Edoras

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Edoras is the hilltop capital city of Rohan in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, known as the seat of King Théoden.

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Edoras canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city
fictional city
settlement in Middle-earth
adaptedIn The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
surface form: The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003 film trilogy)
appearsIn The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
surface form: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
surface form: The Two Towers
capitalOf Rohan
createdBy J. R. R. Tolkien
defendedBy Rohirrim
etymologyLanguage Old English
filmLocation Mount Sunday, New Zealand
firstAppearsIn The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
surface form: The Two Towers
governedBy Théoden
surface form: King Théoden
governedDuring War of the Ring
hasAccessRoute causeway
hasBuilding Meduseld
hasCemetery barrows of the Kings of Rohan
hasFeature Meduseld
surface form: golden hall of Meduseld
hasFunction military mustering point
political center of Rohan
royal residence
inspiredBy Anglo-Saxon culture
languageSpoken Rohirric
locatedIn Rohan
locatedInFictionalUniverse Middle-earth
nameMeaning enclosures
near Snowbourn River
White Mountains
notableRuler Théoden
Théoden’s predecessors
people Rohirrim
regionOf the Mark
sceneOf Théoden’s decision to ride to war
healing of Théoden from Saruman’s influence
seatOf King of Rohan
surface form: Kings of Rohan
surroundedBy dike
wooden palisade
terrainType hilltop
timePeriod Third Age
visitedBy Aragorn
Gandalf
Gimli
Legolas
Meriadoc Brandybuck
Peregrin Took

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Middle-earth hasCity Edoras
Éowyn residence Edoras
Éomer capitalRuledFrom Edoras
Théoden residence Edoras
King Théoden in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy residence Edoras
subject surface form: King Théoden (film character)
Rohan capital Edoras