
The Wold of Rohan
Rohan began on the west shore of the wide Anduin, at the Undeeps, and spread out across the steeply folded, semi-arid downs known as the Wold(S."I-Laden").Here the land, though green, was desolate, the shortness of the springy turf and the absence of trees indicating a lack of water.In the Wold the rain drained off all too easily through the porous, chalky rock beneath the hills.Still, these downs formed a pasture of surpassing excellence for sheep.
The Wold was a very windy, but rather dry locale. While lower in altitude,it was still cool, and relied on infrequent, yet pleasant Anduin Valley showers for much of it's rainfall.The Wold, though green, was devoid of trees.Heather and short grass covered these rather tortured slopes.Their tumbling, concentric ridges supported little more than moorland flora.The underlying rock was so permeable that surface water drained right through it, carrying precious nutrients into the hungry ground.Only sturdy plants took root in the mineral-poor soil, and much of the Wold's topsoil had blown away for want of roots to hold it.Thus, the grass in The Wold was short and springy, and withered brown without recent rain. It was suitable for sheep, but little else.
See:
- free men of the Wold
Regions[]
Desert of Emyn Muil Stinging Bog
Settlements and Places of Note[]
Eorl's Hallow Feldburg Floodwend Harwick Jóahkin Orda Langhold North-Torr Olghakhósh Súth-torr
References[]
- MERP:Riders of Rohan