From dark Dunharrow in the dim morning

Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien
"From dark Dunharrow in the dim morning"
Poem Information
Written	Between 1938 and 1954
Revised	Between 1938 and 1954
Published	The Return of the King The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien
Subject(s)	Dunharrow, Gondor, Rohan

"From dark Dunharrow in the dim morning" is a song written in Rohan of the ride of Théoden and his riders eastward to the aid of Gondor. It is written in alliterative verse, meaning that, instead of rhyming, each verse has several words starting with the same sounds. This type of poetry was common among Germanic peoples, such as the Anglo-Saxons on whom the Rohirrim were based.

Poem excerpt

From dark Dunharrow in the dim morning
with thane and captain rode Thengel's son:
to Edoras he came, the ancient halls
of the Mark-wardens mist-enshrouded;
golden timbers were in gloom mantled.

See also

• Poems in The Lord of the Rings