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'''Firienfeld''' was how the [[Rohirrim]] called the flat upland of [[Dunharrow]]; a large grassy area for the encampment of soldiers and refuge-seekers. | '''Firienfeld''' was how the [[Rohirrim]] called the flat upland of [[Dunharrow]]; a large grassy area for the encampment of soldiers and refuge-seekers.<ref>{{RK|V3}}</ref> [[Aragorn]] and the [[Grey Company]] passed through the Firienfeld on [[8 March]] {{TA|3019}}; King [[Théoden]] and his riders arrived there the next day.<ref>{{App|Great}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Firien represents [[Old English]] ''firgen'', "mountain"; ''-feld,'' means "field" and [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] left it unmodernised; the Firienfield of the Index is in error.<ref>{{HM|N}}, p. 770</ref> | Firien represents [[Old English]] ''firgen'', "mountain"; ''-feld,'' means "field" and [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] left it unmodernised; the Firienfield of the Index is in error.<ref>{{HM|N}}, p. 770</ref> | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[Category:Rohan]] | [[Category:Rohan]] | ||
[[Category:Fields, plains and deserts]] | [[Category:Fields, plains and deserts]] | ||
Revision as of 01:19, 6 February 2013
Firienfeld was how the Rohirrim called the flat upland of Dunharrow; a large grassy area for the encampment of soldiers and refuge-seekers.[1] Aragorn and the Grey Company passed through the Firienfeld on 8 March T.A. 3019; King Théoden and his riders arrived there the next day.[2]
Etymology
Firien represents Old English firgen, "mountain"; -feld, means "field" and Tolkien left it unmodernised; the Firienfield of the Index is in error.[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Muster of Rohan"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Great Years"
- ↑ 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. 770
