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Tolkien Topics: Movie Discussion: The Hobbit:
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dave_lf
Gondor
Jul 11 2012, 12:24pm
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Tokien's specialty was the Mercian dialect of Old English, which is what the Rohirrim speak. In addition, the names of several kings of Rohan are the names of actual kings of Mercia. Further, the word "Mercia" comes from the fact that the area was referred to as "the march(es)" ("mearc", pronounced approx "mark"). Except for the horse thing you mention, Rohan is Mercia.
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