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Date
Location
Sworn at the Tomb of Elendil on the Halifirien
Race
Divisions
Cultures
Family
Cirion was of the House of Húrin, Eorl was the founder of the House of Eorl
Pronunciation
Cirion is pronounced 'ki'rion'; Eorl is pronounced like modern 'earl'
Meaning
Cirion probably means 'ship-son'; Eorl means 'nobleman'
Other names
The individual oaths sworn are referred to separately as the Oath of Cirion and the Oath of Eorl

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Oath of Cirion and Eorl

The oathtaking at the Tomb of Elendil

After Steward Cirion had granted the land of Calenardhon to Eorl and his people, the two leaders met on the Hill of Anwar to swear perpetual allegiance to one another. This took the form of two oaths, collectively known as the Oath of Cirion and Eorl. Eorl swore his Oath first in his native language of the Éothéod, and Cirion replied in Quenya and in the Common Speech.

The day of the taking of the Oath was considered the first day of the new kingdom. Calenardhon would become known as Rohan, but the name 'Rohan' did not yet exist. So, after the making of the Oath, Eorl was granted the title King of the Mark of the Riders, and is accounted the first of the Kings of Rohan.


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