The Riddermark
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The Riddermark is the horse-lord kingdom of Rohan in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, famed for its skilled riders and vast grasslands.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional kingdom
ⓘ
realm of Men ⓘ region of Middle-earth ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternateName | Rohan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
The Fellowship of the Ring
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ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Return of the King NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silmarillion (appendices and references) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Two Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ Unfinished Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Fangorn Forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ Isengard (region of Nan Curunír) NERFINISHED ⓘ Misty Mountains (to the north-west) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mordor (indirectly across Gondor) ⓘ |
| capital | Edoras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSymbol | white horse on green field ⓘ |
| formerNameOfRegion | Calenardhon (Gondorian name before Rohan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedAfter | migration of the Éothéod to Calenardhon ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Eorl the Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Kings of Rohan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cavalry warfare
ⓘ
horse-breeding ⓘ skilled horsemen ⓘ strong alliance with Gondor ⓘ vast grasslands ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Rohirric ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalUniverse | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorFortress | Hornburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorSettlement |
Aldburg
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ⓘ
Edoras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorValley | Helm's Deep NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryStrength | cavalry host of the Rohirrim ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of the Hornburg
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ⓘ
Battle of the Pelennor Fields (Rohirrim contingent) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Muster of the Rohirrim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Brego
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ⓘ
Eorl the Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Helm Hammerhand NERFINISHED ⓘ Théoden NERFINISHED ⓘ Éomer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oathRelationship | Oath of Eorl with Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryInhabitants | Rohirrim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | grassland ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Third Age of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleOfRuler | King of Rohan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traversedByRiver |
River Entwash
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ⓘ
River Snowbourn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.