the Mark

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The Mark, also known as Rohan, is a prominent kingdom of horse-lords in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, famed for its cavalry and alliance with Gondor.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
the Mark canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional kingdom ⓘ
region of Middle-earth ⓘ
alliedWith Gondor ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Rohan ⓘ
the Mark of the Riders ⓘ
the Riddermark ⓘ
linked to: The Riddermark
appearsInWork The Fellowship of the Ring ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings ⓘ
The Return of the King ⓘ
The Silmarillion (appendices and references) ⓘ
linked to: The Silmarillion

The Two Towers ⓘ
Unfinished Tales ⓘ
borders Fangorn Forest ⓘ
Gondor ⓘ
Isengard ⓘ
linked to: Eastfold of Gondor

Mordor (across Gondor and mountains) ⓘ
linked to: Mordor

the River Anduin (indirectly via its eastern plains) ⓘ
the White Mountains ⓘ
linked to: White Mountains
createdBy J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ
ethos warrior culture ⓘ
foundedBy Eorl the Young ⓘ
governedBy Kings of Rohan ⓘ
linked to: King of Rohan
hasCapital Edoras ⓘ
hasFortress Helm's Deep ⓘ
Hornburg ⓘ
hasMajorCity Edoras ⓘ
hasRegion Eastfold ⓘ
Westfold ⓘ
the Eastemnet ⓘ
linked to: Eastemnet

the Westemnet ⓘ
the Wold ⓘ
linked to: The Wold
knownFor cavalry ⓘ
horse-lords ⓘ
skilled horsemanship ⓘ
language Rohirric ⓘ
locatedInFictionalWorld Middle-earth ⓘ
militaryStrength Riders of Rohan ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of the Hornburg ⓘ
Battle of the Pelennor Fields ⓘ
notableMountains White Mountains ⓘ
notableRiver Snowbourn ⓘ
oathRelationship Oath of Eorl with Gondor ⓘ
linked to: Oath of Eorl
politicalSystem hereditary monarchy ⓘ
predecessorRegion Calenardhon (province of Gondor) ⓘ
primaryInhabitants Rohirrim ⓘ
primaryTerrain grasslands ⓘ
rolling plains ⓘ
ruledBy Théoden ⓘ
Éomer ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Edoras → regionOf → the Mark ⓘ
Lord of the Mark → governs → the Mark ⓘ
King of Rohan → governs → the Mark ⓘ