Q: How Often Did Gondor’s Kings Marry Haradrim? ANSWER: I received the following question in April 2021: Can you explain why the lords of Gondor […]
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These articles mention or discuss aspects of the Kingdom of Rhovanion or the greater region generally known as Wilderland.
Is Dorwinion A Part of Rhûn?
Q: Is Dorwinion A Part of Rhûn? ANSWER: Short answer: no, Dorwinion is not “a part of Rhûn”. I received the following question in March […]
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When Did Hobbits become Divided into Fallohides, Stoors, and Harfoots?
Q: When Did Hobbits become Divided into Fallohides, Stoors, and Harfoots? ANSWER: This is an amalgam of questions I’ve been receiving going back to at […]
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What Was the Distance Between Dale and Erebor?
Q: What Was the Distance Between Dale and Erebor? ANSWER: J.R.R. Tolkien does not provide any measurement of distance between the gate of Erebor and […]
Continue readingWhen Did Vidugavia Live?
Q: When Did Vidugavia Live? ANSWER: This question is more rightly asked in several ways, such as “What were the years of Vidugavia’s birth and […]
Continue readingHow Many Lords of Éothéod Were There?
Q: How Many Lords of Éothéod Were There? ANSWER: So far as I know, to date, no complete list of the Lords of Éothéod has […]
Continue readingWhere did the Rohirrim Come From?
Q: Where did the Rohirrim Come From? ANSWER: The Rohirrim were a tribe of Northmen who traced their origins back to an ancient kingdom that […]
Continue readingWho Borders the Kingdom of Dale on the East?
Q: Who Borders the Kingdom of Dale on the East? ANSWER: In “Many Meetings” Glóin says to Frodo: “…They are good folk, the Bardings. The […]
Continue readingWhat Was Éothéod Like?
Q: What Was Éothéod Like? ANSWER: Éothéod was the name of both the people and the land in which they dwelt. The Éothéod were descendants […]
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