Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-30024199-20161026223139/@comment-27200931-20161228185005

ZomboDragonR3x wrote: I find it hard to Believe that Balchoth are living in Rhovanion cause most of it is either controlled or wilderland "Cirion the Steward gave them possession of Calenardhon, which was thenceforth called the Riddermark, or in Gondor Rochand (later Rohan). The Rohirrim at once began the settlement of this region, though during the reign of Eorl their eastern bounds along the Emyn Muil and Anduin were still under attack."

"These were shortened by a renewed attack of the Easterlings. Eorl fell in battle in the Wold..."

I don't know for sure, but these Easterling attacks don't sound like proper invasions, they look more like raids. But if they were indeed raids, why would these Easterlings march all the way from Rhûn to pillage a barely settled land? Weren't there better targets somewhere else?

Now, if those Easterlings were the Balchoth, then it would make sense. They lived southeast of Mirkwood, not far from Rohan, and they probably wanted to avenge their relatives. I can imagine them harassing Rohan's frontiers.