Folde
Folde was an ancient and historic region of Rohan, close to the King's courts in Edoras, which originally held the King's seat at the town of Aldburg.[1] It was the homeland of the royal family.[2]
The Folde was the centre of Rohan where the members of the royal house and their relatives lived. Its eastern boundary was roughly a line South-west from the confluence of the river Snowbourn and the river Entwash to the White Mountains.[3] The Eastfold was the land east from that line to the Fenmark between the river Entwash and the White Mountains.[3][4] The Westfold was the land along the White mountains as far as the River Isen.[3][5]
The defensive center of the Folde and Eastfold was at Edoras.[3]
Etymology[edit]
In Old English, folde means "earth, land, country".[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Battles of the Fords of Isen", Appendix (i)
- ↑ Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, p. 148, entry "Folde"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, pp. 770-1 entry Folde
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Map of Rohan, Gondor, and Mordor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The West of Middle-earth at the End of the Third Age" [map]
