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'''Aldburg''' was | {{location infobox | ||
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| image=[[File:Steamey - Theoden in the Aldburg, Eastfold.jpg|250px]] | |||
| caption="Theoden in the Aldburg, Eastfold" by [[:Category:Images by Steamey|Steamey]] | |||
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| location=The [[Folde]], [[Rohan]] | |||
| type=Town | |||
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| inhabitants=[[Rohirrim]] | |||
| created=c. 26th century of the [[Third Age]] | |||
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'''Aldburg''' was a fortified town in [[Rohan]] on a green hill at the feet of the [[White Mountains]]<ref name=Eorl>{{App|Eorl}}, p. 1064</ref> in the region known as the [[Folde]].<ref name=UT>{{UT|11b}}, second paragraph and second footnote</ref> It used to be the first capital of the kingdom Rohan and later became the base of the [[Third Marshal of the Riddermark]] and the base for the Muster of the [[East-mark]].<ref name=UT/> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Aldburg was built by [[Eorl]] | Aldburg was built by [[Eorl]] after Rohan had been granted to the [[Rohirrim]] by [[Stewards of Gondor|Steward]] [[Cirion]] of [[Gondor]].<ref name=Eorl/> After Brego, son of Eorl, moved the capital to [[Edoras]], the lordship of Aldburg passed on to his third son, [[Eofor]], from whom [[Éomund]], the father of [[Éomer]], claimed descent.<ref name=UT/> | ||
At the time of the [[War of the Ring]], it was the home of King [[Théoden]]'s nephew [[Éomer]], who was Third Marshal of the Riddermark.<ref name=UT/> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
''Aldburg'' is an [[Old English]] name meaning "Old Fortress".<ref>{{webcite|website=[http://www.bosworthtoller.com/ Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary]|articleurl=http://www.bosworthtoller.com/001419|articlename=ald|accessed=26 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|website=[http://www.bosworthtoller.com/ Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary]|articleurl=http://www.bosworthtoller.com/041108|articlename=burg|accessed=26 June 2015}}</ref> | ''Aldburg'' is an [[Old English]] name meaning "Old Fortress".<ref>{{webcite|website=[http://www.bosworthtoller.com/ Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary]|articleurl=http://www.bosworthtoller.com/001419|articlename=ald|accessed=26 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|website=[http://www.bosworthtoller.com/ Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary]|articleurl=http://www.bosworthtoller.com/041108|articlename=burg|accessed=26 June 2015}}</ref> | ||
==Portrayals in Adaptations== | |||
[[File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Aldburg.jpg|thumb|left|Aldburg in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'']] | |||
'''2013: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''''' | |||
:Aldburg is the capital town of the [[Eastfold]], ruled by Eomer in time of peace. After Eomer departs to war, the defence of Aldburg falls to his steward Arcil, who is often in disagreement with Eomer's cousin [[Éothain]]. Because [[Edoras]] is evacuated early in the story and all its inhabitants move to [[Dunharrow]], Aldburg and not Edoras is the in-game "capital settlement" of the West Rohan region, serving as the hub for swift travel and player activities. | |||
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Revision as of 11:16, 13 March 2022
| Aldburg | |
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| Town | |
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| "Theoden in the Aldburg, Eastfold" by Steamey | |
| General Information | |
| Location | The Folde, Rohan |
| Type | Town |
| People and History | |
| Inhabitants | Rohirrim |
| Created | c. 26th century of the Third Age |
| Gallery | Images of Aldburg |
Aldburg was a fortified town in Rohan on a green hill at the feet of the White Mountains[1] in the region known as the Folde.[2] It used to be the first capital of the kingdom Rohan and later became the base of the Third Marshal of the Riddermark and the base for the Muster of the East-mark.[2]
History
Aldburg was built by Eorl after Rohan had been granted to the Rohirrim by Steward Cirion of Gondor.[1] After Brego, son of Eorl, moved the capital to Edoras, the lordship of Aldburg passed on to his third son, Eofor, from whom Éomund, the father of Éomer, claimed descent.[2]
At the time of the War of the Ring, it was the home of King Théoden's nephew Éomer, who was Third Marshal of the Riddermark.[2]
Etymology
Aldburg is an Old English name meaning "Old Fortress".[3][4]
Portrayals in Adaptations
Aldburg in The Lord of the Rings Online
2013: The Lord of the Rings Online
- Aldburg is the capital town of the Eastfold, ruled by Eomer in time of peace. After Eomer departs to war, the defence of Aldburg falls to his steward Arcil, who is often in disagreement with Eomer's cousin Éothain. Because Edoras is evacuated early in the story and all its inhabitants move to Dunharrow, Aldburg and not Edoras is the in-game "capital settlement" of the West Rohan region, serving as the hub for swift travel and player activities.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The House of Eorl", p. 1064
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Battles of the Fords of Isen", "Appendix (i)", second paragraph and second footnote
- ↑ "ald", Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (accessed 26 June 2015)
- ↑ "burg", Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (accessed 26 June 2015)
