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The '''Barrowfield''' was a field outside the wall and dike of [[Edoras]] where the [[Rulers of Rohan]] were buried. By the end of the [[Third Age]] there were two rows of tombs: one for the First Line ([[Eorl]] to [[Helm|Helm Hammerhand]]) and one for the Second Line ([[Fréaláf]] to [[Théoden]]). The main road leading to the city passed between these two rows.<ref>{{TT|III6}}</ref>
The '''Barrowfield''' was a field outside the wall and dike of [[Edoras]] where the [[Kings of Rohan|Rulers of Rohan]] were buried. By the end of the [[Third Age]] there were two rows of tombs: one for the First Line ([[Eorl]] to [[Helm|Helm Hammerhand]]) and one for the Second Line ([[Fréaláf]] to [[Théoden]]). The main road leading to the city passed between these two rows.<ref>{{TT|III6}}</ref>


[[Simbelmyne]] grew on the western side of the mounds, and more thickly on Helm's.<ref>{{App|Eorl}}</ref>
[[Simbelmyne]] grew on the western side of the mounds, and more thickly on Helm's.<ref>{{App|Eorl}}</ref>

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The Barrowfield was a field outside the wall and dike of Edoras where the Rulers of Rohan were buried. By the end of the Third Age there were two rows of tombs: one for the First Line (Eorl to Helm Hammerhand) and one for the Second Line (Fréaláf to Théoden). The main road leading to the city passed between these two rows.[1]

Simbelmyne grew on the western side of the mounds, and more thickly on Helm's.[2]

It is not known if the Kings of the Third Line (starting with Éomer) were still buried there during the Fourth Age.

Etymology

The name means "a field containing a grave-mound".[3]

References