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'''Meduseld''' was the great ''[[Golden Hall]]'' built in [[Edoras]].
'''Meduseld''' was the great '''Golden Hall''' built in [[Edoras]].


After the [[Éothéod]] had settled in [[Rohan]], the [[Kings of Rohan|Second King of Rohan]], ''[[Brego]]'' son of [[Eorl]], began building a great hall on top of the hill of Edoras.
After the [[Éothéod]] had settled in [[Rohan]], the [[Kings of Rohan|Second King of Rohan]], [[Brego]] son of [[Eorl]], began building a great hall on top of the hill of Edoras.


Meduseld was a large hall with a straw roof, which made it appear as if it was made out of gold when seen from far off. Its walls were richly decorated with tapestries depicting the history and legends of the [[Rohirrim]], and it served as a house for the King and his kin, a meeting hall for the King and his advisors, and a party hall.
Meduseld was a large hall with a straw roof, which made it appear as if it was made out of gold when seen from far off. Its walls were richly decorated with tapestries depicting the history and legends of the [[Rohirrim]], and it served as a house for the King and his kin, a meeting hall for the King and his advisors, and a party hall.

Revision as of 21:10, 2 May 2006

Meduseld was the great Golden Hall built in Edoras.

After the Éothéod had settled in Rohan, the Second King of Rohan, Brego son of Eorl, began building a great hall on top of the hill of Edoras.

Meduseld was a large hall with a straw roof, which made it appear as if it was made out of gold when seen from far off. Its walls were richly decorated with tapestries depicting the history and legends of the Rohirrim, and it served as a house for the King and his kin, a meeting hall for the King and his advisors, and a party hall.

In the late Third Age, Meduseld was the home of King Théoden.

The word Maeduselde, in the Anglo-Saxon language, means mead-hall. In many ways Meduseld is inspired by Anglo-Saxon poetry, particularly Beowulf, which contains the mead-hall Heorot. The description of "the light of it shines far across the land" is one of the lines from this poem.