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Rohirrim

Rohirrim

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People from Rohan in Tolkien's Middle-earth who ride horses and are brave
  • proper noun
  • Literature
: Rohirrim
  • ANGLE ON: The Rohirrim horsemen ride together under their standard up the hill to confront the Warg riders.
  • Rohirrim ride

Examples

  • And this is the Rohirrim vanguard, whose use you will see.

    Blog text (8)
  • With astonishing speed and skill, the Rohirrim check their steeds, wheel around, and charge the three.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • WIDE ON: The ROHIRRIM quickly ride off and disappear

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The Rohirrim could do nothing but watch and wait, as their doom drew ever near.

  • Omer and the rest of the Rohirrim ride to the top of the ridge and stop.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • ANGLE ON: OMER leads a group of ROHIRRIM HORSEMEN onto the scene and surveys the damage.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • WIDE ON: The ROHIRRIM and GANDALF charge down the ridge toward the waiting throng of URUK-HAI.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Plains of Rohan - Day Montage of Shots: The Rohirrim ride to Edoras. Omer leads, carrying a gravely wounded Th? Odred.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The Rohirrim are renowned for their bravery in battles across Middle-earth.

  • During the battle of Helm's Deep, the Rohirrim fought valiantly alongside their allies.

Synonyms

Dothraki
vsRohirrim
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A made-up people of horse riders and their language in Game of Thrones

are settled kingdom riders with rooted society and famed bravery

Surface Forms

Rohirrim main

Etymology

Rohirrim was invented by J.R.R. Tolkien from old-English style parts Rohi- and -rim meaning 'horse' and 'people', so Rohirrim is like 'horse-people' or 'horsemen'.