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Eorl is pronounced like English 'earl'
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Eorl means 'nobleman'
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Ride of EorlThe rescue of Gondor by the Men of the ÉothéodThe long southward Ride of Eorl to the Field of Celebrant (partially conjectural)1
The long southward Ride of Eorl to the Field of Celebrant (partially conjectural)1
In the year III 2510, a rider named Borondir arrived at the court of Eorl, the young ruler of the Éothéod in the far north of Middle-earth. Borondir was the last survivor of six riders sent out by Steward Cirion to seek Eorl's aid against an imminent assault on Gondor. Gondor and the Éothéod had been friends and allies in the past, when the Men of the Éothéod dwelt further to the south, but since their move into the north few messengers had passed between the two realms. Nonetheless Eorl agreed to Cirion's desperate request, and he gathered almost his entire force into a great éoherë consisting of some seven thousand horsemen, and a few hundred archers. Taking Borondir as a guide, the Ride of Eorl set out to cover the hundreds of miles into the south. The Ride proceeded from Framsburg through the eastern Vales of Anduin. As they approached the southern parts of Mirkwood, they kept as far to the west as they could to avoid the darkness of Dol Guldur, and Galadriel sent a white mist across the Great River to protect them as they passed her land.2 After nine days Eorl reached the North Undeep after a journey of some six hundred miles. There he crossed Anduin, and then the lesser river Limlight, to discover the Balchoth holding the armies of Gondor at bay. Taking the invaders completely by surprise, he broke them from the rear and won the great victory known to history as the Battle of the Field of Celebrant. Notes
See also...City of the Corsairs, Council of Elders, Éoherë, Full Muster, Horsemen of Rohan, Horsemen of the North, Mistress of Magic, Rider of Last Hope, Riders of Eorl, Riders of the North, River Anduin, Rochirrim, Seal of the Stewards, Sorceress of the Golden Wood, Stirrupless, [See the full list...] Indexes: About this entry:
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