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Ahead and eastward they saw the windy uplands of the Wold of Rohan that they had already glimpsed many days ago from the Great River. North-westward stalked the dark forest of Fangorn; still ten leagues away stood its shadowy eaves, and its further slopes faded into the distant blue. Beyond there glimmered far away, as if floating on a grey cloud, the white head of tall Methedras, the last peak of the Misty Mountains. Out of the forest the Entwash flowed to meet them, its stream now swift and narrow, and its banks deep-cloven.
-The Two Towers (Book 3) Chapter 2
The Wold is a windy upland plain in the northernmost part of Rohan. The Forest of Fangorn borders the Wold to the west, while the Anduin hems in its eastern edge.
Before Gondor was established in S.A. 3320, the Wold was a no-man’s land. It remained a part of Gondor as the province of Calenardhon until T.A. 2510, when the Wold was invaded by the host of the Balchoth and Orcs from the Misty Mountains.
The Ruling Steward Cirion sent messengers north to seek aid and rode to meet the invaders. The Gondorain army was routed into the Field of Celebrant and was facing a total defeat before Eorl the Young and his horsemen ambushed the enemies from behind.
In thanks for his aid, Eorl was given the province of Calenardhon to rule and the Wold passed into the domain of Rohan.
