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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Description==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Description==</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Meduseld was a long and wide hall with great painted carved pillars that supported its high roof,<ref name=King2/> which appeared to be thatched with gold when seen from far off<ref name=King1/>. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">At </del>the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">nothern end </del>of the hall <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">were doors on great hinges, which were locked with heavy bars</del>. The floor of the hall was paved with a mosaic of stones in many colours that contained intertwined branching runes and strange devices. Its walls were richly decorated with tapestries depicting figures from the history and legends of the [[Rohirrim]]. In the middle of the hall was a long hearth with a wood-fire. At the southern end of the hall three steps lep up to a raised dais with a great golden chair on which the King of Rohan sat.<ref name=King2/></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">On the top of the hill broad high stairs led up from a green terrace to a wide paved terrace on which </ins>Meduseld <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">stood. On both sides of the topmost step of the stair were seats made of stone on which guards set.<ref name=King2/></ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">At the nothern end of Meduseld were doors on great hinges, which were locked with heavy bars. The hall </ins>was a long and wide hall with great painted carved pillars that supported its high roof,<ref name=King2/> which appeared to be thatched with gold when seen from far off<ref name=King1/>. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">A louver in the roof let in light and allowed smoke get out. There were windows high under the eaves on </ins>the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">eastern side </ins>of the hall. The floor of the hall was paved with a mosaic of stones in many colours that contained intertwined branching runes and strange devices. Its walls were richly decorated with <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">woven </ins>tapestries depicting figures from the history and legends of the [[Rohirrim<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]], including [[Eorl]] on his horse riding to the [[Battle of the Field of Celebrant</ins>]]. In the middle of the hall was a long hearth with a wood-fire. At the southern end of the hall three steps lep up to a raised dais with a great golden chair on which the King of Rohan sat <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">facing the doors</ins>.<ref name=King2/></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the [[Éothéod]] had settled in [[Rohan]], the [[Kings of Rohan|Second King of Rohan]], [[Brego]] son of [[Eorl]], built <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a great hall </del>on top of the hill of Edoras. The hall was completed in {{TA|2569}}.<ref>{{App|TA}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the [[Éothéod]] had settled in [[Rohan]], the [[Kings of Rohan|Second King of Rohan]], [[Brego]]<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, the </ins>son of [[Eorl]], built <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Meduseld </ins>on top of the hill of Edoras. The hall was completed in {{TA|2569}}.<ref>{{App|TA}}<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, entry for the year 2569, p. 1087</ref> During the feast that was held by Brego to hallow the newly built hall [[Baldor]],<ref>{{RK|Muster}}, p. 797</ref> his first son,<ref>{{App|Mark}}, ''First Line'', entry 2544-2645 3. Aldor the Old, p. 1068</ref> vowed to walk the [[Paths of the Dead]]. Baldor entered the Paths of the Dead in {{TA|2570}},<ref>{{App|TA}}, entry for the year 2570, p. 1087</ref> but never returned and his father died of grief in the same year<ref>{{App|Mark}}, ''First Line'', entry 2512-70 2. Brego, p. 1068</ins></ref><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In {{TA|2758|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">n</del>}} the [[Dunlendings|Dunlending]] leader, [[Wulf]], took Edoras and Meduseld and proclaimed himself king. [[Helm Hammerhand]]'s son [[Haleth (son of Helm)|Haleth]] fell defending the doors of the great hall. Wulf was eventually overthrown by [[Fréaláf]], son of [[Hild]], in {{TA|2759|n}}.<ref>{{App|Eorl}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In {{TA|2758<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">}}<ref>{{App</ins>|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">TA</ins>}}<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, entry for the year 2758, p. 1088</ref> </ins>the [[Dunlendings|Dunlending]] leader, [[Wulf]], took Edoras and Meduseld and proclaimed himself king. [[Helm Hammerhand]]'s son [[Haleth (son of Helm)|Haleth]] fell defending the doors of the great hall. Wulf was eventually overthrown by [[Fréaláf]], son of [[Hild]], in {{TA|2759|n}}.<ref>{{App|Eorl}}<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, entry about king Helm Hammerhand, pp. 1065-7</ins></ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In the late [[Third Age]], Meduseld was the home of King [[Théoden]].<ref>{{TT|Riders}}, p. 439</ref> On [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">7 August</del>]] {{TA|3019}} Théoden's body was brought to <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Meduseld</del><ref>{{<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">RK</del>|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Partings</del>}}</ref> where he lay until his funeral three days later<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</del><ref>{{App|Chief}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In the late [[Third Age]], Meduseld was the home of King [[Théoden]].<ref>{{TT|Riders}}, p. 439</ref> </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>On [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">20 September]] {{TA|3018}}<ref>{{App|Great}}, entry for the year 3018, September 20, p. 1091</ref> the wizard [[Gandalf]] came to Meduseld and warned king Théoden that the wizard [[Saruman]] had gathered wolves and [[Orcs]] in [[Isengard]] and was planning to make an alliance with [[Sauron]]. However Théoden sent Gandalf away under the influence of his advisor [[Gríma]] who was secretly in the service of Saruman.<ref>{{FR|Council}}, pp. 259-262</ref></ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">After king </ins>Théoden's <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">died in the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]] his </ins>body was brought <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">back </ins>to <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Edoras on [[7 August]] {{TA|3019}},</ins><ref>{{<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">App</ins>|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Chief</ins>}}<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, entry for the year 3019, August 7, p. 1095</ins></ref>where he lay until his funeral three days later<ref>{{App|Chief}}<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, entry for the year 3019, August 10, p. 1095</ref>. After his funeral Meduseld was decorated with beautiful hangings and filled with light and the greatest feast since the time of its construction was held in the Golden Hall.<ref>{{RK|Partings}}, pp. 976-7</ins></ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>''Meduseld'' is an [[Old English]] name, which means "mead-house" or a "house in which feasting takes place" (i.e. a Hall of feasts).<ref>{{webcite|website=[http://www.bosworthtoller.com/ Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary]|articleurl=https://bosworthtoller.com/22577|articlename=medu-seld|accessed=31 October 2023}}</ref><ref name=RC>{{HM|RC}}, p. 372</ref> The first component ''medu'' means "mead",<ref>{{webcite|website=[http://www.bosworthtoller.com/ Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary]|articleurl=https://bosworthtoller.com/22557|articlename=medu|accessed=31 October 2023}}</ref> but as a word it has connotations of "joy". The second component ''seld'' means "seat", "residence", "mansion" or "hall".<ref>{{webcite|website=[http://www.bosworthtoller.com/ Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary]|articleurl=https://bosworthtoller.com/027363|articlename=seld|accessed=31 October 2023}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>''Meduseld'' is an [[Old English]] name, which means "mead-house" or a "house in which feasting takes place" (i.e. a Hall of feasts).<ref>{{webcite|website=[http://www.bosworthtoller.com/ Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary]|articleurl=https://bosworthtoller.com/22577|articlename=medu-seld|accessed=31 October 2023}}</ref><ref name=RC>{{HM|RC}}, p. 372</ref> The first component ''medu'' means "mead",<ref>{{webcite|website=[http://www.bosworthtoller.com/ Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary]|articleurl=https://bosworthtoller.com/22557|articlename=medu|accessed=31 October 2023}}</ref> but as a word it has connotations of "joy". The second component ''seld'' means "seat", "residence", "mansion" or "hall".<ref>{{webcite|website=[http://www.bosworthtoller.com/ Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary]|articleurl=https://bosworthtoller.com/027363|articlename=seld|accessed=31 October 2023}}</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Meduseld''' <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">was </del>the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">great </del>'''Golden Hall''' that stood <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">upon </del>a <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">green </del>terrace <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in </del>[[Edoras]]. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">It </del>was <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">topped </del>with <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a straw </del>roof, which <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">made it appear as if it was made out of </del>gold when seen from far off. Its walls were richly decorated with tapestries depicting the history and legends of the [[Rohirrim]]<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, and it served as </del>the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">royal </del>hall <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">for </del>the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">King </del>of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Rohan<ref>{{HM|UI}}, entry ''Meduseld''. p. 372</ref> and his kin, </del>a <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">meeting hall for </del>the King <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and his advisers, and a feast hall</del>.<ref<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">>{{TT|King}}<</del>/<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ref</del>></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Meduseld'''<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, also known as </ins>the '''Golden Hall''' <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">was the great<ref name=King1>{{TT|King}}, pp. 506-7</ref> royal hall of the [[King of Rohan|Kings of Rohan]]<ref>{{HM|UI}}, entry ''Meduseld''. p. 372</ref> </ins>that stood <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">on </ins>a terrace <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">on the top of the hill<ref name=King2>{{TT|King}}, pp. 509-12</ref> on which </ins>[[Edoras]]<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, the capital city of [[Rohan]] was built<ref name=King1/></ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The word </del>''Meduseld'' <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">means "Mead Hall" in </del>[[Old English]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and has </del>a <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">connotation of </del>"Hall of feasts<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"; </del>''medu'' means "mead" but as a word it has connotations of "joy".</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>''Meduseld'' <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">is an </ins>[[Old English]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">name, which means "mead-house" or </ins>a "<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">house in which feasting takes place" (i.e. a </ins>Hall of feasts<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">).<ref>{{webcite|website=[http://www.bosworthtoller.com/ Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary]|articleurl=https://bosworthtoller.com/22577|articlename=medu-seld|accessed=31 October 2023}}</ref><ref name=RC>{{HM|RC}}, p. 372</ref> The first component </ins>''medu'' means "mead"<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">,<ref>{{webcite|website=[http://www.bosworthtoller.com/ Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary]|articleurl=https://bosworthtoller.com/22557|articlename=medu|accessed=31 October 2023}}</ref> </ins>but as a word it has connotations of "joy". <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The second component ''seld'' means "seat", "residence", "mansion" or "hall".<ref>{{webcite|website=[http://www.bosworthtoller.com/ Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary]|articleurl=https://bosworthtoller.com/027363|articlename=seld|accessed=31 October 2023}}</ref></ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In many ways Meduseld is inspired by [[Old English|Anglo-Saxon]] poetry, particularly ''[[Beowulf (poem)|Beowulf]]'', which contains the mead-hall [[Wikipedia:Heorot|Heorot]] — the "golden hall" of King [[Wikipedia:Hrothgar|Hrothgar]].<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 402</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=[[John Garth]]|articleurl=http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2014/05/j-r-r-tolkien-beowulf-one-mans-passion-threshold-between-myth-and-reality|articlename=J R R Tolkien's Beowulf: one man's passion for the threshold between myth and reality|dated=29 May 2014|website=[http://www.newstatesman.com/ newstatesman.com]|accessed=29 May 2014}}</ref> The name ''meduseld'' is used in ''Beowulf'' in line 3065.<ref name=Road>[[Tom Shippey]], ''[[The Road to Middle-earth]]'', Chapter 4 A Cartographic Plot, The horses of the Mark, p. 141 (3rd edition)</ref><ref<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">>{{HM|</del>RC<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">}}, p. 372<</del>/<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ref</del>> On first seeing Meduseld, [[Legolas]] says of it "The light of it shines far across the land"<ref>{{TT|King}}, p. 507</ref> This is a translation of line 311 of ''Beowulf'', ''líxte se léoma ofer landa fela'',<ref name=Road/><ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 397</ref> meaning "The light of it shines over many lands."</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In many ways Meduseld is inspired by [[Old English|Anglo-Saxon]] poetry, particularly ''[[Beowulf (poem)|Beowulf]]'', which contains the mead-hall [[Wikipedia:Heorot|Heorot]] — the "golden hall" of King [[Wikipedia:Hrothgar|Hrothgar]].<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 402</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=[[John Garth]]|articleurl=http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2014/05/j-r-r-tolkien-beowulf-one-mans-passion-threshold-between-myth-and-reality|articlename=J R R Tolkien's Beowulf: one man's passion for the threshold between myth and reality|dated=29 May 2014|website=[http://www.newstatesman.com/ newstatesman.com]|accessed=29 May 2014}}</ref> The name ''meduseld'' is used in ''Beowulf'' in line 3065.<ref name=Road>[[Tom Shippey]], ''[[The Road to Middle-earth]]'', Chapter 4 A Cartographic Plot, The horses of the Mark, p. 141 (3rd edition)</ref><ref <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">name=</ins>RC/> On first seeing Meduseld, [[Legolas]] says of it "The light of it shines far across the land"<ref>{{TT|King}}, p. 507</ref> This is a translation of line 311 of ''Beowulf'', ''líxte se léoma ofer landa fela'',<ref name=Road/><ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 397</ref> meaning "The light of it shines over many lands."</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In many ways Meduseld is inspired by [[Old English|Anglo-Saxon]] poetry, particularly ''[[Beowulf (poem)|Beowulf]]'', which contains the mead-hall [[Wikipedia:Heorot|Heorot]] — the "golden hall" of King [[Wikipedia:Hrothgar|Hrothgar]].<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 402</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=[[John Garth]]|articleurl=http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2014/05/j-r-r-tolkien-beowulf-one-mans-passion-threshold-between-myth-and-reality|articlename=J R R Tolkien's Beowulf: one man's passion for the threshold between myth and reality|dated=29 May 2014|website=[http://www.newstatesman.com/ newstatesman.com]|accessed=29 May 2014}}</ref> The name ''meduseld'' is used in ''Beowulf'' in line 3065.<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 372</ref> On first seeing Meduseld, [[Legolas]] says of it "The light of it shines far across the land"<ref>{{TT|King}}, p. 507</ref> This is <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">an echo </del>of line 311 of ''Beowulf'', ''líxte se léoma ofer landa fela'',<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 397</ref> meaning "The light of it shines over many lands."</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In many ways Meduseld is inspired by [[Old English|Anglo-Saxon]] poetry, particularly ''[[Beowulf (poem)|Beowulf]]'', which contains the mead-hall [[Wikipedia:Heorot|Heorot]] — the "golden hall" of King [[Wikipedia:Hrothgar|Hrothgar]].<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 402</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=[[John Garth]]|articleurl=http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2014/05/j-r-r-tolkien-beowulf-one-mans-passion-threshold-between-myth-and-reality|articlename=J R R Tolkien's Beowulf: one man's passion for the threshold between myth and reality|dated=29 May 2014|website=[http://www.newstatesman.com/ newstatesman.com]|accessed=29 May 2014}}</ref> The name ''meduseld'' is used in ''Beowulf'' in line 3065.<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><ref name=Road>[[Tom Shippey]], ''[[The Road to Middle-earth]]'', Chapter 4 A Cartographic Plot, The horses of the Mark, p. 141 (3rd edition)</ref></ins><ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 372</ref> On first seeing Meduseld, [[Legolas]] says of it "The light of it shines far across the land"<ref>{{TT|King}}, p. 507</ref> This is <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a translation </ins>of line 311 of ''Beowulf'', ''líxte se léoma ofer landa fela'',<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><ref name=Road/></ins><ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 397</ref> meaning "The light of it shines over many lands."</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Meduseld''' was the great '''Golden Hall''' that stood upon a green terrace in [[Edoras]]. It was topped with a straw roof, which made it appear as if it was made out of gold when seen from far off. Its walls were richly decorated with tapestries depicting the history and legends of the [[Rohirrim]], and it served as <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a house </del>for the King and his kin, a meeting hall for the King and his advisers, and a feast hall.<ref>{{TT|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">III6</del>}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Meduseld''' was the great '''Golden Hall''' that stood upon a green terrace in [[Edoras]]. It was topped with a straw roof, which made it appear as if it was made out of gold when seen from far off. Its walls were richly decorated with tapestries depicting the history and legends of the [[Rohirrim]], and it served as <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the royal hall </ins>for the King <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">of Rohan<ref>{{HM|UI}}, entry ''Meduseld''. p. 372</ref> </ins>and his kin, a meeting hall for the King and his advisers, and a feast hall.<ref>{{TT|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">King</ins>}}</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In the late [[Third Age]], Meduseld was the home of King [[Théoden]].<ref>{{TT|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">III2</del>}}</ref> On [[7 August]] {{TA|3019}} Théoden's body was brought to Meduseld<ref>{{RK|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">VI6</del>}}</ref> where he lay until his funeral three days later.<ref>{{App|Chief}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In the late [[Third Age]], Meduseld was the home of King [[Théoden]].<ref>{{TT|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Riders</ins>}}<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, p. 439</ins></ref> On [[7 August]] {{TA|3019}} Théoden's body was brought to Meduseld<ref>{{RK|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Partings</ins>}}</ref> where he lay until his funeral three days later.<ref>{{App|Chief}}</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In many ways Meduseld is inspired by [[Old English|Anglo-Saxon]] poetry, particularly ''[[Beowulf (poem)|Beowulf]]'', which contains the mead-hall [[Wikipedia:Heorot|Heorot]] — the "golden hall" of King [[Wikipedia:Hrothgar|Hrothgar]].<ref>{{webcite|author=[[John Garth]]|articleurl=http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2014/05/j-r-r-tolkien-beowulf-one-mans-passion-threshold-between-myth-and-reality|articlename=J R R Tolkien's Beowulf: one man's passion for the threshold between myth and reality|dated=29 May 2014|website=[http://www.newstatesman.com/ newstatesman.com]|accessed=29 May 2014}}</ref> On first seeing Meduseld, Legolas says of it "The light of it shines far across the land"<ref><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">>J.R.R</del>. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Tolkien, ''The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers'', "The King of the Golden Hall"<</del></ref> This is an echo of line 311 of ''Beowulf'', ''líxte se léoma <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </del>ofer landa fela'', meaning "The light of it shines over many lands."</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In many ways Meduseld is inspired by [[Old English|Anglo-Saxon]] poetry, particularly ''[[Beowulf (poem)|Beowulf]]'', which contains the mead-hall [[Wikipedia:Heorot|Heorot]] — the "golden hall" of King [[Wikipedia:Hrothgar|Hrothgar]].<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 402</ref></ins><ref>{{webcite|author=[[John Garth]]|articleurl=http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2014/05/j-r-r-tolkien-beowulf-one-mans-passion-threshold-between-myth-and-reality|articlename=J R R Tolkien's Beowulf: one man's passion for the threshold between myth and reality|dated=29 May 2014|website=[http://www.newstatesman.com/ newstatesman.com]|accessed=29 May 2014}}<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ref> The name ''meduseld'' is used in ''Beowulf'' in line 3065.<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 372</ins></ref> On first seeing Meduseld, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</ins>Legolas<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] </ins>says of it "The light of it shines far across the land"<ref><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">{{TT|King}}, p</ins>. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">507</ins></ref> This is an echo of line 311 of ''Beowulf'', ''líxte se léoma ofer landa fela'',<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 397</ref> </ins>meaning "The light of it shines over many lands."</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In many ways Meduseld is inspired by [[Old English|Anglo-Saxon]] poetry, particularly ''[[Beowulf (poem)|Beowulf]]'', which contains the mead-hall [[Wikipedia:Heorot|Heorot]] — the "golden hall" of King [[Wikipedia:Hrothgar|Hrothgar]].<ref>{{webcite|author=[[John Garth]]|articleurl=http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2014/05/j-r-r-tolkien-beowulf-one-mans-passion-threshold-between-myth-and-reality|articlename=J R R Tolkien's Beowulf: one man's passion for the threshold between myth and reality|dated=29 May 2014|website=[http://www.newstatesman.com/ newstatesman.com]|accessed=29 May 2014}}</ref> On first seeing Meduseld, Legolas says of it "<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the </del>light of it shines far across the land"<ref>>J.R.R. Tolkien, ''The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers'', "The King of the Golden Hall"<</ref> This is an echo of line 311 of ''Beowulf'', ''líxte se léoma ofer landa fela'', meaning "The light of it shines over many lands."</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In many ways Meduseld is inspired by [[Old English|Anglo-Saxon]] poetry, particularly ''[[Beowulf (poem)|Beowulf]]'', which contains the mead-hall [[Wikipedia:Heorot|Heorot]] — the "golden hall" of King [[Wikipedia:Hrothgar|Hrothgar]].<ref>{{webcite|author=[[John Garth]]|articleurl=http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2014/05/j-r-r-tolkien-beowulf-one-mans-passion-threshold-between-myth-and-reality|articlename=J R R Tolkien's Beowulf: one man's passion for the threshold between myth and reality|dated=29 May 2014|website=[http://www.newstatesman.com/ newstatesman.com]|accessed=29 May 2014}}</ref> On first seeing Meduseld, Legolas says of it "<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The </ins>light of it shines far across the land"<ref>>J.R.R. Tolkien, ''The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers'', "The King of the Golden Hall"<</ref> This is an echo of line 311 of ''Beowulf'', ''líxte se léoma ofer landa fela'', meaning "The light of it shines over many lands."</div></td></tr>
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Sonofcarc: Adding quotation of line from Beowulf echoed by Tolkien.
2023-10-28T03:10:51Z
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In many ways Meduseld is inspired by [[Old English|Anglo-Saxon]] poetry, particularly ''[[Beowulf (poem)|Beowulf]]'', which contains the mead-hall [[Wikipedia:Heorot|Heorot]] — the "golden hall" of King [[Wikipedia:Hrothgar|Hrothgar]].<ref>{{webcite|author=[[John Garth]]|articleurl=http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2014/05/j-r-r-tolkien-beowulf-one-mans-passion-threshold-between-myth-and-reality|articlename=J R R Tolkien's Beowulf: one man's passion for the threshold between myth and reality|dated=29 May 2014|website=[http://www.newstatesman.com/ newstatesman.com]|accessed=29 May 2014}}</ref> On first seeing Meduseld, Legolas says of it "the light of it shines far across the land"<ref>>J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers, "The King of the Golden Hall"<</ref> This is an echo of line 311 of ''Beowulf'', ''líxte se léoma ofer landa fela'', meaning "The light of it shines over many lands."</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In many ways Meduseld is inspired by [[Old English|Anglo-Saxon]] poetry, particularly ''[[Beowulf (poem)|Beowulf]]'', which contains the mead-hall [[Wikipedia:Heorot|Heorot]] — the "golden hall" of King [[Wikipedia:Hrothgar|Hrothgar]].<ref>{{webcite|author=[[John Garth]]|articleurl=http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2014/05/j-r-r-tolkien-beowulf-one-mans-passion-threshold-between-myth-and-reality|articlename=J R R Tolkien's Beowulf: one man's passion for the threshold between myth and reality|dated=29 May 2014|website=[http://www.newstatesman.com/ newstatesman.com]|accessed=29 May 2014}}</ref> On first seeing Meduseld, Legolas says of it "the light of it shines far across the land"<ref>>J.R.R. Tolkien<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, ''The Lord of the Rings</ins>, The Two Towers<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''</ins>, "The King of the Golden Hall"<</ref> This is an echo of line 311 of ''Beowulf'', ''líxte se léoma ofer landa fela'', meaning "The light of it shines over many lands."</div></td></tr>
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Sonofcarc: /* Inspiration */
2023-10-28T03:08:44Z
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In many ways Meduseld is inspired by [[Old English|Anglo-Saxon]] poetry, particularly ''[[Beowulf (poem)|Beowulf]]'', which contains the mead-hall [[Wikipedia:Heorot|Heorot]] — the "golden hall" of King [[Wikipedia:Hrothgar|Hrothgar]].<ref>{{webcite|author=[[John Garth]]|articleurl=http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2014/05/j-r-r-tolkien-beowulf-one-mans-passion-threshold-between-myth-and-reality|articlename=J R R Tolkien's Beowulf: one man's passion for the threshold between myth and reality|dated=29 May 2014|website=[http://www.newstatesman.com/ newstatesman.com]|accessed=29 May 2014}}</ref> On first seeing Meduseld, Legolas says of it "the light of it shines far across the land"<ref>>J.R.R. Tolkien, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><nowiki><i></del>The Two Towers,<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></i></nowiki> </del>"The King of the Golden Hall"<</ref> This is an echo of line 311 of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><nowiki><i></del>Beowulf<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></i></nowiki></del>, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><nowiki><i></del>líxte se léoma ofer landa fela<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</i></nowiki></del>, meaning "The light of it shines over many lands."</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In many ways Meduseld is inspired by [[Old English|Anglo-Saxon]] poetry, particularly ''[[Beowulf (poem)|Beowulf]]'', which contains the mead-hall [[Wikipedia:Heorot|Heorot]] — the "golden hall" of King [[Wikipedia:Hrothgar|Hrothgar]].<ref>{{webcite|author=[[John Garth]]|articleurl=http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2014/05/j-r-r-tolkien-beowulf-one-mans-passion-threshold-between-myth-and-reality|articlename=J R R Tolkien's Beowulf: one man's passion for the threshold between myth and reality|dated=29 May 2014|website=[http://www.newstatesman.com/ newstatesman.com]|accessed=29 May 2014}}</ref> On first seeing Meduseld, Legolas says of it "the light of it shines far across the land"<ref>>J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers, "The King of the Golden Hall"<</ref> This is an echo of line 311 of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''</ins>Beowulf<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''</ins>, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''</ins>líxte se léoma ofer landa fela<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''</ins>, meaning "The light of it shines over many lands."</div></td></tr>
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Sonofcarc: /* Inspiration */
2023-10-28T03:05:33Z
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In many ways Meduseld is inspired by [[Old English|Anglo-Saxon]] poetry, particularly ''[[Beowulf (poem)|Beowulf]]'', which contains the mead-hall [[Wikipedia:Heorot|Heorot]] — the "golden hall" of King [[Wikipedia:Hrothgar|Hrothgar]].<ref>{{webcite|author=[[John Garth]]|articleurl=http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2014/05/j-r-r-tolkien-beowulf-one-mans-passion-threshold-between-myth-and-reality|articlename=J R R Tolkien's Beowulf: one man's passion for the threshold between myth and reality|dated=29 May 2014|website=[http://www.newstatesman.com/ newstatesman.com]|accessed=29 May 2014}}</ref> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The description </del>of "the light of it shines far across the land" is <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">one </del>of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the lines from this poem</del>.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In many ways Meduseld is inspired by [[Old English|Anglo-Saxon]] poetry, particularly ''[[Beowulf (poem)|Beowulf]]'', which contains the mead-hall [[Wikipedia:Heorot|Heorot]] — the "golden hall" of King [[Wikipedia:Hrothgar|Hrothgar]].<ref>{{webcite|author=[[John Garth]]|articleurl=http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2014/05/j-r-r-tolkien-beowulf-one-mans-passion-threshold-between-myth-and-reality|articlename=J R R Tolkien's Beowulf: one man's passion for the threshold between myth and reality|dated=29 May 2014|website=[http://www.newstatesman.com/ newstatesman.com]|accessed=29 May 2014}}</ref> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">On first seeing Meduseld, Legolas says </ins>of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">it </ins>"the light of it shines far across the land"<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><ref>>J.R.R. Tolkien, <nowiki><i>The Two Towers,</i></nowiki> "The King of the Golden Hall"<</ref> This </ins>is <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">an echo </ins>of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">line 311 of <nowiki><i>Beowulf</i></nowiki>, <nowiki><i>líxte se léoma ofer landa fela.</i></nowiki>, meaning "The light of it shines over many lands</ins>.<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"</ins></div></td></tr>
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Sonofcarc
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">name</del>=Meduseld</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">caption</ins>=<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"</ins>Meduseld<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">" by [[Jef Murray]]</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">etymology</del>=<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''Mead Hall'' (</del>[[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Old English</del>]]<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">)</del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| othernames=<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Golden Hall</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">realms</del>=<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Rohan]]</del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">created</ins>=</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">description</del>=<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">A great "golden hall" (topped with straw roof, which made it appear golden from afar) upon a green terrace</del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">destroyed</ins>=</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| events=[[Wulf]]'s rebellion <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">({{TA|2759}})</del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| events=<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">{{TA|2759}}: </ins>[[Wulf]]'s rebellion</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">| references=</del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>}}</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|</del>}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Meduseld''' was the great '''Golden Hall''' that stood upon a green terrace in [[Edoras]]. It was topped with a straw roof, which made it appear as if it was made out of gold when seen from far off. Its walls were richly decorated with tapestries depicting the history and legends of the [[Rohirrim]], and it served as a house for the King and his kin, a meeting hall for the King and his advisers, and a feast hall.<ref>{{TT|III6}}</ref></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Meduseld''' was the great '''Golden Hall''' that stood upon a green terrace in [[Edoras]]. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </del>It was topped with a straw roof, which made it appear as if it was made out of gold when seen from far off. Its walls were richly decorated with tapestries depicting the history and legends of the [[Rohirrim]], and it served as a house for the King and his kin, a meeting hall for the King and his advisers, and a feast hall.<ref>{{TT|III6}}</ref></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the [[Éothéod]] had settled in [[Rohan]], the [[Kings of Rohan|Second King of Rohan]], [[Brego]] son of [[Eorl]], built a great hall on top of the hill of Edoras. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </del>The hall was completed in {{TA|2569}}.<ref>{{App|TA}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the [[Éothéod]] had settled in [[Rohan]], the [[Kings of Rohan|Second King of Rohan]], [[Brego]] son of [[Eorl]], built a great hall on top of the hill of Edoras. The hall was completed in {{TA|2569}}.<ref>{{App|TA}}</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In {{TA|2758|n}} the [[Dunlendings|Dunlending]] leader, [[Wulf]], took Edoras and Meduseld and proclaimed himself king. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </del>[[Helm Hammerhand]]'s son [[Haleth (son of Helm)|Haleth]] fell defending the doors of the great hall. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </del>Wulf was eventually overthrown by [[Fréaláf]], son of [[Hild]], in {{TA|2759|n}}.<ref>{{App|Eorl}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In {{TA|2758|n}} the [[Dunlendings|Dunlending]] leader, [[Wulf]], took Edoras and Meduseld and proclaimed himself king. [[Helm Hammerhand]]'s son [[Haleth (son of Helm)|Haleth]] fell defending the doors of the great hall. Wulf was eventually overthrown by [[Fréaláf]], son of [[Hild]], in {{TA|2759|n}}.<ref>{{App|Eorl}}</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In the late [[Third Age]], Meduseld was the home of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </del>King [[Théoden]].<ref>{{TT|III2}}</ref> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </del>On [[7 August]] {{TA|3019}} Théoden's body was brought to Meduseld<ref>{{RK|VI6}}</ref> where he lay until his funeral three days later.<ref>{{App|Chief}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In the late [[Third Age]], Meduseld was the home of King [[Théoden]].<ref>{{TT|III2}}</ref> On [[7 August]] {{TA|3019}} Théoden's body was brought to Meduseld<ref>{{RK|VI6}}</ref> where he lay until his funeral three days later.<ref>{{App|Chief}}</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The word ''Meduseld'', in the [[Old English]], means "Mead Hall" having a connotation of "Hall of feasts"; ''medu'' means "mead" but as a word it has connotations to "joy". </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The word ''Meduseld'', in the [[Old English]], means "Mead Hall" having a connotation of "Hall of feasts"; ''medu'' means "mead" but as a word it has connotations to "joy".</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Inspiration==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Inspiration==</div></td></tr>
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