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Dates
First emerged c. I 3101
Location
Found throughout Eriador and Rhovanion
Origins
Men with connections to the Edain, but who did not cross the Blue Mountains into Beleriand
Race
Men
Divisions
Gave rise to the Northmen
Cultures
Numerous, but historically important cultures include the Northmen of Rhovanion, the Men of the Éothéod and the Rohirrim
Settlements
Founded settlements across Middle-earth, most notably Edoras and the other townships of Rohan; the settlements at Dale, Framsburg and Lake-town were all established by various groups of Middle Peoples, and the Men of Bree could also claim descent from them
Other names
Men of the Twilight, Middle Men

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Middle Peoples

Descendants of the Edain in Middle-earth

Men
Dúnedain
Middle Peoples
Wild Men
and other branches
Northmen

The descent of the Middle Peoples was rather more involved than this simple diagram can show. For more on this subject, see the entry for Northmen.

In the great battle at the end of the First Age, most of the land west of the Blue Mountains was covered by the Sea. Most of the Edain who remained at that time set sail into the West, where they founded the island kingdom of Númenor, but some remained behind and passed back eastwards over the mountains. These people - mainly those of the golden-haired People of Hador - would give rise to a branch of Men known as the Middle Men or Middle Peoples. Though they came from the same original stock as the Dúnedain, they never travelled to Númenor or gained the special gifts of the Númenóreans. Their main descendants in later Ages were the Northmen and their kin, including the Rohirrim.


Notes

1

I 310 was the date that Bëor crossed the Blue Mountains into Beleriand, and thus sowed the seeds that would bring the Edain into existence. As the Middle Peoples were Men defined by their relation to the Edain, so Bëor's action also defined their beginnings as a group. Of course, this distinction only really makes sense from a historical perspective. At the time, there would have been no specific group that could be identified as 'Middle Peoples', and indeed that term represents a disparate category covering numerous peoples with various different lines of descent.

See also...

Middle Men

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  • Updated 28 July 2021
  • This entry is complete

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Middle Peoples

Descendants of the Edain in Middle-earth

Dates
First emerged c. I 3101
Location
Found throughout Eriador and Rhovanion
Origins
Men with connections to the Edain, but who did not cross the Blue Mountains into Beleriand
Race
Men
Divisions
Gave rise to the Northmen
Cultures
Numerous, but historically important cultures include the Northmen of Rhovanion, the Men of the Éothéod and the Rohirrim
Settlements
Founded settlements across Middle-earth, most notably Edoras and the other townships of Rohan; the settlements at Dale, Framsburg and Lake-town were all established by various groups of Middle Peoples, and the Men of Bree could also claim descent from them
Other names
Men of the Twilight, Middle Men

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 28 July 2021
  • This entry is complete

Middle Peoples

Descendants of the Edain in Middle-earth

Men
Dúnedain
Middle Peoples
Wild Men
and other branches
Northmen

The descent of the Middle Peoples was rather more involved than this simple diagram can show. For more on this subject, see the entry for Northmen.

The descent of the Middle Peoples was rather more involved than this simple diagram can show. For more on this subject, see the entry for Northmen.

In the great battle at the end of the First Age, most of the land west of the Blue Mountains was covered by the Sea. Most of the Edain who remained at that time set sail into the West, where they founded the island kingdom of Númenor, but some remained behind and passed back eastwards over the mountains. These people - mainly those of the golden-haired People of Hador - would give rise to a branch of Men known as the Middle Men or Middle Peoples. Though they came from the same original stock as the Dúnedain, they never travelled to Númenor or gained the special gifts of the Númenóreans. Their main descendants in later Ages were the Northmen and their kin, including the Rohirrim.


Notes

1

I 310 was the date that Bëor crossed the Blue Mountains into Beleriand, and thus sowed the seeds that would bring the Edain into existence. As the Middle Peoples were Men defined by their relation to the Edain, so Bëor's action also defined their beginnings as a group. Of course, this distinction only really makes sense from a historical perspective. At the time, there would have been no specific group that could be identified as 'Middle Peoples', and indeed that term represents a disparate category covering numerous peoples with various different lines of descent.

See also...

Middle Men

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 28 July 2021
  • This entry is complete

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2009, 2016, 2021. 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.