Įventually the three Folks crossed Eriador and arrived at the Blue Mountains, Bëor and some of his folk were the first Men to enter Beleriand around the fourth century of the First Age. but also some remained behind, in Minhiriath and Eriador those were the ancestors of the Enedwaith and the Gwathuirim. They settled in the valleys of the White Mountains and were joined by a group of strange folk whom they called Drûg when they resumed their way to the west. The tribe that followed the southern route was different from the two Folk of the north and spoke an unrelated language. They also encountered Dwarves whenever they travelled near mountains. ĭuring their wanderings the Lesser Folk made contact with the Dark Elves that still dwelt in the east and they adopted "many words and devices" that influenced their language. Some of the Greater Folk stayed behind in Rhovanion, who seemed to had been the ancestors of the Northmen. When the Greater Folk were able to craft boats so they could sail the sea they eventually discovered the Lesser Folk dwelling in the hills, but they didn't meet or exchange tidings often, as their tongues had already diverged from their original common tongue but they continued to remain in kinship. The other folk of the north host which was much greater than the previous came later and dwelt in the north-east woods near the shores. The northern host was separated again, the Lesser Folk of that host arrived at the shores of the Sea of Rhûn and dwelt at the feet of the nearby hills in the south-west. Īs they continued moving west at some point the tribes separated into two hosts, two tribes moving north and the other south. These Men were divided into three distinct peoples with their own language and appearance. They were drawn to the West seeking the rumoured Great Sea and the Light found there. Later they began migrating after coming into conflict with other Men that fell under the Shadow. The ancestors of the Edain were those Men that awoke in Hildórien when the Sun first rose. The Edain were the ancestors of the Númenóreans or Dúnedain, the High Men of the Second and Third Age. Other groups of Men who stayed in Eriador or the East or entered Beleriand later in the First Age, such as the Easterlings, are not counted among the Edain. adan "Man") and thus applied to all Men, though it became associated with only those who came into Beleriand during the Long Peace, the noble Three Houses who became close allies with the Elves and fought beside them against Morgoth. The Edain was the name given by the Elves to the noble Men of the First Age who fought alongside with the Elves in the Wars of Beleriand.Įdain is normally the Sindarin word for Men (sing. ― Húrin Thalion in The Children of Húrin, " The Words of Húrin and Morgoth" And now we have knowledge of you, for we have looked on the faces that have seen the Light, and heard the voices that have spoken with Manwe." " Do you forget to whom you speak? Such things you spoke long ago to our fathers but we escaped from your shadow.
Húrin, Túrin, Tuor, Beren, Barahir, Andreth, Morwen, Bëor This article or section needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of article quality. Edain " I shan't call it the end, till we've cleared up the mess." - Sam