Eorl

When Eorl was only 16 years old, his father was killed while trying to tame the horse Felaróf, making Eorl Lord of the Éothéod at that young age. Young Eorl swore to avenge his father and managed to tame the horse. He "doomed" the horse to carry him for the rest of their lives, and the horse seemingly accepted this burden.

In Third Age 2510, Borondir Udalraph came to the north seeking aid, as the South-kingdom was attacked by the Orcs and the Balchoth. On April 15, Eorl came to the Field of Celebrant, and joined the battle. For his service to Gondor, he was granted Calenardhon to dwell in. As a return, Eorl and his descendants would have to come to the aid of Gondor when they requested; this was known as the Oath of Eorl.

Eorl ruled from a green hill under the White Mountains.

Even in his older years Eorl never lost his yellow hair. He died in battle against the Easterlings in Third Age 2545. He was buried in the first royal mound, and Felaróf was buried with him.

Eorl was the founder of Rohan, its first King, the ancestor of the House of Eorl and all the Kings of Rohan. His horse Felaróf was the first of the Mearas.

Eorl was known as "the Young" because he became Lord of the Éothéod at the age of 16 and because he never lost his yellow hair.

His Oath would be answered at least thrice: once by Folcred and Fastred, once by Théoden Ednew and by Éomer.

The word Eorl is an Old English translation of genuine Rohanese þuron, which has perhaps influence from Elvish root TUR.

Eorl is an Old English word referring to a person of noble rank. It is the ancestor of modern "earl". It was the highest rank of nobility in North Germanic culture, not introduced to Britain until the late 9th century, when it replaced the equivalent Old English title ealdorman. The Old Norse equivalent is jarl. Þórsteinn Thorarensen used Jarl as the name for the character throughout his Icelandic translation of The Lord of the Rings, along with Hjálmur, for Helm, Þengill for Thengel, Þjódan for Théoden, and Jómar for Éomer. Compare Ceorl, the second rank.

Eorl in adaptations

2020: The Lord of the Rings Online:

Eorl appears in a series of flashbacks narrating the history of the Éothéod. Additionally, he is depicted on tapestries found throughout Rohan. A statue of Eorl and Cirion is erected near the site of their first meeting.

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