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'''Everholt''' was the name the [[Rohirrim]] gave to a section of the [[Firien Wood]]. It was notorious for its [[Boar of Everholt|boar]], after which the forest was named. | '''Everholt''' was the name the [[Rohirrim]] gave to a section of the [[Firien Wood]]. It was notorious for its [[Boar of Everholt|boar]], after which the forest was named. | ||
==Ettmology== | ==Ettmology== | ||
The first element | The name means "boar-wood". The first element comes from [[Old English]] ''eofor'', "boar". | ||
[[Eofor]] was also the name of a [[King of Rohan]]. | |||
[[Category: Forests]] | [[Category: Forests]] | ||
Revision as of 08:30, 4 June 2009
Everholt was the name the Rohirrim gave to a section of the Firien Wood. It was notorious for its boar, after which the forest was named.
Ettmology
The name means "boar-wood". The first element comes from Old English eofor, "boar".
Eofor was also the name of a King of Rohan.
