
The West-march (S. Annúndor "West-land, West-region", or Annúiand "Western-land", or Dúngardh "West + bounded or defined region") comprised the Adornlands, the western-most part of Calenardhon, and later (after T.A. 2510) of Rohan.
The West-march in TA 1640[]

The West-march of Calenardhon in Third Age 1640-1650:
- Political Organization: Occupied Territory (of Calenardhon, Gondor).
- Rulers: Hir Targen, Hando of the Southern West-march; Hir Negolos, Hando of the Northern West-march.
- Administrative Organization: Two military districts, ruled by Handor appointed by the King. Local Dunmen have autonomy, but participate in civil affairs of the Gondorians. Most land held by commoners, often by grant of the King.
- Population: 2,000 Calenardhons; 3,500 Dunmen (Daen Lintis) divided among three tribes.
- Military: 12 Rangers; 40 Regular Infantry; 62 Standing Levy Soldiers.
- Products: Agricultural products, wool.
Technically a part of the province of Calenardhon, the West-march includes those lands of Gondor situated in the angle formed by the Isen and Adorn Rivers. Both the King and the inhabitants of both regions treat the two as if they were separate lands. The West-march is a peaceful border community which has waned since the Plague. Though the ravages of the disease were not as severe here as they were in other places, the population was too small to sustain any loss. As a result, many of the farmers and craftsmen who lived in this region have since moved to the more populated areas of Anfalas, Cardolan, and Calenardhon. Thus, although the West-march is fertile and fairly secure, it remains desolate and unproductive due to its distance from the Great North Road and the rest of Gondor. Although it is a territory and subject to the direct authority of the King, a number of petty nobles rule the West-march as their traditional fiefs. The King supports this state of affairs, for his control of the territory depends on the initiative of the local Dúnadan elite rather than upon direct military command. Since there is little exterior military threat to the West-march, central Gondorian authority is more concerned with repopulating the region than with defending it. The King has even established several adventurers as knights, with title to estates that have reverted to waste, in order to keep the land from sliding into total neglect. The critical need for manpower has elevated the status of the local Dunmen, and relations with the Dunnish folk of the West-march are more peaceful than they are in other areas of Gondor. Some say that the exemplary treatment of the indigenous Dunmen has resulted in the security of the region from attacks from Dunfearn.
The West-march after T.A. 2510[]

The West-march of Rohan in Third Age 3018-3019:
- Political Organization: Mix of royal fief and tribal area (of Rohan)
- Rulers: Hill-chief Wulf Gredig
- Administrative Organization: Officially lands of local retainers of the King of Rohan; unofficially ruled by a local Healfblod chief loyal to the White Hand.
- Population: 5,500 Rohirrim and Healfblodas.
- Military: 500 West-march Warriors (archers, axemen, horsemen)
- Products: Agricultural products, wool.
The main area of the healfblodas, the mixed Rohir-Dunlending families who were led traditionally by the Lords of Frecasburg, the West-march's capital. During the late Third Age (War of the Ring), several of the West-march-men, including their Lord Wulf Gredig and his son Freca Croyu (who wore traditional Dunlending garb and spoke Dunlendish) had joined Saruman and his Dunlending ally Tratan Wolfbane in their war against Rohan.
Regions and Rivers[]
Adorn Adornlands Dunbog Irenland Angren (Isen) Oracle Forest Rendar and Asirac Vale
Settlements and Places of Note[]
Adornas Adventurer's Tower Amon Roch (Éodenburg) Angren (Village) Asirac Tombs Bannertown Bar Adorn Belidin (Fréaham) Cahmlen Derwhad (Sutfolcham) Dinas Drust Earthwell Erkenbrand's Refuge Fords of Isen Frecasburg (Feragwull) Geann-a-Lish Gineard Grimbold's Camp Hen Turrau High Horn Ithruil's Retreat Marr-Hu Clan-Hold Norhithe Old Farmhouse Oracle Site Prison Cabin Pûkelhyrne Rendar Tombs Riverwatch Stanshelf Earthwell (Stócham) Tilmentirith Wulf's Cleft
Characters[]
Flora[]
- Unique flora: Majon Nethlequat
Fauna[]
- Unique fauna: Blue bears Green asps
Notes[]
- Original form in MERP:
Dúnendor→ Dúngardh
References[]
- ICE MERP #3100: Riders of Rohan
- MERP Fan Modules: #3013 Tales of the Westmarch (.PDF), by Randell Doty.
- Milicianos de Druwaith Iaur, Completo ("Militiamen of Druwaith Iaur, Complete", in Spanish), by Daniel Bayarri Martínez