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Race
Men
Pronunciation
doo'nedine
Meaning
'Men of the West'
Other Names
Men of the West, Men of Westernesse

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  • Updated 4 July 2008
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Dúnedain

The Men of Númenor in Middle-earth

Edain
Númenórean
Dúnedain
Exiles of
Númenor
Black
Númenóreans
Other Númenóreans
in Middle-earth1
Dúnedain of
the North
Dúnedain of
the South

A term used in Middle-earth for the Men of Númenor and (especially) their descendants in Arnor and Gondor after the Downfall in II 3319.


Notes

1

Not all the Dúnedain in Middle-earth were descended from the followers of Elendil. Others had settled there independently before the Downfall, and later allied themselves with the founders of the Kingdoms of the Dúnedain. The ancestors of the Princes of Dol Amroth were among the most prominent of these.

See also...

Akallabêth, Aman, Amlaith of Fornost, Amon Tirith, Andúnië, Angmar, Annúminas, Arador, Araglas, Aragorn Elessar, Arahad I, Arahad II, Arahael, Aranarth, Aranuir, [See the full list...]

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