About this episode

The episode discusses the governance of Rohan during the King's absence and touches on horse-lending.

No battle today — just the paperwork behind one. Join The Man of the West for the Marshals of the Mark: who really ran Rohan while the King faded, and a bit of horse-lending that turns up again tomorrow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: The Man of the West

Topics covered

• Rohan
• Third Age
• Tolkien
• paperwork
• horse-lending
• Marshals of the Mark

Keywords

• Rohan
• Third Age
• Tolkien
• Marshals of the Mark
• horse-lending
• paperwork

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Organizations: Rohan, Marshals of the Mark, Megaphone

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