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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional kingdom
realm of Men
region of Middle-earth
alliedWith Gondor NERFINISHED
alternateName Rohan NERFINISHED
appearsInWork The Fellowship of the Ring NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Edoras NERFINISHED
majorValley Helm's Deep NERFINISHED
militaryStrength cavalry host of the Rohirrim
notableBattle Battle of the Hornburg NERFINISHED
Battle of the Pelennor Fields (Rohirrim contingent) NERFINISHED
notableEvent Muster of the Rohirrim NERFINISHED
notableRuler Brego NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
River Snowbourn NERFINISHED

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Rohan alsoKnownAs The Riddermark