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Dates
Awoke I 1
Location
Originated in Hildórien, but spread throughout Middle-earth
Race
Other names
The Afterborn, Apanónar, Atani, Big Folk, Big People, The Children of the Sun, Engwar, Fírimar, The Followers, The Heavy-handed, Hildor, Men, The Mortals, The Night-fearers, The Second People, The Self-cursed, The Sickly, The Strangers, The Usurpers, The Younger Children of Ilúvatar
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One of the many names among the Elves for the race of Men. Its meaning is never explicitly explored, but it seems clear that the Eldar found it difficult in some sense to understand the motivations or modes of thought of the Mortal Second People. The choice of the name seems curious: given that the High Elves, at least, had the capacity to read the minds of Men1, it seems strange that they should find them particularly difficult to understand. Notes
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