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

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The name among the Rohirrim for their own land 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...]Men of the Riddermark, Riders of the Mark, Westemnet Indexes: Alphabetical: M Lands, Realms and Regions 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.