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One of the [[Northmen]] who had allied themselves with [[Gondor]] in the middle years of the [[Third Age]], and dwelt in the wide plains of [[Rhovanion]] south and east of [[Mirkwood]]. Marhari was a leader of these people in the time when the warlike [[Wainriders]] emerged out of the east, and with [[Narmacil II]] of [[Gondor]] he rode to meet them in battle. The resulting [[Battle of the Plains]] was a disaster for [[Gondor]] and its allies: Narmacil was killed, and Marhari fell in his rearguard.
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'''Marhari''' (died {{TA|1856}}) was a [[Northmen|Northman]] descended from the [[Rhovanion|Kingdom of Rhovanion]] and a member of the royal house. His distant ancestor was King [[Vidugavia]].<ref>{{UT|Cirion}}, Note 5</ref>


Marhari's son [[Marhwini]] led a body of the surviving Northmen away from the now dangerous lands of Rhovanion, and travelled up the [[Vales of the River Anduin]] into the north. Through these travellers, and across many centuries, Marhari would become a distant ancestor to the people known as the [[Rohirrim]].
In {{TA|1851}}, a tribe of [[Easterlings]] called the [[Wainriders]] began invading from the [[East]].<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref> Marhari led the soldiers of Rhovanion, together with the armies of [[Gondor]] under King [[Narmacil II]], against the invaders at the [[Battle of the Plains]] in {{TA|1856|n}}. The battle was a disaster, as Narmacil was killed<ref name="TA"/> and Marhari fell in his rearguard. The Wainriders then overran Rhovanion and enslaved its people.<ref name="Cirion">{{UT|Cirion}}</ref>
 
Marhari's son [[Marhwini]] led a group of refugees west to the [[Vales of Anduin]]. They would become the Éothéod, the ancestors of the mighty [[Riders of Rohan]].<ref name="Cirion"/>
 
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==Etymology==
Marhari is a [[Gothic]] name meaning 'horse-soldier'. The first element is related to English "mare" (see ''[[mearas]]'').<ref>{{UT|Cirion}}, Note 6</ref> The second  element ''-hari'' is a simplified version of [[Gothic]] ''-harya'' "armyman, warrior" (seen also in [[Vinitharya]]) to indicate a later age.
 
In [[Old English]] this element became ''-here'' and is seen in the later [[Rohirric]] name [[Dúnhere]] which translates as "hill warrior".
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Revision as of 22:03, 21 May 2015

Marhari
Northman
Biographical Information
LocationRhovanion
Languagelanguage of the Éothéod
DeathT.A. 1856, Battle of the Plains
Family
ParentageUnknown; descendant of Vidugavia
ChildrenMarhwini
Physical Description
GenderMale

Marhari (died T.A. 1856) was a Northman descended from the Kingdom of Rhovanion and a member of the royal house. His distant ancestor was King Vidugavia.[1]

In T.A. 1851, a tribe of Easterlings called the Wainriders began invading from the East.[2] Marhari led the soldiers of Rhovanion, together with the armies of Gondor under King Narmacil II, against the invaders at the Battle of the Plains in 1856. The battle was a disaster, as Narmacil was killed[2] and Marhari fell in his rearguard. The Wainriders then overran Rhovanion and enslaved its people.[3]

Marhari's son Marhwini led a group of refugees west to the Vales of Anduin. They would become the Éothéod, the ancestors of the mighty Riders of Rohan.[3]

Genealogy

Vidugavia
fl. 1250
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MARHARI
d. 1856
 
 
 
 
Marhwini
fl. 1856 - 1899
 
 
 
 
Forthwini
fl. 1944


Etymology

Marhari is a Gothic name meaning 'horse-soldier'. The first element is related to English "mare" (see mearas).[4] The second element -hari is a simplified version of Gothic -harya "armyman, warrior" (seen also in Vinitharya) to indicate a later age.

In Old English this element became -here and is seen in the later Rohirric name Dúnhere which translates as "hill warrior".

References