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Dates Slain III 1856 Race Men Division Northmen Culture Northmen of Rhovanion Pronunciation ma'rhari Meaning 'Horse army'1 Titles King of Rhovanion Indexes: Alphabetical: M Men About this entry: Updated 17 May 2024 This entry is complete A lord of the Northmen in Rhovanion Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Vidugavia Marhari Marhwini Lords of the Éothéod and their predecessors One of the Northmen who had allied themselves with Gondor in the middle years of the Third Age, and dwelt in the wide plains of Rhovanion south and east of Mirkwood. Marhari was a leader of these people in the time when the warlike Wainriders emerged out of the east, and with Narmacil II of Gondor he rode to meet them in battle. The resulting Battle of the Plains was a disaster for Gondor and its allies: Narmacil was killed, and Marhari fell in his rearguard. Marhari's son Marhwini led a body of the surviving Northmen away from the now dangerous lands of Rhovanion, and travelled up the Vales of the River Anduin into the north. Through these travellers, and across many centuries, Marhari would become a distant ancestor to the people known as the Rohirrim. Notes 1 Marhari's name derives from Gothic, and is known to contain the element marh- meaning 'horse' (equivalent to the éo- in many names among the later Rohirrim). The second element of his name is uncertain, but the most likely derivation is probably from Gothic harjis, 'army' (this seems all the more plausible given that almost the only biographical fact we have about Marhari was that he led an army of his people). See also... Battle of the Plains, King of Rhovanion, Lord of the Éothéod, Marhwini Indexes: Alphabetical: M Men About this entry: Updated 17 May 2024 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2004, 2008, 2024. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.DISC The Complete Introduction takes you from core ideas to advanced DISC interpretation.

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Dates Slain III 1856 Race Men Division Northmen Culture Northmen of Rhovanion Pronunciation ma'rhari Meaning 'Horse army'1 Titles King of Rhovanion Indexes: Alphabetical: M Men About this entry: Updated 17 May 2024 This entry is complete A lord of the Northmen in Rhovanion

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

Marhari

Marhwini Lords of the Éothéod and their predecessors One of the Northmen who had allied themselves with Gondor in the middle years of the Third Age, and dwelt in the wide plains of Rhovanion south and east of Mirkwood. Marhari was a leader of these people in the time when the warlike Wainriders emerged out of the east, and with Narmacil II of Gondor he rode to meet them in battle. The resulting Battle of the Plains was a disaster for Gondor and its allies: Narmacil was killed, and Marhari fell in his rearguard. Marhari's son Marhwini led a body of the surviving Northmen away from the now dangerous lands of Rhovanion, and travelled up the Vales of the River Anduin into the north. Through these travellers, and across many centuries, Marhari would become a distant ancestor to the people known as the Rohirrim. Notes 1 Marhari's name derives from Gothic, and is known to contain the element marh- meaning 'horse' (equivalent to the éo- in many names among the later Rohirrim). The second element of his name is uncertain, but the most likely derivation is probably from Gothic harjis, 'army' (this seems all the more plausible given that almost the only biographical fact we have about Marhari was that he led an army of his people). See also... Battle of the Plains, King of Rhovanion, Lord of the Éothéod, Marhwini Indexes: Alphabetical: M Men About this entry: Updated 17 May 2024 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2004, 2008, 2024. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.DISC The Complete Introduction takes you from core ideas to advanced DISC interpretation.