| − | '''Rohirric''' (also Rohirian or Rohanese) is the language of the Rohirrim of [[Rohan (Middle-earth)|Rohan]]. Some actual Rohirric names and words exist, but they never appear in the narrative texts. In the narrative, Rohirric is represented by [[Old English language|Old English]], because Rohirric should feel older but vaguely related to the Hobbit's [[Westron]], which in the books is represented by [[English language|Modern English]]. | + | '''Rohirric''' (also Rohirian or Rohanese) is the language of the Rohirrim of [[Rohan (Middle-earth)|Rohan]]. Some actual Rohirric names and words exist, but they never appear in the narrative texts. In the narrative, Rohirric is represented by [[Old English language|Old English]], because Rohirric should feel older but vaguely related to the Hobbit's [[Westron]], which in the books is represented by [[English language|Modern English]]. For example, the Rohirrim are called ''Éothéod'' in Old English, but ''Lohtûr'' in "true" Rohirric. |