Edoras
Place in Arda
Summary	Seat of the Kings of Rohan
Built by	Brego
Realm	Rohan
Lord	Kings of Rohan
Type	Capital City
Lifespan	Mid-Third Age - Fourth Age onward

Edoras was the capital city of Rohan.

HistoryEdit

The city of Edoras was built on a hill in a valley of the White Mountains (Ered Nimrais) by Rohan's second King, Brego son of Eorl the Young. Before this, Rohan's capital was at Aldburg in the Folde.

As Rohan consisted of mostly small villages and farmsteads, Edoras was Rohan's only real city, and holds the Golden Hall of Meduseld. It was here that Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, and Gandalf meet with King Théoden. They were admitted by Hama, the door warden who permitted Gandalf to keep his staff with him.

Edoras was built at the end of the valley of Harrowdale, which lay under the great mountain Starkhorn. The river Snowbourn flowed past the city on its way west towards the Entwash.

Portrayal in adaptationsEdit

In the filmsEdit

In Peter Jackson's film version, a fully realized set for Edoras was built on Mount Sunday in the upper reaches of the Rangitata Valley, near Erewhon.

ReferencesEdit

• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
• Edoras probably inspired the city of Whiterun, in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, as the layout is very similar to Edoras.

External linkEdit

• Edoras at Tolkien Gateway