Rohirric Cultural Information
(From the Encyclopedia of Arda)

The Rohirrim
The Rohirrim were descended from the so-called Middle Peoples, Men who shared an ancient kinship with the ancestors of the Edain.

The people of Rohan. Originally descended from the Éothéod of the North. When Eorl was granted the land of Rohan, his people became known as the Rohirrim, from the Elvish for 'People of the Horse-lords'.

Men of the Éothéod, The ancestors of the Rohirrim
A nation of Northmen ruled by the descendants of Frumgar in the north of Middle-earth. Their last lord Eorl the Young led them south to the land of Calenardhon, renamed Rohan, where they became known as the Rohirrim.

Rohan
Originally the Gondorian province of Calenardhon, the land north of the White Mountains was gifted by Steward Cirion to Eorl of the Northmen in 2510 (Third Age). Eorl had led his men through great hardship from the far north to the aid of Gondor, and Cirion gave him the wide green lands of Calenardhon in recognition of his aid, swearing eternal friendship between old Gondor and the new land of Rohan.

Rohan's history was one of conflict and war; with the Orcs of the White Mountains, the Dunlendings to the west, and ultimately with Saruman in Orthanc, whose lands bordered Rohan to the north.

Nonetheless, the line of the Kings of Rohan stretched from Eorl's time to the War of the Ring and beyond. The Kings sat in the Golden Hall of Meduseld in Edoras, built by Eorl's son Brego. At the time of Gondor's greatest need, they kept the Oath of Eorl, and rode to the aid of their ancient allies at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.

Edoras
The chief city of Rohan and the seat of its Kings, under the northern feet of the White Mountains.

Meduseld
The Golden Hall of Edoras, in which the Kings of Rohan dwelt and held their court.

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Human Facts (from www.lordoftherings.net)

· Men are mortal and bred more quickly than any other race besides the evil Orcs.

· Men are subject to age, disease and the rough elements of Middle-earth.

· Men are not perceptive to the minds of others, can not see into the future and are less skilled in lore and crafts than other races. They are considered weak compared to the immortal Elves.

· Men are a very diverse race. Physically they come in all shapes and sizes and inhabit many different parts of Middle-earth.

· Hobbits call Men "Big Folk" or "Big People."

· Throughout the ages of Middle-earth, Men rose and eventually became the dominant race.

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