Aulë
10-20-2003, 06:07 PM
What do you think of the different divisions of Men?
Which are your favourite, and why?
Why did some turn turn evil, whilst others remained faithful?
Here is a catelogue of sorts of the different divisions and cultures of Men. The descriptions are courtesy of the Encyclopedia of Arda (http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/default.htm).
If you have any info that can be added to this list, please post it. :)
The Race of Men
The Afterborn, Apanónar, Atani, Big Folk, Big People, The Children of the Sun, Engwar, Fírimar, The Followers, The Heavy-handed, Hildor, The Inscrutable, Men, The Mortals, The Night-fearers, The Second People, The Self-cursed, The Sickly, The Strangers, The Usurpers
DIVISIONS
Edain - The noblest of Men
The name given by the Elves to the Three Houses of Men who first came to the lands west of the Blue Mountains and fought alongside them in the Wars of Beleriand. Whereas Edain is strictly Elvish for all Men, it is normally only applied to those of the Three Houses who remained faithful to the Elves and were given the island of Elenna (Númenor) as a reward.
The Three Houses of the Edain, in the order in which they came to Beleriand, were:
• The House of Bëor - The oldest of the Three Houses of the Edain, the descendants of Bëor the Old, who entered the household of Finrod Felagund. Barahir and his son Beren Erchamion were members of this House. Also called: Men of Dorthonion
• The House of Haleth (the Haladin) - Second of the Three Houses of the Edain; the descendants of Haldad; the House was named for Haldad's daughter Haleth, who led the Haladin (as these people were known) from East Beleriand into the Forest of Brethil. Also called: Halethrim, Men of Brethil
• The House of Hador (the descendants of Marach and his people) - The most renowned of the Three Houses of the Edain; the house of the descendants and followers of Hador Lórindol. Húrin Thalion, Túrin Turambar, Huor and Tuor were all descended from this House. Also called: Men of Dor-lómin
Drúedain - Wild Men of the Woods
An ancient branch of the race of Men, active in the wars against Morgoth in the First Age, and granted a home with the Edain in Númenor during the Second Age. By the end of the Third Age, the Drúedain had become a secretive and dwindling people: the 'woses' of the Drúadan Forest were among the last of their kind in Middle-earth.
Also called: Woses, Drûgs, Drughu, Wild Men of the Woods, Púkel-men, Oghor-hai
Dúnedain - The Men of Númenor in Middle-earth
A term used in Middle-earth for the Men of Númenor and (especially) their descendants in Arnor and Gondor after the Downfall in II 3319.
Also called: Kings of Men, Men of the West, Men of Westernesse, Mighty of the West
Easterlings - Wild Men out of the East
A general name for the races of Men from the unknown East of Middle-earth, who were a constant foe of the Free Peoples, from the treachery of Ulfang in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad of the First Age to their frequent attacks against Gondor in the Third Age.
Also called: Men of Darkness, Swarthy Men
Éothéod - The roots of the Rohirrim
A nation of Northmen brought by their chieftain Frumgar on the northern reaches of the River Anduin. The Men of the Éothéod were the ancestors of the Rohirrim; in the time of Eorl the Young, they rode south to the aid of Gondor, and were granted the land of Rohan as reward.
Men of the North - The Northmen of Rhovanion
Men whose settlements spread throughout the northern lands of Middle-earth in the Third Age, from the sources of Anduin to the valley of Dale, and southward through Rhovanion. More commonly called 'Northmen', they were a broad mix of peoples, speaking many different but related tongues. It is from the languages of the Men of the North that the two greatest Wizards took their names: Saruman 'Man of Skill' and Gandalf 'Elf of the Wand'. In the western part of their range, in the upper of Vales of Anduin, they gave rise to the Éothéod, the ancestors of the Rohirrim of Rohan.
CULTURES
Balchoth - Fierce Easterling enemies of Gondor
A race of Easterlings under the sway of Dol Guldur, who lived in the lands east of the forest of Mirkwood. In the later Third Age, they attempted an invasion of Gondor, but were repulsed by Cirion and Eorl.
Beornings - The heirs of Beorn
The descendants of Beorn, who dwelt in the Vales of Anduin between Mirkwood and the Great River, and who for many generations retained their ancestor's ability to take the shape of a bear.
Black Númenóreans - The students of Sauron
A people of Númenórean origin, who returned to Middle-earth in the Second Age to follow Sauron. They survived to the end of the Third Age in Umbar, during which they were often at war with Gondor.
Corsairs of Umbar - Pirates from the lands south of Gondor
The people of Umbar during the later Third Age, largely descended from Castamir the Usurper and his followers, who, though they were Gondorian in origin, continued a long enmity against the land of their ancestors.
Drúedain of Beleriand - The ancestral Woses of the First Age
Those Drúedain who lived and fought as allies of the Edain in Beleriand during the First Age. Like the Edain, those who survived the War of Wrath at the end of the Age removed to Númenor.
Dúnedain of the North - Descendants of the lords of Arnor
The remnant of the Exiles of Númenor in the northern lands of Middle-earth. They raised mighty realms and lost them during the Third Age, and for the millennium before the War of the Ring, they were a wandering people. Their leader, who took the title 'Chieftain', was the descendant of the ancient King, Isildur.
Also called: Rangers of the North
Dúnedain of the South - The Gondorians
The descendants of the Exiles of Númenor who settled in the southern lands of Middle-earth, and founded the South-kingdom of Gondor. Their first independent King was Meneldil, the nephew of Isildur, whose line ruled over Gondor for more than two thousand years. Unlike their cousins in the North, the Dúnedain of the South maintained their realm even after the loss of its Kings, and it survived under the rule of the Stewards until the time of the War of the Ring, when the Kingship was restored.
Also called: Men of Gondor
Dunlendings - Ancient enemies of the Rohirrim
Wild Men who inhabited Dunland in the southern regions of Eriador during the Third Age; the sworn enemies of the Rohirrim.
Forodwaith - The cold lands in the north of Middle-earth
An icy region in the far north of Middle-earth, named for the hardy people who dwelt there.
Hill-men - Descendants of the Men of the White Mountains
A race of Men historically descended from the mountain tribes of the White Mountains, who spread northward across Middle-earth during the Second Age. The Dead who marched with Aragorn were of this stock, as were the Dunlendings and the Men of Bree.
Lake-men - The Men of the Long Lake
The people of Lake-town on the Long Lake, to the south of Erebor. A trading people, they dealt with Erebor and Dale in the times before Smaug's coming, and with the Wood-elves of Mirkwood.
Men of Bree - The nearest settled Men to the Shire
In the hard years of the Second Age, a race of Men inhabited the White Mountains far to the south of the Shire, in the land that would one day become Rohan. Groups of these mountaineers began to migrate northwards. Some settled in the region that became Dunland, but others travelled farther still, and coming to a tall wooded hill not far from the ancient Barrow-downs, they founded a settlement that took its name from the hill, Bree.
Men of Dale - The Men who dwelt beneath Erebor
The Men who dwelt in Dale, a township at the feet of the Lonely Mountain. After Dale was destroyed by Smaug, their descendants dwelt on the Long Lake, until the town was refounded by Bard.
Men of Harad - Fierce allies of Mordor
The doughty, dark-skinned Men of the southern regions of Middle-earth. Historical allies of Mordor, they were more properly known as the Haradrim.
Also called: Southrons
Rohirrim - The Horse-lords of Rohan
The people of Rohan. Originally descended from the Éothéod of the North. When Eorl was granted the land of Rohan, his people became known as the Rohirrim, from the Elvish for 'People of the Horse-lords'.
Also called: Eorlingas, Horsebreeders, Horse-Lords, Horsemen of Rohan, Men of Rohan, Men of the Mark, Riders of Rohan, Riders of the Mark, Whiteskins
Men of the Vales of Anduin - The Men who lived on the banks of the Great River
Those Men, in part descended from the Northmen, who dwelt in the great valley of the River Anduin between the Misty Mountains and Mirkwood.
Variags - The people of Khand
A little-known people dwelling in the land of Khand, east of Mordor, at the time of the War of the Ring. They were allied to Sauron, and their warriors were seen at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.
Wainriders - Easterling enemies of Gondor
A confederation of Easterlings that descended upon Gondor and its allies, some two centuries after the time of the Great Plague, and remained a dire threat to the South-kingdom for nearly a hundred years. The Wainriders took their name from the wagons and chariots in which they rode to war.
Which are your favourite, and why?
Why did some turn turn evil, whilst others remained faithful?
Here is a catelogue of sorts of the different divisions and cultures of Men. The descriptions are courtesy of the Encyclopedia of Arda (http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/default.htm).
If you have any info that can be added to this list, please post it. :)
The Race of Men
The Afterborn, Apanónar, Atani, Big Folk, Big People, The Children of the Sun, Engwar, Fírimar, The Followers, The Heavy-handed, Hildor, The Inscrutable, Men, The Mortals, The Night-fearers, The Second People, The Self-cursed, The Sickly, The Strangers, The Usurpers
DIVISIONS
Edain - The noblest of Men
The name given by the Elves to the Three Houses of Men who first came to the lands west of the Blue Mountains and fought alongside them in the Wars of Beleriand. Whereas Edain is strictly Elvish for all Men, it is normally only applied to those of the Three Houses who remained faithful to the Elves and were given the island of Elenna (Númenor) as a reward.
The Three Houses of the Edain, in the order in which they came to Beleriand, were:
• The House of Bëor - The oldest of the Three Houses of the Edain, the descendants of Bëor the Old, who entered the household of Finrod Felagund. Barahir and his son Beren Erchamion were members of this House. Also called: Men of Dorthonion
• The House of Haleth (the Haladin) - Second of the Three Houses of the Edain; the descendants of Haldad; the House was named for Haldad's daughter Haleth, who led the Haladin (as these people were known) from East Beleriand into the Forest of Brethil. Also called: Halethrim, Men of Brethil
• The House of Hador (the descendants of Marach and his people) - The most renowned of the Three Houses of the Edain; the house of the descendants and followers of Hador Lórindol. Húrin Thalion, Túrin Turambar, Huor and Tuor were all descended from this House. Also called: Men of Dor-lómin
Drúedain - Wild Men of the Woods
An ancient branch of the race of Men, active in the wars against Morgoth in the First Age, and granted a home with the Edain in Númenor during the Second Age. By the end of the Third Age, the Drúedain had become a secretive and dwindling people: the 'woses' of the Drúadan Forest were among the last of their kind in Middle-earth.
Also called: Woses, Drûgs, Drughu, Wild Men of the Woods, Púkel-men, Oghor-hai
Dúnedain - The Men of Númenor in Middle-earth
A term used in Middle-earth for the Men of Númenor and (especially) their descendants in Arnor and Gondor after the Downfall in II 3319.
Also called: Kings of Men, Men of the West, Men of Westernesse, Mighty of the West
Easterlings - Wild Men out of the East
A general name for the races of Men from the unknown East of Middle-earth, who were a constant foe of the Free Peoples, from the treachery of Ulfang in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad of the First Age to their frequent attacks against Gondor in the Third Age.
Also called: Men of Darkness, Swarthy Men
Éothéod - The roots of the Rohirrim
A nation of Northmen brought by their chieftain Frumgar on the northern reaches of the River Anduin. The Men of the Éothéod were the ancestors of the Rohirrim; in the time of Eorl the Young, they rode south to the aid of Gondor, and were granted the land of Rohan as reward.
Men of the North - The Northmen of Rhovanion
Men whose settlements spread throughout the northern lands of Middle-earth in the Third Age, from the sources of Anduin to the valley of Dale, and southward through Rhovanion. More commonly called 'Northmen', they were a broad mix of peoples, speaking many different but related tongues. It is from the languages of the Men of the North that the two greatest Wizards took their names: Saruman 'Man of Skill' and Gandalf 'Elf of the Wand'. In the western part of their range, in the upper of Vales of Anduin, they gave rise to the Éothéod, the ancestors of the Rohirrim of Rohan.
CULTURES
Balchoth - Fierce Easterling enemies of Gondor
A race of Easterlings under the sway of Dol Guldur, who lived in the lands east of the forest of Mirkwood. In the later Third Age, they attempted an invasion of Gondor, but were repulsed by Cirion and Eorl.
Beornings - The heirs of Beorn
The descendants of Beorn, who dwelt in the Vales of Anduin between Mirkwood and the Great River, and who for many generations retained their ancestor's ability to take the shape of a bear.
Black Númenóreans - The students of Sauron
A people of Númenórean origin, who returned to Middle-earth in the Second Age to follow Sauron. They survived to the end of the Third Age in Umbar, during which they were often at war with Gondor.
Corsairs of Umbar - Pirates from the lands south of Gondor
The people of Umbar during the later Third Age, largely descended from Castamir the Usurper and his followers, who, though they were Gondorian in origin, continued a long enmity against the land of their ancestors.
Drúedain of Beleriand - The ancestral Woses of the First Age
Those Drúedain who lived and fought as allies of the Edain in Beleriand during the First Age. Like the Edain, those who survived the War of Wrath at the end of the Age removed to Númenor.
Dúnedain of the North - Descendants of the lords of Arnor
The remnant of the Exiles of Númenor in the northern lands of Middle-earth. They raised mighty realms and lost them during the Third Age, and for the millennium before the War of the Ring, they were a wandering people. Their leader, who took the title 'Chieftain', was the descendant of the ancient King, Isildur.
Also called: Rangers of the North
Dúnedain of the South - The Gondorians
The descendants of the Exiles of Númenor who settled in the southern lands of Middle-earth, and founded the South-kingdom of Gondor. Their first independent King was Meneldil, the nephew of Isildur, whose line ruled over Gondor for more than two thousand years. Unlike their cousins in the North, the Dúnedain of the South maintained their realm even after the loss of its Kings, and it survived under the rule of the Stewards until the time of the War of the Ring, when the Kingship was restored.
Also called: Men of Gondor
Dunlendings - Ancient enemies of the Rohirrim
Wild Men who inhabited Dunland in the southern regions of Eriador during the Third Age; the sworn enemies of the Rohirrim.
Forodwaith - The cold lands in the north of Middle-earth
An icy region in the far north of Middle-earth, named for the hardy people who dwelt there.
Hill-men - Descendants of the Men of the White Mountains
A race of Men historically descended from the mountain tribes of the White Mountains, who spread northward across Middle-earth during the Second Age. The Dead who marched with Aragorn were of this stock, as were the Dunlendings and the Men of Bree.
Lake-men - The Men of the Long Lake
The people of Lake-town on the Long Lake, to the south of Erebor. A trading people, they dealt with Erebor and Dale in the times before Smaug's coming, and with the Wood-elves of Mirkwood.
Men of Bree - The nearest settled Men to the Shire
In the hard years of the Second Age, a race of Men inhabited the White Mountains far to the south of the Shire, in the land that would one day become Rohan. Groups of these mountaineers began to migrate northwards. Some settled in the region that became Dunland, but others travelled farther still, and coming to a tall wooded hill not far from the ancient Barrow-downs, they founded a settlement that took its name from the hill, Bree.
Men of Dale - The Men who dwelt beneath Erebor
The Men who dwelt in Dale, a township at the feet of the Lonely Mountain. After Dale was destroyed by Smaug, their descendants dwelt on the Long Lake, until the town was refounded by Bard.
Men of Harad - Fierce allies of Mordor
The doughty, dark-skinned Men of the southern regions of Middle-earth. Historical allies of Mordor, they were more properly known as the Haradrim.
Also called: Southrons
Rohirrim - The Horse-lords of Rohan
The people of Rohan. Originally descended from the Éothéod of the North. When Eorl was granted the land of Rohan, his people became known as the Rohirrim, from the Elvish for 'People of the Horse-lords'.
Also called: Eorlingas, Horsebreeders, Horse-Lords, Horsemen of Rohan, Men of Rohan, Men of the Mark, Riders of Rohan, Riders of the Mark, Whiteskins
Men of the Vales of Anduin - The Men who lived on the banks of the Great River
Those Men, in part descended from the Northmen, who dwelt in the great valley of the River Anduin between the Misty Mountains and Mirkwood.
Variags - The people of Khand
A little-known people dwelling in the land of Khand, east of Mordor, at the time of the War of the Ring. They were allied to Sauron, and their warriors were seen at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.
Wainriders - Easterling enemies of Gondor
A confederation of Easterlings that descended upon Gondor and its allies, some two centuries after the time of the Great Plague, and remained a dire threat to the South-kingdom for nearly a hundred years. The Wainriders took their name from the wagons and chariots in which they rode to war.