Talk:Rohan, Middle-earth

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Horse-lords

Rohirrim (or more properly Rochirrim) is Sindarin for "Horse-lords," and Rohan (or Rochand) means "Land of the Horse-lords".

Roch-hir-rim is "horse-master-folk", and Roch-and is "horse-land"; is "Land of the Horse-lords" given in canon? —Tamfang (talk) 17:22, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Removed, the etymology section is sufficient. Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:51, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Why is the title listed as Rohan, Middle Earth? You could use brackets for ME. JEDIMASTER2008 (talk) 05:40, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Recap: In 2012 it was moved from Rohan to Rohan (Middle-earth), and in 2022 to Rohan (Tolkien) and then Rohan, Middle-earth. I express no preference. —Tamfang (talk) 03:25, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It doesn't seem much to bother about really. In this case, Rohan is an actual place in Middle-earth, so the latter is a geographical designation like Oxfird, England not a general disambiguator. So, while feeling that the matter is small, the current form is preferable, and I certainly think that the fewer parentheses the better. Chiswick Chap (talk) 05:59, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]