LotR --- Appendix A: II -- The House of Eorl - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Estelyn Telcontar · 12-08-2005, 05:59 AM

Are you a fan of the Rohirrim? Would you like to know what happened to Éomer and Éowyn's parents? Does Shadowfax' lineage interest you? Then this is your section of the Appendices! Here's the place to read about the past history of Rohan, its friends and foes.

One of the things that I especially noticed here was the fact that the Rohirrim are not nearly so much lower in lineage than the Gondorians think them. Théoden was even born in Gondor! Their relationship is closer than one would think, and we find that made evident at the end of the section.

I found it interesting to see what past feud the Rohirrim had with the Dwarves; Éomer's negative reaction to Gimli doesn't surprise me at all now that I know that.

We read about Helm of Helm's Deep here and of the rivalries of branches of the royal family.

Some background information is also given on Saruman. One interesting sentence that says a lot is: "Saruman began to behave as a lord of Men."

The time table is invaluable for RPers and fan fiction writers, and there are bits of additional information that keep it from being merely a boring list of names and dates.

Did you read this previously? I must admit, I only skimmed it, and was surprised at the details I found when reading it conscienciously this time. Have you made use of the information for writing? What interests you most?

12-08-2005, 05:59 AM	#1
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	LotR --- Appendix A: II -- The House of Eorl Are you a fan of the Rohirrim? Would you like to know what happened to Éomer and Éowyn's parents? Does Shadowfax' lineage interest you? Then this is your section of the Appendices! Here's the place to read about the past history of Rohan, its friends and foes. One of the things that I especially noticed here was the fact that the Rohirrim are not nearly so much lower in lineage than the Gondorians think them. Théoden was even born in Gondor! Their relationship is closer than one would think, and we find that made evident at the end of the section. I found it interesting to see what past feud the Rohirrim had with the Dwarves; Éomer's negative reaction to Gimli doesn't surprise me at all now that I know that. We read about Helm of Helm's Deep here and of the rivalries of branches of the royal family. Some background information is also given on Saruman. One interesting sentence that says a lot is: "Saruman began to behave as a lord of Men." The time table is invaluable for RPers and fan fiction writers, and there are bits of additional information that keep it from being merely a boring list of names and dates. Did you read this previously? I must admit, I only skimmed it, and was surprised at the details I found when reading it conscienciously this time. Have you made use of the information for writing? What interests you most? __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'