The Westfold

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The Westfold is a western province of the kingdom of Rohan in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, known for its rugged terrain and role as a key battleground in The Lord of the Rings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional region
location in Middle-earth
province of Rohan
appearsIn The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film) NERFINISHED
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (film) NERFINISHED
The Return of the King NERFINISHED
The Two Towers NERFINISHED
associatedEvent devastation of Westfold villages
raids from Isengard
attackedBy Dunlendings NERFINISHED
Uruk-hai NERFINISHED
borderedBy the White Mountains NERFINISHED
contrastedWith the Eastfold NERFINISHED
createdBy J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED
culture horse-lords of Rohan NERFINISHED
defendedBy the Rohirrim of the West-mark NERFINISHED
economyInWorld horse-breeding
pastoral farming
fictionalUniverse Middle-earth
firstPublication The Fellowship of the Ring (as part of The Lord of the Rings publication, 1954–1955) NERFINISHED
governedBy the King of Rohan NERFINISHED
governedRegionType mark of Rohan GENERATED
hasFeature farmland
mountainous areas
valleys
hasRole key battleground in the War of the Ring
strategic frontier of Rohan
hasTerrain rugged terrain
languageInWorld Rohirric NERFINISHED
locatedIn the western part of Rohan
mentionedIn The Lord of the Rings, Book III: The Treason of Isengard NERFINISHED
The Lord of the Rings, Book V: The War of the Ring NERFINISHED
militarySignificance mustering ground for Rohirrim riders
near Helm’s Deep NERFINISHED
the Hornburg NERFINISHED
notableFor devastation reported to King Théoden
scenes of war in The Two Towers film adaptation
partOf the West-mark of Rohan NERFINISHED
the kingdom of Rohan NERFINISHED
primaryInhabitants the Rohirrim NERFINISHED
threatenedBy Saruman NERFINISHED

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Rohan region The Westfold