Edoras

Edoras (Rohanese for 'the courts'Wayne G. Hammond & Christina Scull, The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, "Unfinished index for The Lord of the Rings", pg. 247) was the capital of Rohan. Built principally of wood, Edoras was also where Rohan's kings were buried, in two lines of Barrows just outside the main gate.
==History==
Edoras was built on a hill in a valley of the White Mountains by Rohan's second King, Brego son of Eorl the Young. Before this, Rohan's capital was at Aldburg in the Eastfold. In Edoras' center was the Golden Hall of Meduseld, where the ruler sat. The royal territory that Edoras formed the core of was named the Folde.
In TA 2758, Edoras was overtaken by Dunlendings led by Wulf, who ruled the city until the following year, when he was slain and the Dunlendings driven out by Fréaláf Hildeson.
It was at Edoras that Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, and Gandalf met with King Théoden in the year TA 3019, after the breaking of the Fellowship of the Ring.The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Three, Chapter VI: "The King of the Golden Hall" Whilst the Battle of the Hornburg was being fought, a mustering of Rohan began at Edoras, before it was moved to Dunharrow after Gandalf spotted one of the Nazgûl flying near the settlement.
Several months later, Elrond and Arwen parted for the first time at Edoras, after a great feast in memory of Théoden.
==Geography==
Edoras was built at the end of the valley of Harrowdale, which lay under the great mountain Starkhorn. The River Snowbourn flowed past Edoras on its way west towards the Entwash and was joined by a small stream with its source near the top of the hill. As Rohan consisted of mostly small villages and farmsteads, Edoras was the largest settlement and held the Golden Hall of Meduseld, the seat and residence of Rohan's kings. The Barrowfield, where Rohan's kings were entombed, lay outside the main gate. 
==In adaptations==
For Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, a fully realized set for Edoras was built on Mount Sunday in the upper reaches of the Rangitata Valley, near Erewhon.
In The Lord of the Rings Online, Edoras, unlike many in-game settlements much smaller in size and prominence, is not considered a "capital" of its region. This is because early in the story Edoras is evacuated, with all inhabitants moving to Dunharrow, and for the majority of the game, the city of Edoras sits empty. Instead, Aldburg functions as the "capital settlement" of western Rohan, hosting the hub for swift travel and various player facilities.
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==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ዐዶራስ
Arabic 	إيدورس
Armenian 	Եդորաս
Belarusian Cyrillic	Едорас
Bengali 	এদরাস
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Едорас
Catalan 	Édoras
Georgian 	ედორასი
Greek 	Εδορασ
Gujarati 	ઍદોરસ
Hebrew 	אדוראס
Hindi 	एदोरस
Japanese 	エドラス
Kazakh 	Едорас (Cyrillic) Edoras (Latin)
Korean 	에도라스
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Эдорас
Macedonian Cyrillic	Едорас
Marathi 	एदोरस
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Едорас
Nepalese 	एदोरस
Pashto 	ېدوراس
Persian 	ادوراس
Russian 	Эдорас
Serbian 	Едорас (Cyrillic) Edoras (Latin)
Sinhalese 	ඒදොරස්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Едорас
Tamil 	ஏதொரஸ்
Telugu 	ఏదొరస
Thai 	เอโดรัส
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Едорас
Urdu 	ادوراس
Uzbek 	Едорас (Cyrillic) Edoras (Latin)
Yiddish 	עדאָראַס
==References==
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Category:Old English
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