They were a strange people, living with the Haladin in the forest of Brethil, some even apparently made it to NГєmenor, but they died out or had left before the AkallabГЄth. This name was adopted in Sindarin as DrГєedain: DrГ»+ Edain. Other men, such as the Dunlendings, were not recognised as Middle Men because they were related to the Haladin rather than BГ«orians or Marachians, and they were hostile to NГєmenor.ДЄ fourth kind of men came with the Second House, and called themselves Drughu. Examples were the Rohirrim, the Men of Dale, and the Breelanders. When they returned as NГєmenГіreans to Middle-earth in the Second Age, they encountered many men who were obviously related to the Atani: they classified these men as Middle Men, and established friendly relations with them. It would seem that the Haladin of Beleriand were completely wiped out, or at least disappeared as a separate people. The House of BГ«or was nearly wiped out by Morgoth, and the remainder of its people merged with the Hadorians and became the NГєmenГіreans. The language of the Edain (at least those of the First and Third Houses) was related to AdГ»naic, but in Beleriand, most of the Edain spoke Sindarin, and so the tongue of the Haladin was alien to them.

The lifespan of the Edain before they entered Beleriand was probably about 70 years in Beleriand, it was lengthened to 90, but few of the Edain lived to old age in peace. In Beleriand the Edain loved the Eldar, from whom they learned much wisdom, and they were further ennobled by the two marriages of Elda and Adan: Beren and LГєthien and Tuor and Idril. The Edain were tall, fair, and strong their spirits were noble, they were fierce in war, and they shunned all dealings with evil. They first settled in Estolad, then in the southern parts of Ered Wethrin (Mountains of Shadow), and then later in Dor-lГіmin. They were a very numerous and war-like tribe, and the Green Elves of Ossiriand feared them. Tall and golden-haired, they most resembled the Vanyar of the elves.

The House of Marach, later best known as the House of Hador: They were originally led by Marach but later took the name of Hador in honor of him.

They usually kept separate from the other Men, and were later granted permission to settle in the Forest of Brethil, part of Doriath.

The Second House, later known as the Haladin or the House of Haleth: They were a reclusive folk, dark-haired but smaller in stature than the BГ«orians.

They remained loyal to the House of Finarfin, and later settled in the lands of Dorthonion. They were first discovered by Finrod Felagund, Lord of Nargothrond, and under his guidance later made their way to the lands of the Г‘oldorin lord Amrod, in a place later known as Estolad, the Encampment.

The House of BГ«or: they were dark-haired and stoutly built, and most resembled the Г‘oldor of all Elves.

They were divided into three tribes, or 'Houses': The remnant of the Edain, now increased in body and mind by EГ¶nwГ«, then sailed to NГєmenor and became known as NГєmenГіreans and later the DГєnedain who came to live in Middle-earth in the Realms in Exile after the Fall of NГєmenor. Despite their mighty heroes, the Edain were decimated by the hordes of Morgoth, but one of their numbers, EГ¤rendil of the House of Hador, sailed to Aman and obtained from the Valar the aid by which Morgoth was defeated in the Last Battle. Some, however, remained in Estolad or fled south or east from the power of Dark Lord Morgoth, and passed from history until the Third Age. In the early fourth century of the First Age the Edain, drawn towards the Light of the West from the environs of HildГіrien, came into Beleriand, where they befriended the Elves, entered their service, received land and title for that service, and fought valiantly in the Battles of Beleriand.

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