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The name means "boar-wood". The first element comes from [[Old English]] ''eofor'', "boar". The second element appears also in [[Dimholt]]. | The name means "boar-wood". The first element comes from [[Old English]] ''eofor'', "boar". The second element appears also in [[Dimholt]]. | ||
[[Eofor]] is also a [[ | [[Eofor]] is also a [[Rohanese]] name. | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[Category: Forests]] | [[Category: Forests]] | ||
Revision as of 18:27, 31 December 2022
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.[1]
Etymology
The name means "boar-wood". The first element comes from Old English eofor, "boar". The second element appears also in Dimholt.
Eofor is also a Rohanese name.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The House of Eorl", "The Kings of the Mark"
