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Boromir88 · 05-28-2004, 04:35 AM

Eliana,
The guards of the king or steward were called guards of the citadel but were also known as knights of the city. You don't have to ride a horse to be a knight. Then you have Imrahil's knights of dol amroth who actually rode horses, as they rode out with gandalf to save Faramir's retreating troops. Then you have Merry who was taken in, by Eomer, as a knight of rohan. If you ask me, the term knight is used by Tolkien but doesn't seem the "proper" or maybe "most commone term." Yes Eothain was of Eomer's eored.

05-28-2004, 04:35 AM	#14
Boromir88 Laconic Loreman Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: USA Posts: 7,521	Knight or not Eliana, The guards of the king or steward were called guards of the citadel but were also known as knights of the city. You don't have to ride a horse to be a knight. Then you have Imrahil's knights of dol amroth who actually rode horses, as they rode out with gandalf to save Faramir's retreating troops. Then you have Merry who was taken in, by Eomer, as a knight of rohan. If you ask me, the term knight is used by Tolkien but doesn't seem the "proper" or maybe "most commone term." Yes Eothain was of Eomer's eored.