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'''Calenardhon''' was a wide green landscape in the north of [[Gondor]].
 
==History==
It was devastated or deserted by the [[Great Plague]] and during the [[Watchful Peace]] the Númenórean garrisons of the forts were not renewed, and local chieftains (whose subjects were increasingly of mixed blood) gained more control. The [[Dunlendings]] decided to repopulate it.<ref>{{UT|Isen}}</ref>


[[Image:Ted Nasmith - The Riders of Rohan.jpg|right|thumb|240px|''The Riders of Rohan'' by [[Ted Nasmith]].]]
During the rule of the [[Steward of Gondor|Steward]] [[Cirion]], [[Gondor]] faced a series of attacks by the [[Balchoth]], and Calenardhon was overrun by these evil people. Cirion sent messages for help to Gondor's old allies, including the [[Éothéod]], to help defend Gondor.
'''Calenardhon''' was a wide green landscape in the north of [[Gondor]], but it became depopulated during the [[Third Age]]. During the rule of the [[Steward of Gondor|Steward]] [[Cirion]] [[Gondor]] faced a series of attacks by the [[Balchoth]], and Calenardhon was overrun by these evil people. Cirion sent messages for help to Gondor's old allies, including the [[Éothéod]], to help defend Gondor.


[[Eorl the Young]] answered the call, and helped Gondor defeat the Balchoth at the [[Field of Celebrant]]. In gratitude, Cirion granted all Calenardhon, except for [[Anórien]], to the Éothéod.
[[Eorl the Young]] answered the call, and helped Gondor defeat the Balchoth at the [[Field of Celebrant]]. In gratitude, Cirion granted all Calenardhon to the Éothéod.


After the Éothéod settled in Calenardhon, the land became known as [[Rohan]] or the [[Riddermark]].
After the Éothéod settled in Calenardhon, the land became known as [[Rohan]] or the [[Riddermark]].


==Etymology==
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'''''Calenardhon''''' is [[Sindarin]], meaning "Green Province"<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Nancy Smith]], "[[Index questions]]". Cf. [[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]] (HarperCollins''Publishers'' 2008), ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'', p. 477</ref> or "the (great) green region", <ref>{{L|297}}</ref> from ''[[calen]]'' ("green") + ''[[gardh]]'' ("region").
Earlier names used by Tolkien for this region were ''[[Elenarda (disambiguation)|Elenarda]]'' > ''Kalen(arda)'' > ''Kalinarda'' > ''Calenardan'' >  ''Calenardon''.<ref>{{WR|2|V}}</ref><ref>{{PM|VII}}</ref>
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Revision as of 13:56, 7 February 2022

The Riders of Rohan by Ted Nasmith

Calenardhon was a wide green landscape in the north of Gondor.

History

It was devastated or deserted by the Great Plague and during the Watchful Peace the Númenórean garrisons of the forts were not renewed, and local chieftains (whose subjects were increasingly of mixed blood) gained more control. The Dunlendings decided to repopulate it.[1]

During the rule of the Steward Cirion, Gondor faced a series of attacks by the Balchoth, and Calenardhon was overrun by these evil people. Cirion sent messages for help to Gondor's old allies, including the Éothéod, to help defend Gondor.

Eorl the Young answered the call, and helped Gondor defeat the Balchoth at the Field of Celebrant. In gratitude, Cirion granted all Calenardhon to the Éothéod.

After the Éothéod settled in Calenardhon, the land became known as Rohan or the Riddermark.

Etymology

Calenardhon is Sindarin, meaning "Green Province"[2] or "the (great) green region", [3] from calen ("green") + gardh ("region").

Earlier names used by Tolkien for this region were Elenarda > Kalen(arda) > Kalinarda > Calenardan > Calenardon.[4][5]

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