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Location
Originally widespread, with populations in Beleriand and Númenor; by the end of the Third Age, they were apparently restricted to the Drúadan Forest (and possibly Drúwaith Iaur)
Race
Men
Pronunciation
o'ghor-high
Meaning
oghor is uncertain, but hai means 'people'
Other names
Drû, Drû-folk, Drúath, Drúedain, Drughu, Drûg-folk, Drûgs, Drúin, Púkel-men, Rógin, Rú, Rúatani, Wild Men of the Woods, Woses

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Oghor-hai

The Orcs’ name for the Drúedain

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The name used by the Orcs to describe that race of Men otherwise known as the Drúedain or Woses. The Orcs feared the Oghor-hai greatly, believing them to have uncanny powers.


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