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Dates
Isildur's curse came into effect in II 3441; the Dead were released on 13 March III 3019
Location
The White Mountains, and especially the Paths of the Dead
Origins
Men of the Mountains cursed by Isildur
Race
Men
Culture
Men of the Mountains
Other names
Dead Men, Oathbreakers, Shadow-men, Sleepless Dead

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The Dead

The cursed Men of the White Mountains

The Men of the White Mountains at the end of the Second Age who swore an oath of allegiance to Isildur. Breaking it, they were cursed to walk the Paths of the Dead until they could redeem themselves, which they did more than three thousand years later when they followed Isildur's descendant Aragorn in the War of the Ring.


See also...

Accursed Years, Angbor, Aragorn Elessar, Battle of the Pelennor Fields, Calembel, Dimholt, Door of the Dead, Dwimorberg, Forbidden Door, Gate of the Dead, Gate of the Dead Men, Haunted Mountain, Haven of Umbar, Hill of Erech, Hill-men, [See the full list...]

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