The Encyclopedia of Arda - Incomers (original) (raw)

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Dates Entered Beleriand after the Dagor Bragollach of I 455, and occupied Hithlum after the Nirnaeth Arnoediad of I 4721 Location Hithlum, and especially its southern land of Dor-lómin Origins Easterlings who fought for Morgoth during the Nirnaeth, granted the land of Hithlum after their victory Race Men Division Men of Darkness Culture Easterlings of the kind known as Swarthy Men Indexes: Alphabetical: I Men About this entry: Updated 12 August 2023 This entry is complete The Easterling invaders of Hithlum Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Before the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, the land of Hithlum had been held by Men of the House of Hador, but after that dreadful battle Morgoth gave it to the Easterlings who had aided him. These Incomers (as the native Men of the land called their cruel new lords) oppressed the People of Hador who remained, taking their lands and their goods. The chief lord of the Incomers seems to have been a man named Lorgan, who dwelt in the western part of the land, while the southern region, where the lords of Hithlum had dwelt before the Nirnaeth, was held by a chieftain named Brodda. Notes 1 It is well established that Morgoth forced the Incomers to dwell in Hithlum after the Nirnaeth of I 472. It is rather less well established how long they held that land. In I 545 the forces of the Valar landed in Beleriand to challenge Morgoth and the War of Wrath began. It hardly seems credible that those forces would have tolerated a nearby land occupied by enemies as they marched against Angband. At some point, then, the Incomers would presumably have been defeated or driven out by the armies of the West. We have no details of such a conflict, but it nonetheless seems safe to assume that the Incomers would have held Hithlum for no more than a century at the most. By the end of the War of Wrath (I 587), the lands of Hithlum and Dor-lómin were drowned beneath the Great Sea. See also... Men of Darkness, The Easterling, Wolf-folk Indexes: Alphabetical: I Men About this entry: Updated 12 August 2023 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2011, 2023. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus is one of the most powerful DISC personality profile tools, with free and unlimited job matching and team building.

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Dates Entered Beleriand after the Dagor Bragollach of I 455, and occupied Hithlum after the Nirnaeth Arnoediad of I 4721 Location Hithlum, and especially its southern land of Dor-lómin Origins Easterlings who fought for Morgoth during the Nirnaeth, granted the land of Hithlum after their victory Race Men Division Men of Darkness Culture Easterlings of the kind known as Swarthy Men Indexes: Alphabetical: I Men About this entry: Updated 12 August 2023 This entry is complete The Easterling invaders of Hithlum

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Before the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, the land of Hithlum had been held by Men of the House of Hador, but after that dreadful battle Morgoth gave it to the Easterlings who had aided him. These Incomers (as the native Men of the land called their cruel new lords) oppressed the People of Hador who remained, taking their lands and their goods. The chief lord of the Incomers seems to have been a man named Lorgan, who dwelt in the western part of the land, while the southern region, where the lords of Hithlum had dwelt before the Nirnaeth, was held by a chieftain named Brodda. Notes 1 It is well established that Morgoth forced the Incomers to dwell in Hithlum after the Nirnaeth of I 472. It is rather less well established how long they held that land. In I 545 the forces of the Valar landed in Beleriand to challenge Morgoth and the War of Wrath began. It hardly seems credible that those forces would have tolerated a nearby land occupied by enemies as they marched against Angband. At some point, then, the Incomers would presumably have been defeated or driven out by the armies of the West. We have no details of such a conflict, but it nonetheless seems safe to assume that the Incomers would have held Hithlum for no more than a century at the most. By the end of the War of Wrath (I 587), the lands of Hithlum and Dor-lómin were drowned beneath the Great Sea. See also... Men of Darkness, The Easterling, Wolf-folk Indexes: Alphabetical: I Men About this entry: Updated 12 August 2023 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2011, 2023. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus is one of the most powerful DISC personality profile tools, with free and unlimited job matching and team building.