- Meduseld
In
J. R. R. Tolkien 'sfictional universe ofMiddle-earth , Meduseld was the great "Golden Hall" built inEdoras .After the
Éothéod had settled inRohan , the Second King of Rohan, "Brego" son ofEorl , began building a great hall on top of the hill of Edoras.Meduseld was a large hall with a straw roof, which made it appear as if made of
gold when seen from far off. The walls were richly decorated with tapestries depicting the history and legends of theRohirrim , and it served as a house for the King and his kin, a meeting hall for the King and his advisors, and a gathering hall.In the late
Third Age , Meduseld was the home of KingThéoden .The word "Maeduselde", in the
Anglo-Saxon language , meansmead hall . In many ways Meduseld is inspired by Anglo-Saxon poetry, particularlyBeowulf , which contains the mead-hallHeorot . The name of this hall is just one of many aspects of Théoden's story which Tolkien intended to have very direct connections to the epic poem Beowulf. The description of "the light of it shines far across the land" is one of the lines from this poem.The Meduseld Hirth
Commonly known as 'Meduseld', the Meduseld Hith is a cadre of professional soldiers re-enacting a Saexon war band within the
Society for Creative Anachronism since 1991. Their members are from across the East Coast of the US and Europe.
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