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Location
Originated in the Éothéod in the far North, but the term most usually applies to these people after they settled in Rohan
Origins
The followers of Eorl the Young and their descendants
Race
Division
Culture
Settlements
Eorl's original northern capital had been at Framsburg in the Éothéod; the seat of the Kings in Rohan was originally at Aldburg before being permanently settled at Edoras
Pronunciation
ea'rlings
Meaning
'Children or followers of Eorl'2
Other names
Éoherë, Eorlingas, Forgoil, Horse-boys, Horsebreeders, Horse-lords, Horse-men, Horsemen of the North, Horsemen of Rohan, Men of the Mark, Men of the Riddermark, Men of Rohan, Riders of Rohan, Riders of the Mark, Robbers of the North, Rohirrim, Sons of Eorl, Strawheads, Whiteskins
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EorlingsThe people of RohanA name taken by the northern people who resettled among the green fields of Calenardhon after the Battle of the Field of Celebrant. Calendardhon was gifted to them by Steward Cirion of Gondor, who had been aided by these people under their lord, Eorl the Young. It is from Eorl's name that the word 'Eorlings' is taken: it refers his followers and descendants (though in fact 'Eorlings' is a modernisation of the older and more common form, Eorlingas). These were the people better known as the Riders of Rohan or the Rohirrim. Notes
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