The name given to the deep north-south valley cut out of the White Mountains by the river Snowbourn. At its southern end, beneath the mountain known as the Starkhorn, stood Dunharrow, a great refuge of the Rohirrim. At its northern end, where the Snowbourn issued onto the plains of Rohan, stood that nation's capital, Edoras.
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A dale or valley is usually named for the river that runs through it, so we might expect this valley to be known as something like Snowbourndale. Instead, it took its name from its most prominent man-made feature, the ancient sacred place known as Dunharrow ('hillside temple') on its steep eastern wall.
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See also...
Dead Men, Dúnhere, Dwimorberg, Firefoot, First Marshal of the Riddermark, Hirgon, King’s Lands, Lord of Harrowdale, Marshal of the Mark, Meduseld, Muster of Edoras, Stair of the Hold, The Courts, The Starkhorn, Underharrow, [See the full list...]Upbourn, White Mountains
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