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Dates
Race
Division
Culture
Folk of Marach
Family
Third House of the Edain (of which later generations were known as the House of Hador)
Settlements
Malach originally dwelt at Estolad, but also spent fourteen years in Hithlum among the Elves
Pronunciation
a'radan
Meaning
'Noble Man'
Title of

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Aradan

The surname of Malach

Marach
Malach
Aradan
Zimrahin
(Meldis)
Imlach
Adanel
Magor
Other unnamed
children
This genealogical chart includes some characters only mentioned in volume XI of The History of Middle-earth. See the entry for Malach for notes on his wife Zimrahin and daughter Adanel.

Marach was the leader of the Third House of the Edain, who led his people across the Blue Mountains into Beleriand. His son Malach went into the service of High King Fingolfin, spending fourteen years in Fingolfin's land of Hithlum. Malach was one of the first Men to learn the Elvish language, and later brought a great many of his people westwards to dwell in Hithlum. The Elves gave him a title in token of his service and devotion: Aradan, which signifies a high or noble Man.


Notes

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These dates of Malach's life and death are taken from a genealogical chart within volume XI of The History of Middle-earth. They are not therefore strictly canonical, but they are consistent with what we're told about Malach in The Silmarillion.

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