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Snowmane was buried where he fell and ever after the grass grew the most green. He was probably one of the [[Mearas]]. | Snowmane was buried where he fell and ever after the grass grew the most green. He was probably one of the [[Mearas]]. | ||
==Etymology== | |||
The name is Anglicized since in [[Old English]] (which represents [[Rohirric]]) would had been ''snāw-mana''<ref>[[Nomenclature]]</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 19:54, 10 October 2010
Snowmane, also referred to as Theoden's Bane and Master's Bane, was the steed of Théoden, King of Rohan, on which he rode to the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, and beneath which he fell in that battle. Snowmane's sire was Lightfoot.
Snowmane was buried where he fell and ever after the grass grew the most green. He was probably one of the Mearas.
Etymology
The name is Anglicized since in Old English (which represents Rohirric) would had been snāw-mana[1]
