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Dates
Location
First appeared in Hildórien, and spread westward and southward throughout Middle-earth
Race
Meaning
A reference to the Gift of Men, death, possessed by this people
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, Men, 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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MortalsBeings subject to death
The descent of the major Mortal races of Middle-earth. 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 descent 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 descent of the major Mortal races of Middle-earth. 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 descent 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'. Any of the races of Arda who were subject to old age and death (as for example Hobbits), but applied especially to the race of Men. See also...Aiwendil, Aman, Amandil, Ancient West, Arwen Evenstar, Astar, Bay of Eldamar, Bent World, Black Men, Calendar of Imladris, Change of the World, Circles of the World, Deathless Lands, Doom of Men, Dor Firn-i-Guinar, [See the full list...] For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2009, 2013. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus' free Job Profiler module defines ideal DISC profiles for any role. |