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Originally Posted by Ivriniel
Dunlendings were antagonistic to Rohan and Dunedain and the conflict emphasised jealousies and conflict over sovereignty of the region.
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There was also a racial component to the mutual dislike between Dunland and Rohan. The Rohirrim made note of King Helm's eventual murder victim Freca's dark hair, seeing that as a sign of his Dunlendish blood. That was apparently a factor in the king's scornful words to him at the meeting where Freca met his death.
For their part, the Dunlendings were said to have been yelling "death to the strawheads" as they assaulted Helm's Deep.
Whether the racial difference merely compounded the territory issue or stood on its own, I could only guess.