The Encyclopedia of Arda - Children of the Sun (original) (raw)

ALPHABETICAL RACES PLACES MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE INTERACTIVE SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random
Dates Awoke I 1 Origins Originated in Hildórien in the far East of Middle-earth Race Men Meaning Derived from the fact that the first Men awoke as the Sun rose for the first time Other names The Afterborn, The Aftercomers, Apanónar, Atani, Big Folk, Big People, Engwar, Fírimar, The Followers, The Heavy-handed, Hildor, The Inscrutable, Men, The Mortals, The Night-fearers, The Second People, The Secondborn, The Self-cursed, The Sickly, The Strangers, The Usurpers, The Younger Children of Ilúvatar Indexes: Alphabetical: C Alphabetical: S Men About this entry: Updated 16 June 2012 This entry is complete A name used among the Elves for Men Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Children of the Sun(the race of Men) Wild Men Drúedain Hobbits Edain Middle Peoples Easterlings Haradrim Númenóreans Northmen Dúnedain Northmen One of the many names given by Elves to the race of Men, because the earliest people of that race awoke as the Sun first rose into the sky of Arda. The name contrasts Men with Elves, the People of the Stars, who awoke to starlight and in Middle-earth dwelt under it for long ages. Thus Men were said to have a fear and distrust of the darkness which the Elves did not share, and hence they gained another title: the Night-fearers. See also... Awakening of Men, Night-fearers, The Sun, Two Kindreds Indexes: Alphabetical: C Alphabetical: S Men About this entry: Updated 16 June 2012 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2009, 2012. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability for a role, but aptitude can also be crucial.

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SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Dates Awoke I 1 Origins Originated in Hildórien in the far East of Middle-earth Race Men Meaning Derived from the fact that the first Men awoke as the Sun rose for the first time Other names The Afterborn, The Aftercomers, Apanónar, Atani, Big Folk, Big People, Engwar, Fírimar, The Followers, The Heavy-handed, Hildor, The Inscrutable, Men, The Mortals, The Night-fearers, The Second People, The Secondborn, The Self-cursed, The Sickly, The Strangers, The Usurpers, The Younger Children of Ilúvatar Indexes: Alphabetical: C Alphabetical: S Men About this entry: Updated 16 June 2012 This entry is complete A name used among the Elves for Men

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Children of the Sun(the race of Men)

Wild Men Drúedain Hobbits

Edain Middle Peoples Easterlings Haradrim

Númenóreans Northmen

Dúnedain Northmen One of the many names given by Elves to the race of Men, because the earliest people of that race awoke as the Sun first rose into the sky of Arda. The name contrasts Men with Elves, the People of the Stars, who awoke to starlight and in Middle-earth dwelt under it for long ages. Thus Men were said to have a fear and distrust of the darkness which the Elves did not share, and hence they gained another title: the Night-fearers. See also... Awakening of Men, Night-fearers, The Sun, Two Kindreds Indexes: Alphabetical: C Alphabetical: S Men About this entry: Updated 16 June 2012 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2009, 2012. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability for a role, but aptitude can also be crucial.