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Dates
I 282 - I 3761 (lived 94 years)
Race
Men
Division
Edain
Family
Third House of the Edain2
Settlements
Crossed the Blue Mountains to settle in Estolad c. I 313
Pronunciation
Probably 'ma'rach' ('ch' is pronounced as in Scots 'loch')
Meaning
Unknown3

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Marach

A leader of the first of the Edain

One of the original leaders of the Edain into Beleriand; father of Malach Aradan, and great-great-grandfather of Hador Lórindol.


Notes

1

There are no canonical dates for Marach. Those given here are taken from reference material in volume XI of The History of Middle-earth, and may not be completely reliable. The date of Marach's crossing of the Blue Mountains is especially doubtful: some sources give I 313, others I 314 (though this might simply indicate that his entire westward journey took more than a year).

2

As the original leader of his people into Beleriand, we might expect Marach's house to carry his name. In fact, the histories refer to it almost exclusively as the House of Hador, from Marach's great-great-grandson. Before Hador's time, this people seem to have been known most commonly as the 'Folk of Marach' (Nothlir Maracha in Elvish).

3

Marach's name presumably comes from his native language of Taliska, and so it is unsurprising that no interpretation is offered.

See also...

Amlach, Aradan, Beren, Edain, Edain of the North, First House of the Edain, Imlach, Malach Aradan, Men of Hador’s House, Men of Hithlum, Men of the Three Houses, People of Hador, The Encampment, Third House of the Edain, Three Houses of the Edain

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Marach

A leader of the first of the Edain

Dates
I 282 - I 3761 (lived 94 years)
Race
Men
Division
Edain
Family
Third House of the Edain2
Settlements
Crossed the Blue Mountains to settle in Estolad c. I 313
Pronunciation
Probably 'ma'rach' ('ch' is pronounced as in Scots 'loch')
Meaning
Unknown3

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 1 February 2010
  • Updates planned: 1

Marach

A leader of the first of the Edain

One of the original leaders of the Edain into Beleriand; father of Malach Aradan, and great-great-grandfather of Hador Lórindol.


Notes

1

There are no canonical dates for Marach. Those given here are taken from reference material in volume XI of The History of Middle-earth, and may not be completely reliable. The date of Marach's crossing of the Blue Mountains is especially doubtful: some sources give I 313, others I 314 (though this might simply indicate that his entire westward journey took more than a year).

2

As the original leader of his people into Beleriand, we might expect Marach's house to carry his name. In fact, the histories refer to it almost exclusively as the House of Hador, from Marach's great-great-grandson. Before Hador's time, this people seem to have been known most commonly as the 'Folk of Marach' (Nothlir Maracha in Elvish).

3

Marach's name presumably comes from his native language of Taliska, and so it is unsurprising that no interpretation is offered.

See also...

Amlach, Aradan, Beren, Edain, Edain of the North, First House of the Edain, Imlach, Malach Aradan, Men of Hador’s House, Men of Hithlum, Men of the Three Houses, People of Hador, The Encampment, Third House of the Edain, Three Houses of the Edain

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 1 February 2010
  • Updates planned: 1

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2009-2010. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.
Axiom Discovery gives you comprehensive online aptitude testing covering core skills across a wide range of disciplines.