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| City | |
| Framsburg | |
|---|---|
| General Information | |
| Location | North-western Wilderland |
| Type | City |
| Description | Fortified burg of the Éothéod |
| People and History | |
| Inhabitants | Éothéod |
| Created | After T.A. 1977 |
| Gallery | Images of Framsburg |
Framsburg was a fortified burg[1] north of the confluence of the rivers Greylin and Langwell.[2][3]
History
It is possible that Framsburg was founded shortly after the Éothéod, the ancestors of the Rohirrim, arrived in their new land in the far north of Rhovanion between the Misty Mountains in the west and the Forest River in the east[1] in T.A. 1977,[4] during the rule of Frumgar, but it was presumably named after his son Fram,[5] the famed slayer of the Dragon Scatha.[6] It was the only fortified burg of the Éothéod, while they lived in the far north of Rhovanion.[1]
It is possible that Framsburg was abandoned circa T.A. 2510 when Eorl the Young led the Éothéod south to settle in Calenardhon, the land later known as Rohan.[7]
Portrayal in adaptations
2020: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- The ruins of Framsburg can be visited and explored in the "Wells of Langflood" region.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan", "(ii) The Ride of Eorl"
- ↑ "Tolkien’s annotated map of Middle-earth transcribed" 10 November 2015, The Tolkien Society, accessed 11 November 2015
- ↑ Pauline Baynes, A Map of Middle-earth
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age", entry for the year 1977, p. 1087
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. Ixv
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The House of Eorl", pp. 1064
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age", p. 1087