The Encyclopedia of Arda - Easterlings (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 First recorded in the years after the Dagor Bragollach of I 4551 Race Men Division Men of Darkness Cultures Numerous Other names Men of Darkness, Men of Rhûn, Swarthy Men Indexes: Alphabetical: E Men About this entry: Updated 2 August 2005 Updates planned: 8 Wild Men out of the East Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Men of Darkness Easterlings Haradrim A general name for the races of Men from the unknown East of Middle-earth, who were a recurrent foe of the Free Peoples, from the treachery of Ulfang in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad of the First Age to their frequent attacks against Gondor in the Third Age. Notes 1 This is the date when the emergence of the Easterlings into Beleriand was first recorded by those west of the Blue Mountains. The Easterlings must have had a history predating this by some time (indeed, we have a record of Morgoth having secretly treated with them before they crossed the Mountains) but we have no details of this prior existence. See also... Aerin, Androth, Asgon, Ash Mountains, Balchoth, Battle of the Camp, Battle of the Pelennor Fields, Black Years, Borlach, Borlad, Borthand, Brodda, Dark Lord, East Anórien, East-victor, [See the full list...]Edain of the North, Eldar of Hithlum, Elu Thingol, Elves of Mithrim, Enemy of Men and Elves, Felaróf, Gondorians, Grey-elves of Mithrim, Haven of Umbar, Heir of the House of Hador, Incomers, Khamûl, King of Gondor, King of Rhovanion, Lady of Dor-lómin, Lieutenant of Morgul, Lord of Dor-lómin, Lord of the Nazgûl, Lord of the White Tower, Lorgan, Men of Darkness, Men of Rhûn, Men of the North (in the First Age), Middle Men, Minalcar, Morgoth, Mourning, Narmacil I, Nine Rings, Onefoot, Ostoher, People of Hador, Ragnir, Rhûn, River Anduin, Rómendacil I, Rómendacil II, Shadow of Morgoth, Shadow of the East, South-victor, Strawheads, Swarthy Men, Taras-ness, Tarostar, The Black, The Black Easterling, The East, The Easterling, Third Age, Thudder-Sharp, Turambar, Ulfang the Black, Ulfast, Wainriders, White Mountains, White-fiends, Witchwife, Wolf-folk Indexes: Alphabetical: E Men About this entry: Updated 2 August 2005 Updates planned: 8 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.Explore the benefits of using a personality profile to discover yourself and make the most of your career.

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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 First recorded in the years after the Dagor Bragollach of I 4551 Race Men Division Men of Darkness Cultures Numerous Other names Men of Darkness, Men of Rhûn, Swarthy Men Indexes: Alphabetical: E Men About this entry: Updated 2 August 2005 Updates planned: 8 Wild Men out of the East

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Men of Darkness

Easterlings Haradrim A general name for the races of Men from the unknown East of Middle-earth, who were a recurrent foe of the Free Peoples, from the treachery of Ulfang in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad of the First Age to their frequent attacks against Gondor in the Third Age. Notes 1 This is the date when the emergence of the Easterlings into Beleriand was first recorded by those west of the Blue Mountains. The Easterlings must have had a history predating this by some time (indeed, we have a record of Morgoth having secretly treated with them before they crossed the Mountains) but we have no details of this prior existence. See also... Aerin, Androth, Asgon, Ash Mountains, Balchoth, Battle of the Camp, Battle of the Pelennor Fields, Black Years, Borlach, Borlad, Borthand, Brodda, Dark Lord, East Anórien, East-victor, [See the full list...]Edain of the North, Eldar of Hithlum, Elu Thingol, Elves of Mithrim, Enemy of Men and Elves, Felaróf, Gondorians, Grey-elves of Mithrim, Haven of Umbar, Heir of the House of Hador, Incomers, Khamûl, King of Gondor, King of Rhovanion, Lady of Dor-lómin, Lieutenant of Morgul, Lord of Dor-lómin, Lord of the Nazgûl, Lord of the White Tower, Lorgan, Men of Darkness, Men of Rhûn, Men of the North (in the First Age), Middle Men, Minalcar, Morgoth, Mourning, Narmacil I, Nine Rings, Onefoot, Ostoher, People of Hador, Ragnir, Rhûn, River Anduin, Rómendacil I, Rómendacil II, Shadow of Morgoth, Shadow of the East, South-victor, Strawheads, Swarthy Men, Taras-ness, Tarostar, The Black, The Black Easterling, The East, The Easterling, Third Age, Thudder-Sharp, Turambar, Ulfang the Black, Ulfast, Wainriders, White Mountains, White-fiends, Witchwife, Wolf-folk Indexes: Alphabetical: E Men About this entry: Updated 2 August 2005 Updates planned: 8 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.Explore the benefits of using a personality profile to discover yourself and make the most of your career.