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The '''Barrowfield''' was a field outside the wall and dike of [[Edoras]] where the [[Rulers of Rohan]] were buried. By the end of the [[Third Age]] there were two rows of tombs: one for the First Line ([[Eorl]] to [[Helm Hammerhand]]) and one for the Second Line ([[Fréaláf]] to [[ | The '''Barrowfield''' was a field outside the wall and dike of [[Edoras]] where the [[Kings of Rohan|Rulers of Rohan]] were buried. By the end of the [[Third Age]] there were two rows of tombs: one for the First Line ([[Eorl]] to [[Helm|Helm Hammerhand]]) and one for the Second Line ([[Fréaláf]] to [[Théoden]]). The main road leading to the city passed between these two rows.<ref>{{TT|III6}}</ref> | ||
[[Simbelmyne]] grew on the western side of the mounds, and more thickly on Helm's. | [[Simbelmyne]] grew on the western side of the mounds, and more thickly on Helm's.<ref>{{App|Eorl}}</ref> | ||
It is not known if the Kings of the Third Line (starting with [[Éomer]]) were still buried there during the [[Fourth Age]]. | It is not known if the Kings of the Third Line (starting with [[Éomer]]) were still buried there during the [[Fourth Age]]. | ||
==Etymology== | |||
The name means "a field containing a grave-mound".<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 766</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 14:47, 18 August 2014
The Barrowfield was a field outside the wall and dike of Edoras where the Rulers of Rohan were buried. By the end of the Third Age there were two rows of tombs: one for the First Line (Eorl to Helm Hammerhand) and one for the Second Line (Fréaláf to Théoden). The main road leading to the city passed between these two rows.[1]
Simbelmyne grew on the western side of the mounds, and more thickly on Helm's.[2]
It is not known if the Kings of the Third Line (starting with Éomer) were still buried there during the Fourth Age.
Etymology
The name means "a field containing a grave-mound".[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "The King of the Golden Hall"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The House of Eorl"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 766