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Dates
First recorded in the years after the Dagor Bragollach of I 4551
Race
Men
Division
Men of Darkness
Cultures
Numerous
Other names
Men of Darkness, Men of Rhûn, Swarthy Men

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  • Updated 2 August 2005
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Easterlings

Wild Men out of the East

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Men of Darkness
Easterlings
Haradrim

A general name for the races of Men from the unknown East of Middle-earth, who were a constant foe of the Free Peoples, from the treachery of Ulfang in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad of the First Age to their frequent attacks against Gondor in the Third Age.


Notes

1

This is the date when the emergence of the Easterlings into Beleriand was first recorded by those west of the Blue Mountains. The Easterlings must have had a history predating this by some time (indeed, we have a record of Morgoth having secretly treated with them before they crossed the Mountains) but we have no details of this prior existence.

See also...

Aerin, Androth, Asgon, Balchoth, Battle of the Camp, Borthand, Brodda, East-victor, Edain of the North, Felaróf, Heir of the House of Hador, Incomers, Khamûl, King of Gondor, Lady of Dor-lómin, [See the full list...]

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