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Eorland
Eorland, son of Aldbeorn
| Name | Eorland |
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| Status | Dormant |
| Occupation | Wanderer |
| Age | Late forties |
| Race | Man |
|---|---|
| Residence | Once he wandered the Mark with Audelwyn—now he lies beneath the earth from a peaceful death. |
| Kinship | None |
| Outward Appearance | A Eorling cloaked in green, with his beard in handsome red plaits, fervent eyes, and—usually hidden by his mantle—a bronze torc of Dunland twisted around his throat. More openly shown is a Béma pendant, with the Great Rider's mark. A Rohir would recognize the lilt of Forlaw in his recitation, and its symbol upon his old pin: the image of a horn, alike to that at his belt.
((Banner image: Ted Nasmith's The Riders of Rohan)) |
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Background
Eorland, son of Aldbeorn
Once known as Helfarch
Sperewigend of the Farende Éored
"A friend is good, far or near. Near is better."
—Eorling proverb
Born to Aldbeorn, a berserker of Thengel King, and Eadgryth, Eorland was reared on song: his parents told tales of heroes and Kings of Rohan, and the Éotheod before Eorl. His uncle Haell, Eadgryth's brother, showed him early the ways of the bow, and spurred him on with songs of Bard the Bowman, whereas his grandfather, Ealbéma, taught by retelling his far wanderings beyond the Mark and into Stoningland.
As a youth, he was wrongly exiled, and walked Dunland in the company of Offa and Wynn, two thieves of the Stonedeans with the blood of Hill-men. It is not a tale he tells but sparsely, though some do know the most of it.
He is a sperewigend now, a member of one of the Éoreds. The exile has grown into a soldier under the White Horse upon Green, a man of honour—there is no doubt that he will join his forefathers awaiting him in the Unknown Lord's hall.
| Friends | |
|---|---|
| Relatives | He bore many siblings, but was especially affectionate to a sister named Leofrynn. Thrymm of Forlaw was a cousin of his. |
| Rivals/Enemies | The foes of his kinsmen and the foes of his king. |
| Loves | |
|---|---|
| Hates | The foes of Rohan, save a sense of admiration for the Hill-men. The tight press of his torc. Foreign paths and the yearning for home. |
| Motivation | To go home, to fulfill his oaths, and to die with glory. |
| Quotes | "'How that time has passed away, dark under the cover of night, as if it had never been!'" |
Eorland's Adventures
| A Song for Audelwyn: A Bowman's Farewell | 9 years 1 month ago |
| A Song for a Wandering Minstrel | 13 years 7 months ago |
| Lament for the Wayward (Modeled after 'Where Now the Horse and the Rider?') | 13 years 9 months ago |
