The Encyclopedia of Arda - Fenmarch (original) (raw)

ALPHABETICAL RACES PLACES MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE INTERACTIVE SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random
Dates Part of Rohan, a land founded in III 2510 Location On the western side of the Mering Stream that marked Rohan's eastern border with Anórien Race Men Division Northmen Culture Rohirrim Family Ruled by the House of Eorl Outflow The Mering Stream ran along the borders of Fenmarch into the Entwash Pronunciation fe'nmarch Meaning 'Marsh-borderland'1 Indexes: Alphabetical: F Lands, Realms and Regions About this entry: Updated 13 April 2019 This entry is complete The wetlands along the Mering Stream Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A region of eastern Rohan that stretched from the Firien Wood along the Mering Stream, and therefore marked part of Rohan's eastern border with Gondor. The fen element of the name means 'marsh' and is a reference to the wetlands along the Stream. March is an old word for 'borderland' - a reference to the border with Gondor - and has the same derivation as Mark, a name for the whole country of Rohan. In fact, Tolkien writes in his translation notes to The Lord of the Rings that on reflection he would have preferred the form Fenmark, to the extent that he recommended this alternative version for translated versions of the book. Notes 1 The element 'march' for a borderland is widely used, for example in the Westmarch of the Shire or the March of Maedhros during the First Age. It shares its linguistic roots with 'mark' in the 'Riddermark' (or simply the 'Mark'), which was the name used by the Rohirrim for their own land of Rohan. See also... East Dales, Mering Stream Indexes: Alphabetical: F Lands, Realms and Regions About this entry: Updated 13 April 2019 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2004, 2018-2019. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.Explore the benefits of using a personality profile to discover yourself and make the most of your career.

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SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Dates Part of Rohan, a land founded in III 2510 Location On the western side of the Mering Stream that marked Rohan's eastern border with Anórien Race Men Division Northmen Culture Rohirrim Family Ruled by the House of Eorl Outflow The Mering Stream ran along the borders of Fenmarch into the Entwash Pronunciation fe'nmarch Meaning 'Marsh-borderland'1 Indexes: Alphabetical: F Lands, Realms and Regions About this entry: Updated 13 April 2019 This entry is complete The wetlands along the Mering Stream

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Map of Fenmarch

A region of eastern Rohan that stretched from the Firien Wood along the Mering Stream, and therefore marked part of Rohan's eastern border with Gondor. The fen element of the name means 'marsh' and is a reference to the wetlands along the Stream. March is an old word for 'borderland' - a reference to the border with Gondor - and has the same derivation as Mark, a name for the whole country of Rohan. In fact, Tolkien writes in his translation notes to The Lord of the Rings that on reflection he would have preferred the form Fenmark, to the extent that he recommended this alternative version for translated versions of the book. Notes 1 The element 'march' for a borderland is widely used, for example in the Westmarch of the Shire or the March of Maedhros during the First Age. It shares its linguistic roots with 'mark' in the 'Riddermark' (or simply the 'Mark'), which was the name used by the Rohirrim for their own land of Rohan. See also... East Dales, Mering Stream Indexes: Alphabetical: F Lands, Realms and Regions About this entry: Updated 13 April 2019 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2004, 2018-2019. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.Explore the benefits of using a personality profile to discover yourself and make the most of your career.