The Eastemnet was a part of Rohan, and an area of wide, grassy plains found east of the river Entwash, between it and the Great River Anduin.
The region was bordered by the lands of Anórien in the southeast, the Emyn Muil, marked by the East Wall of Rohan, in the east, the Brown Lands and the Field of Celebrant in the north and northeast, and Westemnet in the west.[1] The land consisted of short and tall grasslands.[2]
History[]
The region was the site of the death of Eorl the Young in a battle with the Easterlings in the Wold. In the past many herdsman and horse-lords wandered freely throughout this land in temporary tent camps, but during the War of the Ring Éomer had the population take refuge in the Eastfold from increasing Orc raids.
There were few fixed settlements here, but many of the herdsmen of the Rohirrim lived a nomadic existence on the fields of the Eastemnet, living out of temporary camps and driving their herds across the grasslands.[3][4]
Etymology[]
The name Eastemnet comes from the language of Rohan: the word Eastemnet in that tongue means 'east-plain'.
Translations[]
Foreign Language | Translated name |
Bulgarian Cyrillic | Източен Емнет |
Danish | Østemnet |
Finnish | Itä-Emnet |
German | Ostemnet |
Italian | Estemnet |
Russian | Истэмнет |
Spanish | Estemnet |
Swedish | Östra Emnet |
Turkish | Doğuemnet |
Ukrainian Cyrillic | Істемнет |
References[]
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, "The Brown Lands, the Wold, The Downs, and the Emyn Muil"
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, Thematic Maps, "Vegetation"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Three, Chapter II: "The Riders of Rohan"
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Middle-earth