Dates
Location
Across Middle-earth, and the isle of Númenor during the Second Age
Origins
Awoke in Hildórien in the distant East of Middle-earth
Divisions
Broadly divided into the Edain (and their descendants), the Middle Peoples and the people known as Wild Men
Other names
The Afterborn, The Aftercomers, Apanónar, Atani, Big Folk, Big People, The Children of the Sun, Engwar, Fírimar, The Followers, The Heavy-handed, Hildor, The Inscrutable, The Mortals, The Night-fearers, The Second People, The Secondborn, The Self-cursed, The Sickly, The Strangers, The Usurpers, The Younger Children of Ilúvatar
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The descent of the major branches of the race of Men and related peoples. Note that, though the Drúedain and Hobbits are established as belonging to branches of the race of Men, and must therefore have descended from the first people to have awoken in Hildórien, the precise details of their origins remain unknown.
The descent of the Northmen was rather more involved than this simple diagram can show. For more on this subject, see the entry for Northmen.
The youngest of the races of Arda, the first Men awoke in the far eastern land of Hildórien as the Sun first rose and the Noldor returned from Valinor. Seeing the sunrise, many of the first Men set out westwards, and so came eventually to Beleriand after some three hundred years of wandering.
Men are unique in possessing the Gift of Men, death, by which they leave the world after an allotted time and go beyond it.
See also...
Adanedhel, Afterborn, Aftercomers, Afteryule, Ainur, Aiwendil, Alfirin, Almaren, Aman, Amandil, Amlach, Amon Amarth, Amon Rûdh, Anfalas, Angmar, [See the full list...]Annatar, Apanónar, Aradan, Arador, Aragorn Elessar, Aragost, Archet, Arda, Arveleg I, Astar, Astron, Atanatar II Alcarin, Atanatári, Atani, Aulë, Awakening of Men, Azanulbizar, Balan, Balrogs, Ban of the Valar, Barahir, Barahir, Bardings, Barrow-downs, Barrows, Battle of Five Armies, Battle of Fornost, Battle of the Hornburg, Battle of the Pelennor Fields, Battles of the Fords of Isen, Beleg, Béma, Bent World, Bëor, Bëorians, Beorn, Beornings, Bereg, Better Smials, Big Bosses, Big Folk, Big People, Bill Ferny, Black King, Black Men, Black Serpent, Black Years, Bladorthin, Blood of Stone, Bór, Borlach, Borlad, Boromir, Boron, Borthand, Bow of Bregor, Bree, Bree-folk, Bree-hobbits, Bree-landers, Bree-men, Bundushathûr, Bywater Road, Cair Andros, Calendar of Imladris, Captain of the Dúnedain of Arnor, Captain of the Kings Household, Celebrían, Chiefs Men, Chieftain of the Dúnedain, Chieftain of the Ringwraiths, Children of Aulë, Children of Earth, Children of Eru, Children of Ilúvatar, Children of the Sun, Children of the World, Circles of the World, Companions of the Ring, Cram, Crossings of Erui, Curse of Mandos, Curunír, Dagor Dagorath, Dale, Dale-men, Dark Elves, Dark Hand, Dark King, Dark Lord, Dark Power of the North, Dark Years, Days of Men, Dead Men, Deadmens Dike, Death Down, Deathless Lands, Deldúwath, Dervorin, Desolation of Smaug, Dimbar, Dírhavel, Dominion of Men, Doom of Men, Dor Caranthir, Dor Firn-i-Guinar, Dor-lómin, Dorlas, Downfall of Barad-dûr, Downfall of Melkor, Downlands, Dragon-helm of Dor-lómin, Dragons, Drû, Drû-folk, Drúedain, Drúedain of Anórien, Drúedain of Beleriand, Drúedain of Númenor, Drûg-folk, Drughu, Drûgs, Drúin, Duilin, Dwarves, Dwarves of Belegost, Dweller in the Deep, Eagles, Eagles of the Misty Mountains, Eagles of the North, Eärendil, Eärrámë, Easterlings, Eastfarthing of the Shire, Eastgate of the Bridge, Eastlands of Middle-earth, Ecthelion II, Edain, Edhellond, Ekkaia, Eldar of Hithlum, Elder Children of Ilúvatar, Elder Kindred, Elder People, Elder Race, Eldest, Eldest Days, Elf-children, Elf-friend, Elf-friends, Elf-Man, Elfstone, Elladan, Elros Tar-Minyatur, Elu Thingol, Elven-rings, Elves, Elves of Eregion, Elves of Lindon, Elvish World, Emyn Uial, Enemy of Men and Elves, Engwar, Entish, Envinyatar, Eruhíni, Eryn Vorn, Estelmo, Estolad, Evermind, Evil Breath, Fading Years, Falathrim, Fall of Barad-dûr, Fangorn Forest, Fathers of Men, Fathers of the Númenóreans, Felaróf, Fiery Mountain, Fifth Battle, Fírimar, First Age, First House of the Edain, First War, Firstborn, Flame of the West, Foam-flower, Folk under the Mountain, Followers, Forelithe, Forest under Night, Forest under Nightshade, Foreyule, Forn, Forweg, Fourth Age, Freca, Free Folk, Free Land, Free Peoples, Friend-of-Men, Frumgar, Gabilgathol, Galadriel, Gárulf, Gasping Dust, Gate of Erebor, Gate of the Dead, Gaurwaith, Ghosts, Gift of Men, Giver of Freedom, Gladden River, Goatleaf Family, Goblin-men, Gods, Golasgil, Gondolin, Gondor, Gondorians, Great Barrows, Great Bridge, Great Eagles, Great Enemy, Great House, Great Isle, Great Jewels, Great Mound, Great Rings, Great Wars, Guard of the Tower of Gondor, Halethrim, Half-elven, Half-elven, Half-elves, Half-orcs, Half-trolls, Halflings, Halls of Awaiting, Halls of Mandos, Halls of Waiting, Hareth, Hathol, Hatholdir, Haudh-en-Arwen, Haven of Umbar, Havens of Sirion, Heart of the Mountain, Heathertoes Family, Heavy-handed, Henderch, Heren Istarion, Hidden People, High Folk of the West, High King, High Men, Hildor, Hildórien, Hill-men, Hill-trolls, Hirluin the Fair, Hobbit-speech, Hobbits, Holbytlan, Hollin, Hopafoot, Horse-men, Horsebreeders, Horsemen of Rohan, Horses, House of Fingolfin, Houses of the Dead, Hunthor, Huor, Húrin of Emyn Arnen, Hyarmendacil I, Icebay of Forochel, Imlach, Imladris, Incánus, Incomers, Ingold, Inn of Bree, Inscrutable, Iorlas, Isildur, Isle of Kings, Karningul, Khazâd, Kibil-nâla, Kíli, King of Angmar, King of Gondor, King of Men, King of Númenor, King of the Dead, King of the Nine Riders, King of the Númenóreans, Kings Host, Kings Riders, Kirinki, Kûd-dûkan, Ladybarrow, Land of Bow and Helm, Last Battle, Last Riding of the Keepers of the Rings, Later Ages, Lay of Eärendil, Lieutenant of Morgul, Lieutenant of the Tower of Barad-dûr, Light in the West, Little Folk, Little People, Living Creatures, Lockholes, Loëndë, Lone-lands, Long Peace, Long-worms, Lord of Andúnië, Lord of Lamedon, Lord of Men, Lord of Middle-earth, Lord of the Black Land, Lord of the Dark, Lord of the Dark Tower, Lord of the Havens, Lord of the Nazgûl, Lorgan, Lórindol, Lotho Sackville-Baggins, Magor, Mahal, Máhanaxar, Maiar of the Sea, Malach Aradan, Malbeth the Seer, Mallor, Man of Craft, Man of Skill, Man-high, Mannish, Mar-nu-Falmar, Master of Buckland, Master of Lake-town, Master-ring, Masters of Spirits, Mat Heathertoes, Mearas, Men of Arnor, Men of Bree, Men of Dale, Men of Darkness, Men of Dor-lómin, Men of Dorthonion, Men of Dunland, Men of Eriador, Men of Gondor, Men of Haleth, Men of Harad, Men of Hithlum, Men of Middle-earth, Men of Minas Tirith, Men of Rhûn, Men of the Ancient Houses, Men of the Anfalas, Men of the Lake, Men of the Long Lake, Men of the Mountains, Men of the North (in the First Age), Men of the North (in the Third Age), Men of the Riddermark, Men of the Sea, Men of the Three Houses, Men of the Twilight, Men of the Vales of Anduin, Men of the West, Men out of the South, Mere of Dead Faces, Mewlips, Middle Days, Middle Men, Middle Peoples, Midsummer, Mighty of the West, Mistress of Magic, Misty Mountains, Morgoth, Mornan, Mortals, Mound of the Riders, Mountain of Fire, Mountains of Iron, Mountains of Turgon, Mouth of Sauron, Muster of Rohan, Narbeleth, Nárië, Narmacil I, Narquelië, Narya, Nazgûl Lord, Near Harad, Nen Hithoel, New 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Wood, White Lady, White Messenger, White Mountains, Whiteskins, Wide World, Wild Lands, Wild Men, Wild Men of the Woods, Wildman of the Woods, Wise People, Wizards, Wolf-men, Woodmen, Woodwoses, Worlds End, Worm of Dread, Wormstench, Wraiths, Yavannië, Year of Lamentation, Years of the Trees, Younger Children of Ilúvatar, Younger Days
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