cavalry" and the term ''mark'' meaning a borderland, serving as a defense of the inner lands of a realm. <ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]] (eds), ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'', citing from the entry Riddermakr in J.R.R. Tolkien's Index for the 1966a edition of ''The Lord of the Rings''p. 248</ref><ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Return of the King]]'', "[[The Lord of the Rings Index|Index: III. Persons, Places, and Things]]", entry Rohirrim, explanation in square brackets from J.R.R. Tolkien's Index for the second edition (1965) of ''The Lord of the Rings''</ref><ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "[[Unfinished index|Unfinished index for ''The Lord of the Rings'']]", in [[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]] (eds), ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'', entry ''Riddermark'', p. 248</ref><ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', "[[Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan]]", "(iii) Cirion and Eorl", p. 306</ref>

In a draft of ''The Appendices'', Tolkien noted that ''Rohan'' "is of [[Noldorin]] origin, a translation of the native ''[[Lōgrad]]''", having the "strictly correct form [...] ''Rochann''."<ref>{{PM|II}}, p. 53</ref>

==Other versions of the legendarium==
Conceptualized as the "Horse kings of Rohan" who allied with [[Mordor]] in early drafts of [[1939]], the [[Rohirrim]] took their final form in [[1942]] when the text of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' was about one-third completed.

==Inspiration==
Several aspects of Rohan's culture and history seem to be inspired by both Goths, Scandinavians and the medieval Anglo-Saxons. Just like the Germanic Ostrogoths, Rohirric culture was a mounted culture. It had separated from the [[Northmen]], moved south, and had settled in close proximity with a civilization. In the Goths' case it was the Byzantine Empire and in the case of the [[Rohirrim]], it was [[Gondor]].

Especially the Hervarar saga, with its Mirkwood, Gothic horsemen and shield maidens, appears to have inspired Tolkien when creating the Rohirrim, although he exchanged the Gothic tongue with the Anglo-Saxon. The antipathy between the Rohirrim and the Dunlendings resembles the historical tension between the Anglo-Saxon settlers of Britain and the native Celts.

[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] might have been inspired by [[William Morris]]'s use of 'Mid-mark' in ''[[The House of the Wolfings]]'', a book which Tolkien owned and from which he took inspiration. Furthermore, the name of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, which included Tolkien's hometown of [[Birmingham]] and his alma mater [[Oxford]], is a Latinism used by historians, as the native term was not recorded. The West Saxons called their neighbors in Mercia the ''Mierce'', a derivation by i-mutation from ''Mearc'', which would certainly have been pronounced ''Mark.'' <ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]] (2006), ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]: Reader's Guide'', "Morris, William", p. 600</ref><ref>[[Tom Shippey]], [[The Road to Middle-earth]], chapter 4 A Cartographic Plot, The horses of the Mark, second edition 1992, p. 111</ref>

==Portrayal in adaptations==
[[File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Rohan map with towns marked.jpg|thumb|250px|Map of Rohan towns in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'']]
'''2012: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Rohan is split into two major halves, divided by the river [[Entwash]]. Eastern Rohan, including the [[Eastemnet]], the [[East Wall of Rohan|East Wall]], and [[Nen Hithoel]], was added in [[2012]] with the ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan|Riders of Rohan]]'' expansion. A smaller update added the region "Wildermore" to the north of the Eastemnet, between the [[The Wold|Wold]] and [[Fangorn Forest]]. Western Rohan, including the [[Westemnet]], [[Eastfold]], [[Westfold]], and [[Helm's Deep]], was added in [[2013]] with ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Helm's Deep|Helm's Deep expansion]]''.

:In addition to those mentioned in Tolkien's works, in-game Rohan features many other landmarks and settlements. [[The Mark]] is further divided into "Ridings", each governed by a Reeve from the chief town, with the surrounding villages each led by a Thane. The Reeves answer to either [[Aldor]] [[Harding (rider of Rohan)|Harding]] of the Eastemnet or to King [[Théoden]] directly. At the center of each settlement is a grand mead hall, which serves as the seat of the local Thane or Reeve, the place for communal gatherings and the most defensible position in case of an attack.

:Outside the borders of Rohan proper, the large fortified town of "Stangard" on the northern shore of the river [[Limlight]] guards the approaches from the [[Brown Lands]]. During the [[War of the Ring]] almost all of Rohan's settlements come under attack by the enemy, with several towns completely razed and burned to the ground, while some smaller villages are completely abandoned when the inhabitants flee to nearby cities for protection.

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==Merge with Rohan==

I agree with [[User:Akhorahil|Akhorahil]] that this article should be merged into Rohan, under an 'Other Names' section. As should all of these type of articles. [[User:JR Snow|JR Snow]] ([[User talk:JR Snow|talk]]) 10:41, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

:I have merged this article into the Etymology and Inspiration section in the Rohan article. Let me know if I missed something. Waiting for further clarification before redirecting this article to Rohan. [[User:Thordhr|Thordhr]] ([[User talk:Thordhr|talk]]) 01:46, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

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{{Quote|At the bottom [[Three Hunters|they]] came with a strange suddenness on the grass of Rohan. It swelled like a green sea up to the very foot of the [[Emyn Muil]].|''[[The Two Towers]]'', "[[The Riders of Rohan]]"}}
'''Rohan''' was a [[Men|Mannish]] kingdom on the northern borders of [[Gondor]]. It was the territory of the [[Rohirrim]], a people of herdsmen and farmers. Well-known for their [[horses]] and cavalry, they were Gondor's most important ally.

==Description==
The borders of Rohan were the river [[Isen]] from its junction with the river [[Adorn]] and then northwards to the outer walls of [[Isengard]] and the river Adorn in the west; from the outer walls of Isengard eastwards and northwards along the eaves of [[Fangorn Forest]] to the river [[Limlight]] in the north; the river [[Anduin]] and the west-cliff of the [[Emyn Muil]] hills down to the marshes of the mouths of the river [[Entwash]] and beyond those marshes the [[Mering Stream|Mering stream]] that flowed from the Wood of Anwar to join the river Entwash in the east and the [[White Mountains]] as far as the end of their northward arm in the south.<ref>{{UT|Cirion}}, (iii) Cirion and Eorl, paragraph with the footnotes 45 and 46 and the following paragraph</ref><ref>{{RK|Map}}, red dotted line with the label "Border of Rohan"</ref>

The most significant feature of Rohan's geography was the river Entwash, which divided the country between [[Eastemnet]] and [[Westemnet]], itself divided as [[Eastfold]] and [[Westfold]]. Other lands were [[the Wold]], the [[Folde]], the line of downs to the north-west of the [[East Wall of Rohan]]<ref>{{TT|Riders}}</ref> and the [[Undeeps]].
[[File:Ted Nasmith - The Riders of Rohan.jpg|thumb|[[Ted Nasmith]] - ''The Riders of Rohan'']]
The Rohirrim found abandoned Gondorian fortresses and refuges in the White Mountains, such as [[Dunharrow]], [[Orthanc]] and the [[Hornburg]] which they restored and used themselves.

The capital of Rohan was the hill fort of [[Edoras]] which lay on the slopes of the [[White Mountains]]. Another large city was [[Aldburg]], the capital city of the Eastfold and original city of [[Eorl|Eorl the Young]]. Other cities must have existed but are not named.

===Climate and countryside===
The countryside of Rohan was described as a land of pastures and lush tall grassland. The lands of Rohan are frequently described as appearing like "seas of grass". Most of the Rohirrim dwelt in small villages or farms.

==Background==
In the 1200s of the [[Third Age]], the Kings of Gondor made close alliances with the [[Northmen]] of [[Rhovanion]], a people akin to the [[Edain#The Three Houses|Three Houses of the Edain]] (later the [[Dúnedain]]) from the [[First Age]]. In the 2000s, a remnant tribe of such Northmen that called itself the [[Éothéod]] moved from the valleys of [[Anduin]] to the north-west of [[Mirkwood]], clearing out what remained of the recently defeated Witch-kingdom of [[Angmar]], east of the [[Misty Mountains]].

In the meantime, the Gondorian province of Calenardhon was deserted by the [[Great Plague]] and during the [[Watchful Peace]], local chieftains, such as [[Dunlendings]] gained control.<ref name="isen">{{UT|Isen}}</ref> During the time of [[Cirion]] the [[Stewards of Gondor|Steward of Gondor]], Calenardhon was overrun by the [[Balchoth]].
[[File:Ted Nasmith - The Oathtaking of Cirion and Eorl.jpg|thumb|left|[[Ted Nasmith]] - The Oathtaking of Cirion and Eorl]]
In {{TA|2509|n}}, Cirion sent summons to the Éothéod for aid in stopping a combined invasion of Men from the north-east of Middle-earth, and [[Orcs]] from the Misty Mountains. [[Borondir]] reached [[Eorl the Young]], king of the Éothéod, who answered the summons, and arrived unexpectedly at a decisive [[battle of the Field of Celebrant]].

As a reward, Cirion invited Eorl on [[Amon Anwar]], over the [[tomb of Elendil]], and he swore mutual alliance and cooperation between the two peoples. The Steward also gave Eorl the deserted but fertile area of Calenardhon to take as their own and repopulate.

==History==
[[Eorl]] moved his people there driving out the [[Dunlendings]] who attempted to repopulate it without [[Gondor]]'s consent. Eorl also built the first city of Rohan, [[Aldburg]]. Eorl lost his life fighting the [[Easterlings]] in the [[The Wold|Wold]].<ref name="mark">{{App|Mark}}</ref> Migration was continued to the days of second king [[Brego]], who defended the borders against the Dunlendings and Easterlings and drove the remaining [[Orcs]] and [[Balchoth]] off the Wold. Brego also built the Golden Hall of [[Meduseld]], and made [[Edoras]] the capital of Rohan.

[[File:Jan Pospisil - Edoras.jpg|thumb|[[Jan Pospisil]] - ''Edoras'']]
King [[Aldor]] was the founder of a golden age in Rohan's history, during which he completed Rohan's conquest east of the [[Isen]] and the [[Rohirrim]] increased greatly in numbers, and even settled valleys of [[Ered Nimrais]] including [[Harrowdale]]. It was he who succeeded in driving all the remaining Dunlendings from his realm. Rohan continued to prosper during [[Goldwine]]'s rule; but as the guard of the borders lessened, the Dunlendings slowly began to return to northern [[Westfold]], settling the area around the (friendly to them) [[Ring of Isengard]] and the southern eaves of [[Fangorn Forest]].<ref name="isen" /> A powerful Dunlendish force had been established, and King [[Déor]] was forced to ride northward from Edoras, ultimately to defeat his enemies but he was unable to recapture the Ring of Isengard. The following years the Dunlendings harassed and mingled with the Rohirrim.

The first line of kings lasted for 249 years, until the ninth king [[Helm|Helm Hammerhand]]. In {{TA|2758}}, Rohan was invaded by Dunlendings under [[Wulf]], son of [[Freca]], of mixed Dunland and Rohan blood. The King, Helm Hammerhand, took refuge in the Hornburg until reinforcements from Gondor and Dunharrow (a refuge of the Rohirrim) arrived a year later and defeated the invaders. In a daring raid [[Fréaláf]] recaptured Edoras, and managed to reclaim it. He eventually drove the Dunlendings back across the rivers Isen and [[Adorn]], freeing all of Rohan. It would take Rohan close to 200 years to recover its strength after the invasion.

The Rohirrim now kept a strong force in north Westfold, however at some time King [[Folcwine]] would need the help of Gondor to drive some of them from the area.<ref name="mark" /> He was successful but the people who remained were largely of mixed blood, and not loyal to Edoras.<ref name="isen" />

Soon after this, [[Saruman]] arrived and took over Isengard. He was welcomed as a strong ally.

As Rohan was still recovering from the war with the Dunlendings, hostilities remained at the western borders. For two generations during the [[War of Dwarves and Orcs]], many thousands of [[Orcs]] sought refuge in the [[White Mountains]] and troubled the Rohirrim. King [[Brytta]] fought them off, and when he died it was believed Rohan was free of Orcs, but they were not entirely driven from the White Mountains until {{TA|2864}} by [[Folca]].

During [[Thengel]]'s reign, a mysterious Northerner calling himself [[Thorongil]] entered his service, and rode with him for some time.

Around {{TA|2960|n}}, Saruman began harassing Rohan. In {{TA|3014|n}}, he began using his influence to weaken King [[Théoden]], and in {{TA|3019|n}}, he launched a full-scale invasion. Théoden's son, [[Théodred]] was killed during the [[First Battle of the Fords of Isen]], and during the [[Second Battle of the Fords of Isen|Second]], Saruman's forces crossed the Isen and scattered the Rohirric forces. Some regrouped with Théoden at the [[Hornburg]], where they were besieged. With help from the [[Huorns]], Saruman's forces were defeated at the [[Battle of the Hornburg]].

[[File:Ted Nasmith - Pursuit in Rohan.jpg|thumb|left|[[Ted Nasmith]] - ''Pursuit in Rohan'']]
On the heels of this victory, Théoden rode with an army to [[Minas Tirith]] and helped break its siege in the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]], where he was slain. [[Éomer]], his nephew, succeeded to the throne, beginning the third line. Éomer rode with the armies of Gondor to the [[Gate of Mordor|gates of Mordor]] and took part in the [[Battle of the Morannon|final battle]] with the forces of [[Sauron]], who was defeated when the [[The One Ring|Ruling Ring]] was destroyed.

The rule of the Stewards of Gondor was now over. King Éomer and the new king of Gondor, [[Aragorn|Aragorn II]], renewed their oath of alliance, and reaffirmed Cirion's grant of Calenardhon to the Rohirrim. Though Sauron had perished, Éomer often fulfilled the [[Oath of Eorl]] and went with [[Aragorn|King Elessar]] far into the East and South. He was known as Éomer Éadig, or "the Blessed", because during his reign Rohan recovered from the hurts of the War and became a rich and fruitful land again.

After the downfall of Sauron, [[Gimli]] led a party of the [[Dwarves]] of [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]] to Aglarond, the [[Glittering Caves]] of the [[White Mountains]] within the realm of Rohan, to which there was an entrance in [[Helm's Deep]].<ref>{{App|Durin}}</ref>

==Politics==
===Military===
[[File:The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers - Rohirrim.jpg|thumb|Rohirrim from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'']]
The military of the [[Rohirrim]] was commanded by Marshals. The [[First Marshal of the Riddermark]] was the highest military rank and commanded the [[Muster of Edoras]]: riders of the capital [[Edoras]] and the surrounding lands, including the [[King's Lands]] and [[Harrowdale]]. In his youth, King [[Théoden]] had led the Riders of the Muster of Edoras himself, so that no First Marshal was needed and at the time of the [[War of the Ring]], there was no First Marshal.

The Second and Third Marshals had no fixed duties, and their roles changed according to the needs of the time. The [[Second Marshal of the Riddermark]] and was based in Helm's Deep and around the War of the Ring it was filled by Théoden's son, Prince Théodred, and later [[Erkenbrand]] after the death of the prince. The [[Third Marshal of the Riddermark]] was based at [[Aldburg]] in the [[Folde]] and around the War of the Ring it was filled by [[Éomer]].

After the War of the Ring, the new rank of [[Marshal of the East-mark]] was created for eastern Rohan by King Éomer. The first Rider to hold it was his lieutenant, [[Elfhelm]].

The Riders were divided into one hundred [[Éored]]s. in the days of King [[Folcwine]], a "full Éored" was defined as 120 horsemen (including its captain).<ref>{{UT|Cirion}}, note 36</ref> This would imply that a full muster of the Riders of the Rohirrim would number at least twelve thousand, if not many more. This does not include levied infantry, such as those [[Erkenbrand]] led at the [[Battle of the Hornburg]].<ref name="TT|Deep">{{TT|Deep}}</ref>

===Alliance with Gondor===
The alliance between Rohan and [[Gondor]] came into existence in the year {{TA|2510|n}} of the [[Third Age]]. In that year, the Easterlings launched a massive invasion of Gondor. The army of Gondor was defeated and trapped between the [[Limlight]] and the [[Celebrant]]. Gondor, which had always been on friendly terms with the different tribes of the [[Northmen]], sent messengers to the closest tribe, the [[Éothéod]]. Although it was unlikely that the message calling for aid would come through, it did. Then [[Eorl the Young]] and his fierce Éothéod Riders unexpectedly took the field during the Battle of Celebrant and turned the tide in the favour of Gondor. As a reward, [[Cirion]], the [[Steward of Gondor]], gave Eorl the depopulated province of [[Calenardhon]] for his people to settle, while fulfilling Gondor's need for a strong ally. The [[Oath of Eorl]] was sworn by both Cirion and Eorl. Neither nation broke the alliance. Rohan went to great lengths to fulfil their part of the treaty including sacrificing two of its heirs when Gondor was under threat from the [[Haradrim]] in [[Third Age 2885|T.A. 2885]], when [[Fastred (son of Folcwine)|Fastred]] and [[Folcred]], the twin sons of King [[Folcwine]], were killed during the Battle of Crossings of [[Poros]]. King [[Théoden]] once again honoured the alliance in the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]]. In the years after his rise to the throne, King [[Éomer]] would often assist [[King Elessar]] of Gondor in his wars against the foes of Gondor.<ref>{{App|A2i}}</ref>

===War with the Dunlendings===
To the west of Rohan lived the [[Dunlendings]], a native people who had been hostile against the [[Free peoples]] for a long time. The Dunlending [[Wulf]] (whose father [[Freca]] was killed by King [[Helm]]) invaded Rohan and usurped the throne. Pressed by the west and east, the Rohirrim took refuge in the [[White Mountains]]. The [[Long Winter]] came upon the combatants, which caused many losses from both sides. Prince [[Háma (son of Helm)|Háma]] was lost in a blizzard searching for food while Prince [[Haleth]] was slain on the doors of the [[Golden Hall]]. Helm had also died from the freezing temperatures in {{TA|2759}}. Wulf was soon defeated by [[Fréaláf]], who was [[Helm Hammerhand]]'s nephew and became the tenth King of Rohan.<ref>{{App|Eorl}}</ref>

Rohan recovered very slowly from the war and the Winter and [[Beren (Steward of Gondor)|Beren]] welcomed [[Saruman]] and allowed him to dwell in [[Isengard]] in {{TA|2759}} hoping that he would help the Rohirrim. The following years, after {{TA|2799|n}}, the [[Orcs]] who were defeated and fled from the [[Battle of Azanulbizar]] attempted to establish themselves in the White Mountains. As they crossed Rohan, they infested the dales and many years of fighting passed until they were eradicated.

During the War of the Ring, Saruman incited the Dunlendings against the Rohirrim and they fought alongside the [[Uruk-hai]] in the Battle of the Hornburg.<ref name="TT|Deep" />

==Etymology==

The name ''Rohan'' (coined by [[Hallas]]) is [[Gondor Sindarin]], meaning "Horse-country". ''Rohan'' is a debased form of the proper [[Sindarin]] name ''Rochand'' (or ''Rochan''), containing the elements ''[[Horses#Etymology|roch]]'' ("[[Horses|horse]]") and the toponymical ending ''[[-nd|-and]]''.<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Nancy Smith]], ""[[Index questions]]"</ref><ref name="Cirion">{{UT|Cirion}}, "iii. Cirion and Eorl"</ref><ref>{{HM|RC}}, pp. 247-8</ref>

The native name of the country was '''[[Riddermark]]''', or simply '''the Mark,''' a term used by the Rohirrim to describe their homeland. ''Riddermark'' means "land of the knights", derived from the [[Old English]] compound ''Riddena-mearc,'' with ''ridda'' referring to a "knight of the king's trained cavalry" and the term ''mark'' meaning a borderland, serving as a defense of the inner lands of a realm. <ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]] (eds), ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'', citing from the entry Riddermakr in J.R.R. Tolkien's Index for the 1966a edition of ''The Lord of the Rings''p. 248</ref><ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Return of the King]]'', "[[The Lord of the Rings Index|Index: III. Persons, Places, and Things]]", entry Rohirrim, explanation in square brackets from J.R.R. Tolkien's Index for the second edition (1965) of ''The Lord of the Rings''</ref><ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "[[Unfinished index|Unfinished index for ''The Lord of the Rings'']]", in [[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]] (eds), ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'', entry ''Riddermark'', p. 248</ref><ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', "[[Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan]]", "(iii) Cirion and Eorl", p. 306</ref>

In a draft of ''The Appendices'', Tolkien noted that ''Rohan'' "is of [[Noldorin]] origin, a translation of the native ''[[Lōgrad]]''", having the "strictly correct form [...] ''Rochann''."<ref>{{PM|II}}, p. 53</ref>

==Other versions of the legendarium==
Conceptualized as the "Horse kings of Rohan" who allied with [[Mordor]] in early drafts of [[1939]], the [[Rohirrim]] took their final form in [[1942]] when the text of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' was about one-third completed.

==Inspiration==
Several aspects of Rohan's culture and history seem to be inspired by both Goths, Scandinavians and the medieval Anglo-Saxons. Just like the Germanic Ostrogoths, Rohirric culture was a mounted culture. It had separated from the [[Northmen]], moved south, and had settled in close proximity with a civilization. In the Goths' case it was the Byzantine Empire and in the case of the [[Rohirrim]], it was [[Gondor]].

Especially the Hervarar saga, with its Mirkwood, Gothic horsemen and shield maidens, appears to have inspired Tolkien when creating the Rohirrim, although he exchanged the Gothic tongue with the Anglo-Saxon. The antipathy between the Rohirrim and the Dunlendings resembles the historical tension between the Anglo-Saxon settlers of Britain and the native Celts.

[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] might have been inspired by [[William Morris]]'s use of 'Mid-mark' in ''[[The House of the Wolfings]]'', a book which Tolkien owned and from which he took inspiration. Furthermore, the name of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, that included J.R.R. Tolkien's home-town Birmingham and his alma mater Oxford, is a latinism, which was used by historians, because the term used by the historical natives was not recorded. The West Saxons called their neighbours in Mercia the ''Mierce'', a derivation by i-mutation from ''Mearc'', which would certainly have been pronounced ''Mark''. <ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]] (2006), ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]: Reader's Guide'', "Morris, William", p. 600</ref><ref>[[Tom Shippey]], [[The Road to Middle-earth]], chapter 4 A Cartographic Plot, The horses of the Mark, second edition 1992, p. 111</ref>

==Portrayal in adaptations==
[[File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Rohan map with towns marked.jpg|thumb|250px|Map of Rohan towns in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'']]
'''2012: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Rohan is split into two major halves, divided by the river [[Entwash]]. Eastern Rohan, including the [[Eastemnet]], the [[East Wall of Rohan|East Wall]], and [[Nen Hithoel]], was added in [[2012]] with the ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan|Riders of Rohan]]'' expansion. A smaller update added the region "Wildermore" to the north of the Eastemnet, between the [[The Wold|Wold]] and [[Fangorn Forest]]. Western Rohan, including the [[Westemnet]], [[Eastfold]], [[Westfold]], and [[Helm's Deep]], was added in [[2013]] with ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Helm's Deep|Helm's Deep expansion]]''.

:In addition to those mentioned in Tolkien's works, in-game Rohan features many other landmarks and settlements. [[The Mark]] is further divided into "Ridings", each governed by a Reeve from the chief town, with the surrounding villages each led by a Thane. The Reeves answer to either [[Aldor]] [[Harding (rider of Rohan)|Harding]] of the Eastemnet or to King [[Théoden]] directly. At the center of each settlement is a grand mead hall, which serves as the seat of the local Thane or Reeve, the place for communal gatherings and the most defensible position in case of an attack.

:Outside the borders of Rohan proper, the large fortified town of "Stangard" on the northern shore of the river [[Limlight]] guards the approaches from the [[Brown Lands]]. During the [[War of the Ring]] almost all of Rohan's settlements come under attack by the enemy, with several towns completely razed and burned to the ground, while some smaller villages are completely abandoned when the inhabitants flee to nearby cities for protection.

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Mike Mizrahi

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'''Michael Mizrahi''' portrayed [[Thráin]] in flasback scenes in the [[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (extended edition)|Extended Edition]] of ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=[[Peter Jackson]]|articleurl=http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150168211921558|articlename=Production begins in New Zealand on The Hobbit|dated=20-March-2011|website=[http://www.facebook.com/ Facebook]|accessed=22-Dec-2011}}</ref> He was, however, only named in the credits of ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'', where his appearance in the film itself is not evident, suggesting that his scenes were cut or not included in the final theatrical release.

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==External links==
*[http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/03/20/42798-kiwi-actors-jeffrey-thomas-and-mike-mizrahi-cast-as-thror-and-thrain/ Kiwi Actors Jeffrey Thomas and Mike Mizrahi Cast As Thror and Thrain?] on TheOneRing.net

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Stephen Hunter

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'''Stephen John Hunter''' is a New Zealand actor. He portrayed [[Bombur]] in the [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]].<ref>{{webcite|author=[[Peter Jackson]]|articleurl=http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150168211921558|articlename=Production begins in New Zealand on The Hobbit|dated=20-March-2011|website=[http://www.facebook.com/ Facebook]|accessed=22-Dec-2011}}</ref>

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John Callen

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'''John Callen''' is a New Zealand actor and voice artist who portrayed [[Óin]], one of [[Thorin and Company]] in the [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]].<ref>[[Peter Jackson]], "Production begins in New Zealand on The Hobbit" dated 20 March 2011, Facebook(accessed 22 December 2011)</ref>

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Peter Hambleton

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'''Peter Hambleton''' is a New Zealand actor who portrayed [[Glóin]], one of the thirteen [[Hobbits]] in [[Thorin and Company|Thorin and his Company]], in [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]]. He also performed the motion capture and voice work of [[William]] the [[Troll]] in [[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]].<ref>[[Peter Jackson]], "Production begins in New Zealand on The Hobbit" dated 20 March 2011, Facebook(accessed 22 December 2011)</ref>

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Dorongúr Whitethorn

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'''Dorongúr Whitethorn''' is an [[Elves|Elf]] and one of the original inhabitants of [[Edhelion]]. He fought in the Battle of Edhelion and defended the gate against [[Dourhands]] and [[Goblins]]. Eventually a [[Snow-troll]] destroyed the gate and attempted to kill Dorongúr and his companions, including the player, but they were rescued by [[Elrond]] who killed the Troll.<ref name="Refuge of Edhelion">[[The Lord of the Rings Online]], Introduction, ''Instance: The Refuge of Edhelion''</ref>

Dorongúr led Elrond and the player to the place where they saw that [[Skorgrím Dourhand]] and two [[Dourhands]] had surrounded [[Talagan Silvertongue]], the lord of Edhelion. Talagan Silvertongue, in attempt to protect Edhelion's relics, destroys the entrance of the palace in which not only the Dourhands die, but Talagan himself too.<ref name="Refuge of Edhelion" /> Dorongúr and the survivors of Edhelion leave the city, on Elrond's counsel. Unlike many of the other survivors Dorongúr does not sail to [[Valinor]] but remains in [[Middle-earth]].

Eventually after six centuries Dorongúr leads a company of Elves, against the counsel of Elrond, to Edhelion and with the aid of [[List of minor The Lord of the Rings Online characters in the Ered Luin#Dorollas|Dorollas]] and the player attempts to restore the city.<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings Online]], Introduction, ''Intro: Plague among the Trees''</ref> But the city is befouled by many evils and soon was attacked by a group of Goblins.<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings Online]], Introduction, ''Intro: The Halls of Edhelion''</ref> Eventually it was discovered that the Goblins were allied with [[Angmar]] and the [[Dourhands]],<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings Online]], Introduction, ''Intro: Goblin Prowlers''</ref> who wanted to revive [[Skorgrím Dourhand]].<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings Online]], Introduction, ''Intro: Goblins and the Crags''</ref> Dorongúr leads the Elves and a company of [[Longbeards]] in war against the Goblins and the Dourhands and drive them from [[Thorin's Gate]], while [[Dwalin]] and the player try to stop the reviving of Skorgrím, but they fail.<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings Online]], Introduction, ''Instance: Skorgrím's Tomb''</ref> Dorongúr gives attempt to restore Edhelion up and leads the Elves to the city [[Duilond]], where he becomes lord.<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]], "Prologue", ''The Master of the Refuge''</ref>

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Dorongúr Whitethorn

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'''Dorongúr Whitethorn''' is an [[Elves|Elf]] and one of the original inhabitants of Edhelion. He fought in the Battle of Edhelion and defended the gate against [[Dourhands]] and [[Goblins]]. Eventually a [[Snow-troll]] destroyed the gate and attempted to kill Dorongúr and his companions, including the player, but they were rescued by [[Elrond]] who killed the Troll.<ref name="Refuge of Edhelion">[[The Lord of the Rings Online]], Introduction, ''Instance: The Refuge of Edhelion''</ref>

Dorongúr led Elrond and the player to the place where they saw that [[Skorgrím Dourhand]] and two [[Dourhands]] had surrounded [[Talagan Silvertongue]], the lord of Edhelion. Talagan Silvertongue, in attempt to protect Edhelion's relics, destroys the entrance of the palace in which not only the Dourhands die, but Talagan himself too.<ref name="Refuge of Edhelion" /> Dorongúr and the survivors of Edhelion leave the city, on Elrond's counsel. Unlike many of the other survivors Dorongúr does not sail to [[Valinor]] but remains in [[Middle-earth]].

Eventually after six centuries Dorongúr leads a company of Elves, against the counsel of Elrond, to Edhelion and with the aid of [[List of minor The Lord of the Rings Online characters in the Ered Luin#Dorollas|Dorollas]] and the player attempts to restore the city.<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings Online]], Introduction, ''Intro: Plague among the Trees''</ref> But the city is befouled by many evils and soon was attacked by a group of Goblins.<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings Online]], Introduction, ''Intro: The Halls of Edhelion''</ref> Eventually it was discovered that the Goblins were allied with [[Angmar]] and the [[Dourhands]],<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings Online]], Introduction, ''Intro: Goblin Prowlers''</ref> who wanted to revive [[Skorgrím Dourhand]].<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings Online]], Introduction, ''Intro: Goblins and the Crags''</ref> Dorongúr leads the Elves and a company of [[Longbeards]] in war against the Goblins and the Dourhands and drive them from [[Thorin's Gate]], while [[Dwalin]] and the player try to stop the reviving of Skorgrím, but they fail.<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings Online]], Introduction, ''Instance: Skorgrím's Tomb''</ref> Dorongúr gives attempt to restore Edhelion up and leads the Elves to the city [[Duilond]], where he becomes lord.<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]], "Prologue", ''The Master of the Refuge''</ref>

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