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Dates
Founded III 2510; still extant during the Fourth Age
Location
North of Gondor
Race
Men
Culture
Rohirrim
Settlements
The chief city of the Mark was Edoras; other notable settlements and fortifications include the former capital Aldburg, Dunharrow, Grimslade, the Hornburg, Underharrow and Upbourn
Meaning
'Borderland',1 a contraction of 'Riddermark', 'borderland of the Riders'
Other names
The Horse-country, Kingdom of the Rohirrim, The Riddermark, Rochand, Rochan, Rochann, Rohan

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  • Updated 17 October 2014
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The Mark

The name among the Rohirrim for their own land

Map of the Mark

A shortening of Riddermark, the common name for the land of Rohan among the Rohirrim themselves.


Notes

1

The word 'Mark' comes from Old English mearc, which would presumably have been the form familiar to the Rohirrim themselves. It signifies a borderland, especially a land that protected the heartland of another realm (as the Mark of Rohan did Gondor). The name is cognate with 'Mercia', the name of an old Anglo-Saxon kingdom in central England, and also appears, for example, in 'Denmark', the 'borderland of the Danes'.

See also...

Aldor the Old, Brytta Léofa, East-mark, Éomer Éadig, Fenmarch, Folcred, Fréawine, Haunted Mountain, Horn of the Mark, Horsemen of Rohan, King of the Mark, King of the Mark of the Riders, King’s Company, Mark-warden, Men of the Mark, [See the full list...]

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The Mark

The name among the Rohirrim for their own land

Dates
Founded III 2510; still extant during the Fourth Age
Location
North of Gondor
Race
Men
Culture
Rohirrim
Settlements
The chief city of the Mark was Edoras; other notable settlements and fortifications include the former capital Aldburg, Dunharrow, Grimslade, the Hornburg, Underharrow and Upbourn
Meaning
'Borderland',1 a contraction of 'Riddermark', 'borderland of the Riders'
Other names
The Horse-country, Kingdom of the Rohirrim, The Riddermark, Rochand, Rochan, Rochann, Rohan

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 17 October 2014
  • Updates planned: 1

The Mark

The name among the Rohirrim for their own land

Map of the Mark

A shortening of Riddermark, the common name for the land of Rohan among the Rohirrim themselves.


Notes

1

The word 'Mark' comes from Old English mearc, which would presumably have been the form familiar to the Rohirrim themselves. It signifies a borderland, especially a land that protected the heartland of another realm (as the Mark of Rohan did Gondor). The name is cognate with 'Mercia', the name of an old Anglo-Saxon kingdom in central England, and also appears, for example, in 'Denmark', the 'borderland of the Danes'.

See also...

Aldor the Old, Brytta Léofa, East-mark, Éomer Éadig, Fenmarch, Folcred, Fréawine, Haunted Mountain, Horn of the Mark, Horsemen of Rohan, King of the Mark, King of the Mark of the Riders, King’s Company, Mark-warden, Men of the Mark, [See the full list...]

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 17 October 2014
  • Updates planned: 1

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2014. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.
Axiom Discovery gives you comprehensive online aptitude testing covering core skills across a wide range of disciplines.