One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them.

MEN THIRD HOUSEHouse of Hador: Primary source: HoME XI, p. 234

See also RULERS

Lord of Dor-lóminHeir of the House of Hador The Lords of Dor-lómin.

ADANEL OF HITHLUM. Woman of the Third House of the Edain. Adan. L:1A0339-?.Wife of Belemir of the First House. A “Wise-woman” of the people of Marach.A Woman of Hithlum, wife of Belemir and mother of Beren (1) (Beren's grandfather). She was one of the Wise. Andreth, Belemir's niece who dwelt long in his house, learnt much of the lore of the House of Marach and Hador from her, among them the tale of the Fall of Man back in Hildorien. TALE OF ADANEL. See WRITINGS

AERANDIR. (S). "Sea-wanderer". The name Aerandir is composed of the Sindarin words aer meaning "sea" and randir meaning "wanderer, pilgrim." The meaning of the name Erellont is unclear; its elements could be derived from er meaning "one, alone" and lunt meaning "ship." The name Falathar is composed of the Sindarin words falas meaning "shore" and thar meaning "across, beyond." One of the three mariners, Eärendil's companions on his voyages. Eärendil's companions 1A0600: Aerandir, Erellont, Falathar. We're not told specifically whether Eärendil's companions were Men or Elves, and in principle they might have belonged the either race. Their reluctance to step ashore onto the Undying Lands, however, strongly suggests that they were Mortals rather than Elves.Mariners who accompanied Earendil to the Undying Lands. Aerandir, Erellont, and Falathar embarked on Earendil's ship Vingilot in 534 of the First Age. They sailed from the Havens of Sirion into uncharted seas seeking a way to the Undying Lands in the West in order to plead for the Valar's help in the war against Morgoth. But the way was obscured by shadows and enchantments and after four years they turned back toward Middle-earth. In 538, the Havens of Sirion were attacked by the sons of Feanor. Earendil's wife Elwing escaped into the Sea with the Silmaril. She was transformed into a white bird and she flew to find Vingilot. Earendil decided

to try once more to find the Undying Lands and in 542 he finally succeeded. The ship was guided through the Enchanted Isles and the Shadowy Seas by the power of the Silmaril. Vingilot was anchored in the Bay of Eldamar. Earendil ordered his wife and the mariners to remain aboard so they would not incur the wrath of the Valar. Elwing disobeyed and leapt ashore, but Aerandir, Erellont, and Falathar remained with the ship. The Valar agreed to Earendil's request, but it was decided that Earendil and Elwing would remain in the Undying Lands. Aerandir, Erellont, and Falathar were given a new boat by Eonwe - the herald of Manwe - and the Valar sent them back East to Middle-earth with a strong wind. Vingilot was set in the night sky and, with Earendil and the Silmaril at its prow, it became the Star of Earendil. Aerandir -AIRANDIR. Earlier form.

AERIN. (S). "Water-lady". The name Aerin may be in the language of the Men of the House of Hador. The meaning is unknown. In older versions of the story she was called Airin Faiglindra or Firilanda meaning "long-tressed, long-haired" in an early form of Elvish. Woman of the Third House of the Edain (House of Hador). Adan. L:1A0473/1A0496. Daughter of Indor.She was married by force to Brodda the Easterling probably after the Battle of Unnumbered Tears (Nirnaith Arnoediad) in 1A0473. She aided Morwen Eledhwen and Túrin Turambar after this Battle.She was a kinswoman of Hurin Thalion, the leader of the Men of the House of Hador. She lived in Dor-lomin, a region in southern Hithlum. After the Battle of Unnumbered Tears in 472 of the First Age, Morgoth gave Hithlum to the Easterlings. Hurin had been captured by Morgoth and the rest of the Men who had gone into battle with him had all been killed. The women and children and elderly who had remained behind in Dor-lomin were oppressed and enslaved by the Easterlings. Aerin was married against her will to an Easterling named Brodda. Brodda stole goods and cattle from Hurin's land though he did not dare to harm Hurin's wife Morwen. Aerin secretly gave aid to Morwen who was pregnant and had a son Túrin to feed. Morwen sent Túrin away to Doriath, and in 473 she gave birth to a daughter Nienor. Aerin continued to help them even though Brodda beat her for it. She also gave food and shelter to others in need. In 494, Morwen and Nienor left Dor-lomin. At the fall of Nargothrond in 495, Túrin was convinced by Glaurung that his mother and sister were enslaved in Dor-lomin. Túrin returned to Dor-lomin instead of rescuing Finduilas who was taken captive by Orcs and was later slain. In early 496, Túrin came to Brodda's hall but Aerin was afraid to tell him where Morwen and Nienor had gone. Túrin drew his sword on Brodda and commanded Aerin to speak, and she told him they had gone to Doriath to find him. Túrin realized that Glaurung had deceived him and he killed Brodda and several other Easterlings in anger. Brodda's servants rose up and killed the other Easterlings in the hall though many of the servants were also slain. Aerin realized that more Easterlings would come to kill her and the remaining servants because of Túrin's actions. She chastized Túrin and told him to flee and find Morwen so that some good could come of it. Túrin accused her of being faint-hearted, but a servant named Asgon told him of Aerin's quiet courage in defying Brodda to help her people. Aerin refused to go with Túrin into the wild in the Fell Winter. After Túrin left with the able-bodied servants, Aerin set fire to the hall before the Easterlings could come for her and she presumably perished in the flames. -AIRIN. Earlier form. -FAIGLINDRA. "of the long hair". -FIRILANDA. "of the long hair". -LADY AERIN.AerinSee also EASTMEN > BRODDA THE INCOMER.

ALGUND. Man of the Third House of the Edain. Adan of Dor-lómin. One of the Gaurwaith (Túrin Turambar). Túrin Turambar's Gaurwaith 1A0492: Algund, Androg, Forweg, Larnach, Larnach's daughter, Orleg, Orlin, Ulrad.Algund

AMLACH. Man of the Third House of the Edain. Adan. L:1A0337-?. First Lord of Dissension. Son of Imlach son of Marach Aradan. Leader of dissension among the Men in Estolad. After being impersonated he, repenting, took service with Maedhros.

Amlach

ANDRÓG. ANDROG. Man of the Third House of the Edain. Adan of Dor-lómin. One of the Gaurwaith (Túrin Turambar). Túrin Turambar's Gaurwaith 1A0492: Algund, Androg, Forweg, Larnach, Larnach's daughter, Orleg, Orlin, Ulrad. He was a leader of the Gaurwaith that Túrin Turambar joined. His son was Andvír.Andróg

ANDVÍR. ANDVIR. Man of the Third House of the Edain. Adan of Dor-lómin. L:1A0492/. Son of Andróg.

ARADAN = MALACH ARADAN.

ASGON of Dor-lómin. Man of the Third House of the Edain. Adan. Túrin’s companion. He aided Túrin’s escape after the slaying of Brodda.Asgon

DIRHAVAL of Dor-lómin. The meaning of the name Dírhaval is unknown. It probably derives from the language of the House of Hador. He has also erroneously been called Dírhavel, but Dírhaval is the correct form.Dirhaval the Seer, the Minstrel. See Narn i hin hurin. Man of the Third House of the Edain. Adan. Lay Children of Hurin.-DIRHAVEL is an error.DírhavelBy Måns Björkman:Dírhaval was a minstrel that only made one lay in all his life, but it became the greatest and in later times the most remembered of all the lays made by Men. It was the Narn i hîn Húrin, 'The Tale of the Children of Húrin'.Dírhaval was of the house of Hador, and had probably fled from Dor-lómin when he came to the Havens of Sirion. Because of his ancestry he was very interested in the deeds of his house and searched for information among all the refugees. Thus he met Mablung of Doriath who told him many things about Túrin Turambar. By luck he also met an old man called Andvír. He was a son of Andróg who had been a member of Túrin's outlaw-band.He used the information he had gathered and wrote in Sindarin a long lay, in fact the longest of all from that time, in the verse-mode called minlamad thent (or minlamad estent). This mode was spoken verse, not unlike the Old English alliterative mode. The Narn i Chîn Húrin tells of the fates of Húrin's children Túrin and Nienor, with emphasis on Túrin. It is a very tragic story, highly praised by the Eldar and remembered by them. It is the only full account of Túrin's life, and all later writings on the subject fall back on this one.Unfortunately, Dírhaval was killed when the sons of Fëanor finally attacked the Havens of Sirion in the third and last Kinslaying.The Narn was later brought to Tol Eressëa by the returning Eldar, from which we have most of our knowledge of the poem. Ælfwine translated the Narn into his birth-tounge, Old English, but he did not attempt to preserve the alliterative metre. Professor Tolkien began a verse translation into English, but sadly it was never finished.

ERELLONT. One of the three mariners, Eärendil's companions on his voyages. Eärendil's companions 1A0600: Aerandir, Erellont, Falathar. See AERANDIR.We're not told specifically whether Eärendil's companions were Men or Elves, and in principle they might have belonged the either race. Their reluctance to step ashore onto the Undying Lands, however, strongly suggests that they were Mortals rather than Elves.Erellont

FALATHAR. (S). "Coast-lord". One of the three mariners, Eärendil's companions on his voyages. Eärendil's companions 1A0600: Aerandir, Erellont, Falathar. See AERANDIR.We're not told specifically whether Eärendil's companions were Men or Elves, and in principle they might have belonged the either race. Their reluctance to step ashore onto the Undying Lands, however, strongly suggests that they were Mortals rather than Elves.Falathar

FORWEG. Man of the Third House of the Edain. Adan of Dor-lómin. One of the Gaurwaith (Túrin Turambar). Túrin Turambar's Gaurwaith 1A0492: Algund, Androg, Forweg, Larnach, Larnach's daughter, Orleg, Orlin, Ulrad.Forweg

GALDOR. The meaning of Galdor is uncertain. According to "The Etymologies," the first element gal may be from gala meaning "thrive, prosper, be glad" or from galad meaning "tree." Another possibility is gal meaning "shine." The ending dor is a variation of taur meaning "high, noble." The word orchal means "tall" or "superior, eminent" in Sindarin. There was also an Elf named Galdor. GALDOR OF THE TREE. Lord in Gondolin. See NOLDOR GALDOR OF LINDON. See TELERI GALDOR OF MIRKWOOD = LEGOLAS. Legolas of Mirkwood..GALDOR ORCHAL (THE TALL). Man of the Third House of the Edain. Adan. 2nd Lord in Dor-lomin.L:1A0417-0462=45y. R:1A0455-0462=7y. R:38. Slain by OrcsSon of Hador Lórindol the First Lord in Dor-lomin. Galdor was the father of Húrin and Huor. Slain at Eithel Sirion. His wife was Hareth of the Second House.Father of Hurin and Huor. His father was Hador and his mother was Gildis. Galdor had an older sister Gloredhel and a younger brother Gundor. At a feast in 436, Galdor married Hareth of the House of Haleth while Gloredhel married Hareth's brother Haldir. Galdor and Hareth's son Hurin was born in 441 and Huor was born in 444. Galdor's father Hador was given the lordship of Dor-lomin - a region in southern Hithlum - by Fingolfin, the High King of the Noldor. Hador and his younger son Gundor were killed while defending the fortress of Barad Eithel during the Battle of Sudden Flame in 455. Galdor became the Lord of Dor-lomin and the leader of the Men of the House of Hador - the greatest of the Three Houses of the Edain. Galdor sent his sons Hurin and Huor to be fostered by their mother's kin as was customary. The two boys lived with their uncle Haldir in the Forest of Brethil. In 458, Hurin and Huor became lost after fighting alongside the Men of Brethil in a skirmish against Orcs. The boys were found by Thorondor, the King of the Eagles, and were brought to Gondolin where they were welcomed by Turgon. Turgon did not normally permit outsiders who had found his hidden realm to leave, but Hurin and Huor were allowed to return home to Dor-lomin after about a year. They promised Turgon that they would not say where they had been. They did not even tell their father but Galdor guessed the truth. In 462, Morgoth sent an army to attack Hithlum. Galdor defended the fortress of Barad Eithel. The attack was sudden and Galdor went out onto the walls without wearing the Dragon-helm of Dor-lomin which he had inherited from his father. Galdor was shot in the eye with an arrow and died. Galdor's elder son Hurin became Lord of Dor-lomin and he had a son named Túrin. Huor's son Tuor married Idril, the daughter of Turgon, and their son Earendil was instrumental in bringing about Morgoth's defeat in the War of Wrath.

GaldorHARETH OF BRETHIL. See MEN OF TE 2nd HOUSE-GUMLIN.

GAURWAITH. (S). "Wolf-men". See also TÚRIN TURAMBAR. Túrin Turambar's Gaurwaith 1A0492: Algund, Androg, Forweg, Larnach, Larnach's daughter, Orleg, Orlin, Ulrad.

GETHRON and GRITHNIR. Men of the Third House of the Edain. Edain. Túrin's companions. -HALOG. Of the Third House of the Edain. Adan. Túrin's guardian.Gethron

GILDIS. Woman of the Third House. Gildis was the wife of Hador Lórindol, and the mother Galdor, Gundor, and Glóredhel.

GLÓREDHEL. (S). Glóredhel is composed of the words glor from glaur meaning "gold, golden light" and edhel meaning "Elf." GLOREDHEL. Woman of the Third House of the Edain. Adan. L: 1A0415-0472=57y.Daughter of Hador Lórindol. Older sister of Galdor and Gundor. Wife of Haldir of the Second House.She was the oldest child of Hador and Gildis. She had two younger brothers, Galdor and Gundor. Hador became the Lord of Dor-lomin in 416. At a feast in 436, Gloredhel married Haldir of the House of Haleth while her brother Galdor married Haldir's sister Hareth. Gloredhel moved to the Forest of Brethil where her new husband's family lived. She gave birth to a son Handir in 441. Haldir became the leader of the House of Haleth after his father's death in 471, but he was killed just a year later at the Battle of Unnumbered Tears in 472. Gloredhel died of grief when she heard the news. HALDIR OF BRETHIL. See MEN OF THE 2nd HOUSE-GLORWENDEL. -GLORWENDIL.

Glóredhel

GRITHNIR and GETHRON. Men of the Third House of the Edain. Edain. Túrin's companions. -HALOG. Of the Third House of the Edain. Adan. Túrin's guardian.-GRITHON. -GUMLIN. -MAILGOND. -MAILROND. Grithnir

GUNDOR. Man of the Third House of the Edain. Adan. Second son of Hador Lorindol. L:1A0419-0456=37y.Gundor

HADOR. The name Hador means "thrower (of spears or darts)." He was called Hador Goldenhead and Hador Golden-haired. The Sindarin form was Hador Lórindol where lor is from glaur meaning "gold" and dol means "head."HADOR LÓRINDOL THE WARRIOR. Man of the Third House of the Edain. Adan. Son of Hathol. His wife was Gildis.1st Lord in Dor-lomin. L:1A0390-0455=65y. R:1A0425-0455=30y. Slain in the 4th Battle-INDOR. -GOLDENHEAD. Surname of Hador. The literal translation of Hador's Elvish surname Lórindol. The name was a reference to Hador's golden hair, and so the alternative English translation 'Golden-haired', while less literally correct, is occasionally seen. -GOLDEN-HAIRED. The Golden-haired. A title of Hador. A title given to Hador son of Hathol. It is a free translation of his Elvish surname, Lórindol, which more literally means 'Goldenhead'. All of these variations are references to his golden hair, a common trait of the descendants of the Third House of the Edain. -HáDOR. -LÓRINDOL. (S). “Goldenhead”, “Golden-haired”.The surname of Hador. The surname given to Hador son of Hathol of the Third House of the Edain. Lórindol is an Elvish word meaning 'Goldenhead', a reference to the golden hair of Hador, a trait shared by many other members of his House. -TALL THE. -WARRIOR THE.-KINDRED OF HADOR. See MEN THIRD HOUSE.-PEOPLE OF HADOR. See MEN THIRD HOUSEFounder of the House of Hador. Hador was born around 390 of the First Age.* He was the son of Hathol. They lived near the source of the Teiglin in the southern valleys of the Ered Wethrin. Hador had golden hair as was common among his people. In 405, Hador entered the household of Fingolfin, the High King of the Noldor, who lived in Hithlum. Hador was in Fingolfin's household for ten years until in 415. In 416, Fingolfin rewarded Hador by making him Lord of Dor-lomin - a region in southern Hithlum - and most of Hador's kinsmen relocated there. At this time, Fingolfin's son Fingon gave Hador the Dragon-helm which became an heirloom of his family. Hador married Gildis and they had three children: a daughter Gloredhel, born in 415; a son Galdor, born in 417; and another son Gundor, born in 419. At a feast in 436, Gloredhel married Haldir of the House of Haleth and Galdor married Haldir's sister Hareth. Galdor and Hareth were the parents of Hurin and Huor. Hador was the mightiest chieftain of the Edain. His people became known as the House of Hador - the greatest of the Three Houses of the Edain, on a level with the Eldar. Hador and his household spoke Elvish, though his people also continued to speak their native tongue which later became the Adunaic language of Numenor. The Men of the House of Hador had great strength and endurance. They helped the Eldar maintain the Siege of Angband by journeying into the far north to keep watch on the movements of Morgoth's servants. Morgoth broke the Siege of Angband in 455 and the Battle of Sudden Flame began. Fingolfin led his forces to war but they were forced to retreat to their fortresses in the Ered Wethrin. Hador and his Men defended the rearguard. Hador was killed outside the walls of Barad Eithel, and his younger son Gundor was also slain. Galdor succeeded his father as Lord of Dor-lomin and leader of the House of Hador. Hador was long remembered as one of the greatest of the Elf-friends. When Frodo Baggins volunteered to take the One Ring to Mordor, Elrond compared him to Hador, Hurin, Túrin, and Beren. The genealogy in HoME XI (p. 234) gives Hador's birth and death dates as 390-455 but in The Silmarillion (p. 152) he is said to have been 66 when he died - a discrepancy of one year. There is an indication in

HoME XI (p. 52, 124) that Tolkien may have intended to change his age at death to 65 or the year of his death to 456 (if the Battle of Sudden Flame spanned the winter of 455-456) or both, but it is unclear.

See also WEAPONS > HELM OF HADOR.Hador Lórindol

HATHOL. (S). AxeHATHOL THE AXE. Man of the Third Houseof the Edain. Adan. L:1A0365-?. Lord of the Third HouseHe was the son of Magor. They lived in the valleys of the southern slopes of the Ered Wethrin near the source of the Teiglin. Hathol's son Hador was born in 390. In 405, Hador entered the household of Fingolfin, the High King of the Noldor, who lived across the Ered Wethrin in Hithlum. Hador became the first Lord of Dor-lomin and was the founder of the House of Hador - the greatest of the Three Houses of the Edain.

Hathol

HUOR. (S). The name Huor means "heart-vigor" or "courage" from the Sindarin words hûn meaning "heart" and gorf meaning "vigor." The name was adapted to Sindarin from the language of the Men of the House of Hador. Man of the Third House of the Edain. Adan. L: 1A0444-0472=28y.Younger son of Galdor and Hareth of Brethil. Brother of Túrin. He married Rían of the First House. Their son was Tuor. Huor was fostered in Brethil. When he was 13 years old he went to war with his brother Túrin. They were separated from their companions and rescued by Ulmo the Vala and finally came to Gondolin, where they stayed for a year. After that they returned to Dor-lómin, where Tuor married Rían. Father of Tuor. He was the son of Galdor of the House of Hador and Hareth of the House of Haleth. Huor had an older brother named Hurin. They lived in Dor-lomin. Huor was a swift runner and he grew to be one of the tallest of the Edain, second only to his son Tuor. Huor and Hurin were sent to the Forest of Brethil to be fostered by their mother's brother Haldir as was customary among their people. In 458, a legion of Orcs came down the Pass of Sirion and the Men of the Forest of Brethil joined forces with Beleg and the marchwardens of Doriath to stop them. Huor was only 13 years old but he insisted on coming along. During the fight, Huor and Hurin were cut off from the others and were driven to the Ford of Brithiach. Ulmo, Lord of Waters, caused a mist to rise from the Sirion in order to hide the brothers from the Orcs. Huor and Hurin crossed into Dimbar and became lost. They were seen by Thorondor who sent two Eagles to rescue them. The Eagles brought Huor and Hurin to the hidden realm of Gondolin which no Man had ever seen. King Turgon of Gondolin had been told by Ulmo through dreams that Gondolin's fate was tied to the sons of the

House of Hador and he welcomed them. The brothers lived in the King's house and spoke frequently with Turgon. After about a year, Huor and Hurin wanted to return to their people and Turgon allowed them to go despite his law forbidding strangers who had found his hidden realm to leave. They did not know Gondolin's exact location and they promised not to reveal what they knew. The Eagles bore Huor and Hurin away from Gondolin by night and brought them back to their father in Dor-lomin. Galdor was slain in 462 by an army sent by Morgoth to attack Hithlum. Hurin became Lord of Dor-lomin and drove back the attackers. In the spring of 472, Huor married Rian. Just two months later at Midsummer, Huor left home to fight in the Battle of Unnumbered Tears against Morgoth's forces. Hurin and Huor and the Men of Dor-lomin fought with the army led by Fingon, the High King of the Noldor. Fingon's army marched on Angband but they were driven back. Turgon brought an army of 10,000 to their aid but Morgoth's forces were victorious and Fingon was slain. Hurin and Huor urged Turgon to return to Gondolin so that some place of strength might remain to resist Morgoth. Turgon realized that Morgoth would soon find and conquer Gondolin, but Huor said: "Yet if it stands but a little while, then out of your house shall come the hope of Eldar and Men. This I say to you, lord, with the eyes of death: though we part here for ever, and I shall not look on your white walls again, from you and from me a new star shall arise." The Silmarillion: "The Fifth Battle," p. 194Turgon retreated to the Pass of Sirion while the Men of Dor-lomin held the rear. The Men withdrew to the Fen of Serech and when they crossed the Rivil they stood their ground. At sunset on the sixth day after Midsummer, Huor was shot in the eye with a poisoned arrow and died. The rest of the Men of Dor-lomin were also slain and Hurin was taken prisoner. Huor was buried in Haudh-en-Ndengin, the Hill of the Slain. Rian had conceived during their brief marriage and in the winter of 472 she bore a son. She gave him the name Tuor which Huor had chosen before he went to battle. Rian left Tuor in the care of Annael and the Elves of Mithrim and she went to Haudh-en-Ndengin and died. Tuor later found Gondolin and married Turgon's daughter Idril. Their son Earendil convinced the Valar to help the Eldar and Men of Middle-earth by defeating Morgoth in the War of Wrath, and Earendil became a star in the heavens as Huor had foretold. RIAN. See MEN OF THE 1st HOUSEHARETH. See MEN OF THE 2nd HOUSE-FENGEL. -PELEG.

Huor

HÚRIN.HURIN THALION. Man of the Third House of the Edain. Adan.. 3rd Lord in Dor-lomin.L:1A0441-0507=66y. R462-473=11y. R:21. For 28 years prisoner MorgothElder son of Galdor and Hareth of Brethil. Brother of Huor. He married Morwen Eledhwen sometime before 1A0465. Father of Túrin Turambar, Lalaith (Urwen), Nienor (Niniel).

Húrin Thalion Hurin ThalionHARETH. See MEN OF THE 2nd HOUSEFOLK OF HURIN, FOLK OF URIN. See MEN THIRD HOUSE.SARCH NIA HIN HURIN. Sarch nia Hîn Húrin-GRAVE OF THE CHILDREN OF HURIN. Grave of the Children of HúrinSTONE OF THE HAPLESS. See THINGSTALE OF THE CHILDREN OF HURIN. -ERITHAMROD. -ILL-FATE. Translation of Úmarth. Ill-fate A false name claimed by Túrin of his father.-LORD HURIN. -PRINCE OF MITHRIM. -STEADFAST THE. The SteadfastA title for heroes among Men. The meaning of Thalion, the surname of Húrin of Dor-lómin during the First Age. It is also given as a translation of Voronwë, a title given to Mardil the first Ruling Steward of Gondor. -STRONG THE. -THALION. ‘The Steadfast’. The title and surname of Húrin son of Galdor, the Lord of Dor-lómin. -ÚMARTH. ‘Ill-fate’. When Túrin was led to Nargothrond by Gwindor, he wished to conceal his identity and so escape the curse of Morgoth on his kin, if he could. So, he took a new name, Agarwaen son of Úmarth, from the Sindarin words for 'blood-stained' and 'ill-fate'. Úmarth ‘Ill-fate’-UNBENDING THE. -URIN. -URIN OF THE WOODS. -URINTHALION. See also HORSES > ARROCH. See also WEAPONS > HELM OF HADOR.First Age.0458. Húrin and his brother, as the custom was among northern men, dwelt with the people of Haleth and they both went to battle against the Orcs but being with a company that was cut off they were pursued to Brithiach. There a mist arose for the power of Ulmo was still strong in Sirion and Húrin and Huor escaped into Dimbar where two eagles sent by Thorondor took them and brought them to the secret valley Tumladen and Gondolin. In Gondolin they were welcomed by Turgon for Ulmo had counseled him to deal kindly with the House of Hador from where great help should come in time of need. Húrin and Huor learned much of the counsels and purposes of Turgon in that year but they both desired to return to their kin and share in the wars for they were mortal men and their time was short compared to the Eldar and Turgon yielded to their prayers though he was grieved. And as they came they departed for Thorondor once again at the asking of Turgon sent eagles to bring Húrin and Huor to Dor-Lòmin. But before they parted they swore an oath to never reveal the realm of Turgon.0462. Morgoth resolved to send forces against Hithlum and the assault was bitter, but it was repelled from the passes of Ered Wethrin and the fortress of Eithel Sirion. Húrin`s father Galdor who held the fortress on behalf of Fingon was slain but Húrin; young but mighty in heart and strength defeated the Orcs and drove them with loss from the walls into the sands of Anfauglith.0464. Wedded to Morwen, the daughter of Baragund, in spring this year. Late in the year was born their first child and son Túrin.0465 - 469. Lalaith, their first daughter, was born between these years. But she died 3 years old caused by a pestilens borne upon an evil wind out of Angband.0472. Húrin departed upon Arroch, his horse, from Morwen and Túrin and rode to Eithel Sirion. In the Battle of Unnumbered Tears he fought beside Huor and the sons of Hador and at last he alone was standing alive cutting Orcs with his two-handed axe, but he was taking alive and brought before Morgoth who by promises and torture tried to persuade him to tell of the hidden city Gondolin and Turgon but Húrin kept his

oath and revealed nothing to Morgoth and in his wrath Morgoth chained him to a stone chair at the highest peak of Thangorodrim and cursed him and his heir and all his family, and in this chair Húrin should see with the eyes of Morgoth the curse be fulfilled.0473. This year was born the daughter Nienor though Húrin never saw her alive save in the twisted visions brought to him from Morgoth. For all that Morgoth knew of the working of his malice Húrin knew also; but lies were mingled with the truth, and all that was good was hidden or distorted.0500 Húrin was released, 59 years old, just to find it had become the way Morgoth had predicted. When he was released he was escorted to Hithlum where the people of Lorgan and everyone else left him alone and did not want to know of him. Húrin knew his release was not of pity but was to further Morgoth`s evil, but he who sees through the eyes of Morgoth, willing or unwilling, sees all things crooked and a shadow was still over Húrin.0501. But seven outlaws commanded by Asgon joined him to the borders of Brethil where Húrin left them to seek Turgon and Gondolin. Yet this was in vain, Turgon had shut his realm and heart. He returned and walked into Brethil to see the grave of his son and found Morwen at the Talbor. When she died, he in anger and despair, turned to Amon Obel to revenge her, his son and daughter and he brought destruction and civil war to that place and finally he brought the end of the Haladins to the family of Haldad. After he left Brethil he found Asgon again and some of those people who would not follow Avranc, the new Haladin in Brethil, joined Húrin.0502. With this band of men he now continued to Nargothrond, killed Mîm and brought the Nauglamír and treasure of Glaurung to Thingol and Melian in Doriath and in that he brought the doom upon Doriath.There is no further tale of Húrin`s wanderings but it is told he finally cast himself in the Ocean.

IMLACH. Man of the Third House of the Edain. Adan. Second son of March. His older brother was Malach Aradan.L:1A0310-?.

Imlach

INDOR. Man of the Third House of the Edain. Adan of Dor-lómin. Father of Aerin. Indor > Galdor.

Indor

LABADAL = SADOR LABADAL

LALAITH. The name Lalaith means "laughter" in Sindarin. Her original name was Urwen, which was the name of the "Sun maiden" in old tales from ur meaning "fire, heat" and the ending -wen meaning "maiden." Woman of the Third House of the Edain. Adan. L: 1A0466-0469=3y.Daughter of Húrin Thalion and Morwen Eledhwen. Túrin’s sister who died in cildhood.Sister of Túrin who died young. Lalaith was the daughter of Hurin and Morwen. She was born in the spring of the year 466 of the First Age. Túrin was her older brother. They lived in the region of Dor-lomin in Hithlum. Lalaith's name at birth was Urwen. Túrin called her Lalaith meaning "laughter" because she had a merry laugh like the sound of the nearby stream, Nen Lalaith. She had golden hair and her father said she was as fair as an Elf-child. Túrin loved Lalaith and he secretly watched over her while she played and sang. In the autumn 469 when Lalaith was three years old, Morgoth sent forth a pestilent wind called the Evil Breath. Many children in Hithlum were afflicted by a deadly illness. Túrin recovered but Lalaith died.

Túrin was deeply grieved and afterwards he would look for a resemblance to Lalaith in women's faces. When Túrin unknowingly met his other sister Nienor - whom he had never seen before - he was reminded of Lalaith. -LALAETH.-LAUGHTER. Laughter-URWEN. Urwen

Lalaith

LARNACH. Man of the Third House of the Edain. Adan of Dor-lómin. One of the Gaurwaith (Túrin Turambar). Túrin Turambar's Gaurwaith 1A0492: Algund, Androg, Forweg, Larnach, Larnach's daughter, Orleg, Orlin, Ulrad.LarnachLARNACH'S DAUGHTER. Woman of the Third House of the Edain. Adan of Dor-lómin.

LORINDOL = HADOR LORINDOL

MAGOR. The name Magor means "swordsman" in Sindarin from magol meaning "sword." He was called Magor the Sword. He was also called Magor Dagorlind meaning "singer in battle" from dagor meaning "battle" and lin meaning "sing." MAGOR THE SWORD. Man of the Third House of the Edain. Adan. L:1A0341-?. Lord of the Third HouseSon of Malach Aradan, son of Marach. Younger brother of Adanel. Father of Hathol.Grandfather of Hador. He was the son of Malach and Zimrahin, who became known by the Elvish names Aradan and Meldis. Magor had an older sister Adanel. He may also have had other siblings. Before Magor was born, his father served Fingolfin, the High King of the Noldor, in Hithlum. But Magor did not serve any Elf-lord. Magor led many of their people to live in the valleys of the southern slopes of the Ered Wethrin near the source of the Teiglin. Magor's son Hathol was born in 365. Hathol's son Hador became the first Lord of Dor-lomin and was the founder of the House of Hador - the greatest of the Three Houses of the Edain. Magor's date of death is not recorded. He served no Elf-lord. He led a part of his father's people away from Hithlum and southward down the River Sirion. They settled among the southern foothills of the Ered Wethrin, that formed the southern wall of Hithlum.Magor's grandson Hador and his people returned over the mountains and entered the service of Fingolfin, made Lord of Dor-lómin. From Magor's famous grandson his people took their name—the House of Hador.-DAGORLIND. “Singer in battle”.

Magor

MALACH ARADAN. Man of the Third House of the Edain. Adan. Son of Marach.

L:1A0307-0398=91y. Lord in HithlumOlder brother of Imlach. His wife was Zimrahin (Meldis).Father of Adanel (daughter), Magor (son), several children.

Malach Aradan Aradan

MARACH. The name Marach is in the language of his people; the meaning is not known.Man of the Third House of the Edain. Adan. Father of Malach Aradan and Imlach.L:1A0282-0376=94y. Lord in Estolad. R:1A0310-0376=56y. R:28.Lord in Estolad.Ancestor of the House of Hador who led his people into Beleriand. He had two sons: Malach, born in 307, and Imlach, born in 310. Marach was the chieftain of a large group of tall and warlike Men. Marach and his people migrated westward from Eriador to Beleriand at a slow and orderly pace. They were passed on the journey by the Men of the House of Beor who became the first Men to enter Beleriand in 310. Another group of Men called the Haladin crossed the Blue Mountains into Beleriand in 312. Around 313, the People of Marach came down from the mountain pass on the southern side of Mount Dolmed. They continued along the Dwarf-road and across the Gelion to the fertile region called Estolad. The People of Beor had settled there on the banks of the Celon south of Nan Elmoth. Marach's people made their homes to the south and east of them and the two groups became friends and allies. Marach's son Malach left Estolad in 322 to join the household of Fingolfin, the High King of the Noldor, in Hithlum. Marach remained in Estolad until his death in 376. Most of Marach's people relocated westward from Estolad, and his grandson Magor led many of them to live in the valleys of the southern slopes of the Ered Wethrin near the source of the Teiglin.

Marach

MELDIS = ZIMRAHIN. Wife of Malach Aradan.

NINIEL = NIENOR

NIËNOR. The name Nienor - or Niënor - means "mourning." Morwen gave this name to her daughter after Hurin failed to return from battle. Túrin called her Níniel meaning "Tear-maiden" because she wept when he asked her name and she could not remember it. Woman of the Third House of the Edain. Adan. Second daughter of Húrin Thalion and Morwen Eledhwen.NIENOR. NIENOR as shining valie. See also Amon Obel, where she married her brother Túrin Turambar.L: 1A0473-0499=26y.Sister of Túrin who unwittingly married her brother. Nienor was the daughter of Hurin and Morwen. They had another daughter Lalaith - who died as child before Nienor was born - as well as a son Turin. Hurin was captured at the Battle of Unnumbered Tears in 472 of the First Age while Morwen was pregnant with Nienor. After the battle, Morgoth sent Easterlings to occupy Hithlum, including the region of Dor-lomin where Morwen and Túrin lived. Morwen feared the Easterlings would enslave Túrin so in the autumn of 472 she sent him to live with King Thingol of Doriath.

At the beginning of 473, Morwen gave birth to Nienor. She had golden hair and blue eyes and she grew to be tall. In 494, Morwen and Nienor left Dor-lomin and went to find Túrin in Doriath, but he was gone. Morwen and Nienor stayed in Doriath as guests of Thingol and his wife Melian. Túrin was in Nargothrond when Glaurung the Dragon attacked in 495. Glaurung caught Túrin under his spell and lied to him, saying that Morwen and Nienor were enslaved in Dor-lomin. Túrin was convinced to go rescue his mother and sister instead of saving the life of Finduilas - daughter of King Orodreth of Nargothrond - who was captured by Orcs and killed. When he reached Dor-lomin, Túrin realized he had been deceived. Morwen meanwhile learned from refugees from Nargothrond that Túrin had been there. In 496, she set out to find Túrin against the advice of Thingol and Melian. Thingol sent a company of march-wardens led by Mablung to follow her. Nienor secretly joined them in hopes that Morwen would decide to turn back in order to protect her. When Nienor's identity was revealed, Morwen refused to go back but she ordered Nienor to return to Doriath. But Nienor was courageous and she insisted on accompanying her mother to Nargothrond. They journeyed to Amon Ethir, a hill one league from the gates of Nargothrond. Mablung left Morwen and Nienor on the summit guarded by ten riders while he went ahead to investigate. Glaurung emerged from the gates and crossed the Narog, causing a disorienting fog and a terrible stench to arise from the waters. The guards tried to lead Morwen and Nienor away to safety but their horses were blinded and terrified in the fog. Nienor was thrown from her horse. She returned to Amon Ethir so that Mablung would be able to find her. When Nienor reached the summit of Amon Ethir, she found herself looking into the eyes of Glaurung who had climbed the other side. Nienor had great strength of will, but she fell under the Dragon's spell and he caused her to forget who she was. Mablung found her in a trance and he led her back towards Doriath, but one night they were attacked by Orcs and Nienor fled. Nienor ran northward, tearing off her clothes as she went. She outpaced not only the Orcs but also Mablung's company. She crossed the Teiglin into the Forest of Brethil where Túrin was living. During a storm, Túrin found her lying naked on Haudh-en-Elleth, the grave of Finduilas. Túrin had never seen his sister Nienor and he did not know who she was. He told her his name was Turambar. She remembered nothing of her past and she wept when he asked her name, so he called her Niniel meaning "Tear-maiden." They both felt that they had found in each other something that they had long been seeking. Túrin took Niniel to Ephel Brandir, the walled village on Amon Obel. As they crossed the bridge over the Celebros looking down to the Ravines of Teiglin, Niniel shuddered and became ill. Afterwards the falls of Dimrost below the bridge were called Nen Girith, the Shuddering Water. Brandir, the leader of the of the Men of the Forest of Brethil, used his skill as a healer to restore Niniel to health. The spell of forgetfulness was so strong that Niniel could not even remember words for common things and she had to be taught to speak again. Brandir fell in love with Niniel, but she thought of Brandir as a brother and unknowingly fell in love with her real brother Túrin and he with her. In 497, Túrin asked Niniel to marry him. Brandir counselled her to wait, not only because of his feelings for her but because he felt a sense of foreboding at the thought of marriage between Niniel and Túrin. Brandir told her that the man she knew as Turambar was Túrin, son of Hurin, and that he was likely to leave her to go to war. Niniel did not recognize the name but she felt a shadow of doubt and she asked Túrin for more time. The next spring of 498, Túrin proposed to Niniel again and he promised that if she married him he would not go into battle except to defend her or their home. Niniel agreed and they were married at midsummer. The woodmen gave them a house in Ephel Brandir. Before the end of the year, Glaurung sent Orcs to attack the Men of the Forest of Brethil. At first Túrin stayed at home as he had promised Niniel, but the woodmen were overwhelmed and finally Túrin came forth to help them defeat the Orcs. In the spring of 499, Niniel became pregnant and she grew sad and withdrawn. Glaurung came to the borders of the Forest of Brethil at the end of spring. Niniel begged Túrin to flee, but he went forth to confront the Dragon at the Ravines of Teiglin. Niniel rallied many of the woodmen to follow Túrin and they went as far as Nen Girith. As Glaurung crossed the Teiglin over the ravine called the Deer's Leap, Túrin waited below and stabbed the Dragon with Gurthang. Niniel heard Glaurung's screams at Nen Girith and was seized with a shuddering

dread. Brandir tried to lead Niniel away to safety but she would not leave Túrin. She ran to the Deer's Leap where Glaurung lay dying. Niniel found Túrin unconscious and apparently dead. She bandaged his wounded hand and spoke to him but he did not awaken. With his dying breath, Glaurung told Niniel that Túrin was her brother. When Glaurung died, the spell of forgetfulness was lifted and Niniel remembered everything. She jumped from the Deer's Leap into the Teiglin, killing herself and her unborn child. Afterwards the ravine was called Cabed Naeramarth, the Leap of Dreadful Doom. When Túrin learned what had happened, he committed suicide as well. He was buried where he fell, and the name Nienor Níniel was carved on his gravestone though her body was never found. In 501, Morwen found the grave and died there. After the destruction of Beleriand at the end of the First Age, the gravestone remained above water as an island called Tol Morwen. -CHILD OF TEARS. -MAID OF TEARS. Maid of Tears-MOURNING. Mourning-NINIEL. Níniel-NUINOR. -NIENORI. -SORROWFUL THE. -TEAR-MAIDEN. Tear-maiden-TEARFUL THE. -VAINONO. Earlier name NIENORI.

Niënor Níniel

ORLEG. Man of the Third House of the Edain. Adan of Dor-lómin. One of the Gaurwaith (Túrin Turambar). Túrin Turambar's Gaurwaith 1A0492: Algund, Androg, Forweg, Larnach, Larnach's daughter, Orleg, Orlin, Ulrad.Orleg

ORLIN. Man of the Third House of the Edain. Adan of Dor-lómin. 1A496. Orlin was a man at the table of Brodda and sitting in his hall when Turin arrived. Some people in the hall would not unsheathe their swords when Brodda was slain, saying that Brodda was a thief and died as one. But others would and among them was Orlin and they arose with swords in their hands but the wrath of Turin none of them could withstand and he slew them all. One of the Gaurwaith (Túrin Turambar). Túrin Turambar's Gaurwaith 1A0492: Algund, Androg, Forweg, Larnach, Larnach's daughter, Orleg, Orlin, Ulrad.

RAGNIR THE TRACKER. Man of the Third House of the Edain. Adan. A blind servant of Húrin.RagnirThe name Ragnir is found also as that of a blind servant of Morwen's in Dor-lomin (Unfinished Tales p. 71). In a rejected phrase in the draft manuscript this companion of Asgon's is called 'Ragnir the tracker'.

SADOR LABADAL. Man of the Third House of the Edain. Adan of Dor-lómin. Servant of Húrin. Called Onefoot, Hopafoot. He was lame and of small account.Sador Labadal-HOPAFOOT. Hopafoot-ONEFOOT. Onefoot-WOODWRIGHT THE. By Túrin (Turambar).

TUOR. For the question of etymology of Tuor's name see House of Hador. In later histories he was often titled Eladar "Starfather", as the father of Eärendil, and Ulmondil "Friend of Ulmo".Man of the Third House of the Edain. Adan. Tuor Eladar (born F.A. 472) was a hero of the Edain in the last years of the First Age, and the father of Eärendil.L:1A0472- Sailed into the West with Idril in 1A0524/5.Son of Huor and Rían of Ladros. He married Idril Celebrindal of Gondolin.Tuor was chosen to aid Ulmo, carrying his prophecy of warning to King Turgon of Gondolin. His companion, also chosen, was the elf, Voronwe the mariner. Tuor, although human, married Idril who was the daughter of Turgon, the elven-king of Gondolin. Their son was Earendil, who brought about the reconciliation between the Valar and Middle-earth and the resulting downfall of Morgoth.IDRIL CELEBRINDAL. See NOLDORUNION ELDAR and EDAIN. 1. Aragorn and Arwen. 2. Beren and Luthien. 3. Tuor and Idril.4. Imrazor and Mithrellas. 5. Handir and a Noldo-woman.TUOR AND THE EXILES OF GONDOLIN. FALASQUIL. Tuor's dwelling. SORNONTUR. Tuor's dwelling. WING THE. Emblem of Tuor.-ELADAR. In later histories he was often titled Eladar "Starfather", as the father of Eärendil, and Ulmondil "Friend of Ulmo".-PELECTHON. -PELEG. -TUR. -TURGON. -TURLIN. -ULMONDIL. In later histories he was often titled Eladar "Starfather", as the father of Eärendil, and Ulmondil "Friend of Ulmo".See also WEAPONS > DRAMBORLEG See also SHIPS   > EARRAME.

TuorHouse of the Wing

THALION = HURIN THALION. TURAMBAR = TURIN TURAMBAR.

TURIN TURAMBAR. See TÚRIN TURAMBAR

ULRAD. Man of the Third House of the Edain. Adan of Dor-lómin. One of the Gaurwaith (Túrin Turambar). Túrin Turambar's Gaurwaith 1A0492: Algund, Androg, Forweg, Larnach, Larnach's daughter, Orleg, Orlin, Ulrad.Ulrad

UMARTH = HURIN THALION

URWEN. (Q). “Sun-maiden”. = LALAITH

ZIMRAHIN. The name Zimrahin is in the language of the People of Marach which later developed into the Adunaic language of Numenor. The word zimra apparently means "jewel." The name Meldis means "dear wife" in Sindarin from mell meaning "dear" and dîs meaning "bride." Wife of Malach Aradan. The Elvish name is MELDIS.Great-grandmother of Hador. Meldis was originally named Zimrahin. In 337, she married Malach, the son of the leader of the People of Marach. Malach had been in the service of Fingolfin, the High King of the Noldor, in Hithlum from 322 to 336. He took the Elvish name Aradan, and Zimrahin also changed her name to Meldis. Meldis and Aradan had a daughter Adanel in 339 and a son Magor in 341. They may also have had other children. They lived in Estolad at first, but later Aradan and his people migrated westward. Some of them - possibly including Aradan and Meldis - settled in Hithlum, while their son Magor led another group to dwell in the valleys of the southern slopes of the Ered Wethrin. Aradan died in 398; his wife's date of death is not known.

GAURWAITH. (S). "Wolf-men". See also TÚRIN TURAMBAR. Túrin Turambar's Gaurwaith 1A0492: Algund, Androg, Forweg, Larnach, Larnach's daughter, Orleg, Orlin, Ulrad. See also MISCELLANEOUS

LORDS OF DOR-LOMIN.Lord of Dor-lóminTitle of the descendants of Hador LórindolA title created by Fingolfin when he granted the land of Dor-lómin to Hador and his descendants as an hereditary fief.