The ancestry of the Rohirrim - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

***Sharkû*** · 08-27-2002, 05:50 PM

"These Northmen [i.e. the Éothéod, direct ancestors of the Rohirrim] were descendants of the same race of Men as those who in the First Age passed into the West of Middle-earth and became the allies of the Eldar in their wars with Morgoth. They were therefore from afar off kinsmen of the Dúnedain or Númenóreans, and there was great friendship between them and the people of Gondor. " -- Unfinished Tales, 3 II i

08-27-2002, 05:50 PM	#3
*Sharkû* Hungry Ghoul Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,719	"These Northmen [i.e. the Éothéod, direct ancestors of the Rohirrim] were descendants of the same race of Men as those who in the First Age passed into the West of Middle-earth and became the allies of the Eldar in their wars with Morgoth. They were therefore from afar off kinsmen of the Dúnedain or Númenóreans, and there was great friendship between them and the people of Gondor. " -- Unfinished Tales, 3 II i