Horses

Wild Horses by Pamela Shanteau

Horses were beasts of burden and transport used by Elves and Men through the ages. Famous among horses were Nahar, the steed of Oromë, Rochallor, the warhorse of Fingolfin, and Felaróf, the steed of Eorl the Young. The breeding and riding of horses were arts developed to their greatest height by the Rohirrim in the Third Age.

[edit] History

[edit] Named Horses

• Arod
• Arroch
• Asfaloth
• Felaróf
• Firefoot
• Hasufel
• Lightfoot
• Nahar
• Rochallor
• Roheryn
• Shadowfax
• Snowmane
• Windfola

[edit] Names

Names in Tolkien's early tongues included:

• Qenya olombo ("horse") ^[1]
• Noldorin lobor ("horse")^[1]
• Gnomish Brog ("horse"); bros (brossa) or broch ("mare"); lobros ("steed, horse"); mair ("horse", poetic).^[2]

[edit] Portrayal in Adaptations

2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:

Horses are the main transportation for the Free Peoples of Middle-earth. At level 35 players can earn the right to own their own mount. They are currently bought at the Bree Horse Farm and can also be bought in various other locations with enough reputation.

[edit] See also

• Images of Horses

[edit] References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} J.R.R. Tolkien, "Addenda and Corrigenda to the Etymologies — Part One" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter and Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 45, November 2003, p. 28
2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "I-Lam na-Ngoldathon: The Grammar and Lexicon of the Gnomish Tongue", in Parma Eldalamberon XI (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), pp. 24, 54, 56