Cirion And Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan: The Northmen and the Wainriders Summary

The story of Cirion and Eorl begins long before the birth of either. There is a long chronicle of historical events that lead up to their great battle. The Eotheod are a remnant of the Northmen that moved to the west to join the Valar in the days of Morgoth. Their land served as a block between Gondor and it's enemies from the north and east. In 1635, there came a great plague to the land that cost the Northmen greatly in both lives and horses. Luckily, they were not attacked for some time, most likely due to the fact that their enemies were equally devastated. When Gondor's war with the Wainriders began, the Northmen quickly...