Other Mearas? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Finwe · 03-22-2004, 09:30 PM

Generally speaking, Orcrist, it's often a rather intelligent choice to read all of the books.

Since only the Kings of Rohan (and most likely their very near kin) were allowed to ride the Mearas, there had to have been more than one. Most likely Firefoot and Windfola (Eomer's horse and Eowyn's horse, respectively) were Mearas, or had some Mearas blood in them. Snowmane, Theoden's horse, and his mother, Lightfoot, were most likely Mearas. And, of course, Shadowfax was one of the Mearas. Already you have five names, and there were most likely quite a few more. Otherwise, they couldn't have maintained a viable, healthy breeding population. Too much inbreeding would have weakened the horses.

03-22-2004, 09:30 PM	#6
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	Generally speaking, Orcrist, it's often a rather intelligent choice to read all of the books. Since only the Kings of Rohan (and most likely their very near kin) were allowed to ride the Mearas, there had to have been more than one. Most likely Firefoot and Windfola (Eomer's horse and Eowyn's horse, respectively) were Mearas, or had some Mearas blood in them. Snowmane, Theoden's horse, and his mother, Lightfoot, were most likely Mearas. And, of course, Shadowfax was one of the Mearas. Already you have five names, and there were most likely quite a few more. Otherwise, they couldn't have maintained a viable, healthy breeding population. Too much inbreeding would have weakened the horses. __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.