The Encyclopedia of Arda - Northern Men (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 emerged c. I 3101 Location Found throughout Eriador and Rhovanion; many would eventually migrate to the land of Rohan Origins Complex and uncertain: see the entry for Northmen for a discussion on this point Race Men Cultures Numerous, but important historical cultures include the Northmen of Rhovanion, the Men of the Éothéod and the Rohirrim Settlements Primarily in the northern Vales of Anduin; at least some later travelled southward to settle in the land that would become known as Rohan, whose capital was at Edoras Other names Men of the North, Northmen Indexes: Alphabetical: M Alphabetical: N Men About this entry: Updated 6 October 2023 This entry is complete Speakers of an ancient tongue Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Primordial Men Edain Men of Darkness House of Bëor House of Haleth House of Hador Northern Men The descent of the Northern Men is unusually complex; for a full discussion, see the entry for Northmen A term that seems to be essentially equivalent to 'Northmen': that is, the peoples who originally dwelt around the upper reaches of the Anduin, and gave rise to the Rohirrim, among other peoples. They were distinguished by their own distinct language, separate from the Common Speech, which is represented by Tolkien as a dialect of Old English. The tongue of the Northern Men gave rise to such names such as Saruman and Orald. Notes 1 We have very little information about the divisions of Men during the long westward journey early in their history. The date given here is the year in which Bëor led his people across the Blue Mountains into Beleriand, giving rise to the first Edain. At least some of the Northern Men were of the kin of the Edain, but remained eastward of the mountains, so this date represents at least one point at which the Northern Men divided from their fellows. There may have been, and almost certainly were, other earlier points of division that are now lost in the mists of history. See also... Orald Indexes: Alphabetical: M Alphabetical: N Men About this entry: Updated 6 October 2023 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2007, 2016, 2023. 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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Dates First emerged c. I 3101 Location Found throughout Eriador and Rhovanion; many would eventually migrate to the land of Rohan Origins Complex and uncertain: see the entry for Northmen for a discussion on this point Race Men Cultures Numerous, but important historical cultures include the Northmen of Rhovanion, the Men of the Éothéod and the Rohirrim Settlements Primarily in the northern Vales of Anduin; at least some later travelled southward to settle in the land that would become known as Rohan, whose capital was at Edoras Other names Men of the North, Northmen Indexes: Alphabetical: M Alphabetical: N Men About this entry: Updated 6 October 2023 This entry is complete Speakers of an ancient tongue

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

Edain

Men of Darkness

House of Bëor House of Haleth House of Hador

Northern Men The descent of the Northern Men is unusually complex; for a full discussion, see the entry for Northmen A term that seems to be essentially equivalent to 'Northmen': that is, the peoples who originally dwelt around the upper reaches of the Anduin, and gave rise to the Rohirrim, among other peoples. They were distinguished by their own distinct language, separate from the Common Speech, which is represented by Tolkien as a dialect of Old English. The tongue of the Northern Men gave rise to such names such as Saruman and Orald. Notes 1 We have very little information about the divisions of Men during the long westward journey early in their history. The date given here is the year in which Bëor led his people across the Blue Mountains into Beleriand, giving rise to the first Edain. At least some of the Northern Men were of the kin of the Edain, but remained eastward of the mountains, so this date represents at least one point at which the Northern Men divided from their fellows. There may have been, and almost certainly were, other earlier points of division that are now lost in the mists of history. See also... Orald Indexes: Alphabetical: M Alphabetical: N Men About this entry: Updated 6 October 2023 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2007, 2016, 2023. 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.