The House descended from
Marach (who entered
Beleriand c.
I 313); it was named for
Marach's great-great-grandson
Hador (c.
I 389 - I 455); its last representative,
Eärendil, sailed into the West
I 538
Associated with the land of
Dor-lómin
Hador is pronounced 'hah'dorr' (where
rr indicates that the final 'r' sound should be distinctly pronounced)
Three generations of the House, from
Hador to
Húrin, ruled as
Lords of Dor-lómin