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The Rohirrim are slighty xenophobic when it comes to the surrounding cultures,
save Gondor and its people. These following descriptions give some insight into how
an average Rohirrim would react to the representatives of other cultures and races.
Dwarves
Rohirrim rarely encounter dwarves though they do know of them. They tend to be distrusting
of them but are usually not hostile. They are noted for their building skills, a trait admired much
more in the Westfold than in the east.
Eagles
Generally not well liked as they are known to occassionally prey upon our livestock.
Elves
Rohirrim are suspicious of elves and their rumored 'magic' abilities. Though elves are not
often seen in Rohan, anything strange or not easily explainable is often attributed to them. The
Rohirrim do not hate the elves but do not usually wish to be anywhere close to one out of concern
for their mysteriousness. Many Rohirrim think the elves are powerful sorcerors and they are often
mentioned as such in myths and stories.
Ents
Anyone who ran into an ent would probably suspect he or she was seeing things. If they told
others about it they would think they were crazy, had been out riding for way too long, or were
joking.
Hobbits
They seem like children to the Rohirrim and would usually be treated as such. Rohirrim
might develop a fondness for them but would be skeptical if they claimed to be something other than
children.
Dunlendings
The range of feeling towards the Dunlendings is broad. It is angriest in the west because of the
repeated contests against the Dunlendings, with their regular raiding and thievery and the ancient
grievance of their slaying of Helm and his sons, and cooler elsewhere. On average, it seems most
Rohirrim find the Dunlendings ignorant and foolish, and have been known to treat them with mercy.
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