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Mearas: Shadowfax, Lord of Horses
"That is Shadowfax. He is the Chief of the Mearas, lord of horses, and not even Théoden, King of Rohan, has ever looked on a better. Does he not shine like silver and run as smoothly as a swift stream? He has come for me: the horse of the White Rider. We are going to battle together."
- The Lord Of The Ring, J.R.R TOLKIEN
The Mearas were a breed of wild horses in the north of Middle-Earth. They surpass normal horses in intelligence, speed and strength. According to lore, the ancestors of the Mearas were brought from the West by Oromë.
The Mearas were strong, wild, and intelligent. They would bear no man but the kings or princes.
Famous among horses were Nahar, the steed of Oromë, Rochallor, the warhorse of Fingolfin, and Felaróf, the steed of Eorl the Young.