Eraidorian

The Men of Eriador were the original mannish inhabitants of the Lands of Eriador before it´s colonization by the Númenóreans. They were closely akin to the Edain of Beleriand, some of them descending from Groups who had never crossed the Ered Luin, others descending from refugees of Beleriand after it´s cataclysm. Most of the Men of Eriador lived in the Area between the North Downs and the Evendim Hills, but others inhabited the Barrow Downs, the Trollshaws and the forests of Minhiriath.

While the northern Eriadorians mostly resembled in language and appearance the tall and dark-haired Beorians and their Númenórean descendants, the Southerners of Eriador were closely akin to the Haladin and the original Gondorians.

Also in the North of Eriador, there were Men who descended from the Easterlings of Bór and Uldor, or related tribes that had not crossed the Ered Luin.These Tribes may or may not be identical with the Forodwaith and their Lossoth-descendants or the population of Angmar.

When the Dúnedain founded the Province of Rhudaur, they had to fight the indigenous populance, the Arvandor, who still revered the Darkness.The Hillmen may have been , at last to some degree, descendants of these tribes.

The exact Origin of the Breelanders is not known, while one source considers them Kinsmen of the Gwathuirim of Enedhwaith who had moved to Arthedain, other sources count them as Kinsmen of the House of Beor (although both may be true, them representing the last remnants of the indigenous people of Arthedain)

Naming Traditions

Masculine names

Agaldor Balasimur Baragon Baragud Baran Baran II Beegor Belgor Benor Beogrin Beorn Bereg Bergund Bern Blogath Bregor Carlesic the Wise Ethrog Gerse Gotshelm Hama Hurn Imrahil Naranatur Ostoher Silwe Skrykalian Aelfred Aethelan Agonar of Tharbad Aldhelm Demuret Aonghas Treforn Aramath Argil the great Artan of Tharbad Barliman Butterbur Barney Butterbur Baumyakund Betsy Butterbur Bill Ferny the Elder Bill Ferny the younger Bondan Bregol of Caras Celairnen Briam Broggha Calmuad of Dunfearan Carthadan Cennaigh Claith of Rhudaur Cospatric Culberth Dagan Daonghlas Derna Elharian Enion Feargan Eribhen da Moig Frecwian Fulcwian Furnuren Gaertil the Bad Gelos Tiran Gordaigh Trollbane Gordaigh II Hannei Hwaldar Jeroibha of Daighen Lanaigh Leamon Lindal of Caras Celairnen Malm Bairg Meneldir of Fornost Mong-Finn Odelard Paddro Raonull Ruil Seammu Shaleen Sibroc the Slayer Sispar Solofhen of Daighen Ted Bloom Tughaib na Bhainnan Uchel Ulf Dilan Undarak Urdrek of Freawul Vulfredda

Culture

Major language groups and dialects

Westron
Dunnish
Angmarean

The Eriadorian commoners were usually seen as descendants of indigenous folk and Dúnedain or lesser Dúnedain, on the other hand, there were various tribes of rural Folk.
Eriadorian Cultures:
Algraig - Dunnish Exiles in Eregion and northeastern Enedhwaith Angmarrim the Arvandor, an ancient Edainic people of later Rhudaur Beffraen of Enedhwaith Breemen and their ancestors the Brerion Brigands - scattered Bands of Men The Calantiri or men of the Greenbanks Steadings the Daoine or Clansmen of Saralainn Downsmen, possibly including both, the Forodrim and the Men of the South-Downs. Droccalaentis of Enedhwaith Dunmen of Enedhwaith and southern Rhudaur Eglain - scattered Bands of Men in the Lone Lands.Possibly a subgroup of the Downsmen or Tinker-Folk Eriadorian Commoners (the mixed rural-men of Arnor) Eriadorian Fisherfolk, possibly identical or related to the Daoine or Droccalaentis. Eriadorian Northmen including the Vulseggi and Men of Feotar and Pinnath Ceren Eriadorian Tinkers Feotari Forest Men or Siol Speriag and Mebden of the Eryn Vorn Forodrim of the North Downs - along the settlements Esteldin, or Trestlebridge and Othrikar Gauredain - Wolf-worshipers in northern Eriador and Forochel Girithli Gwathló Bargemen Haeranedain of Rhudaur Hillmen of Rhudaur Ice-Walkers - Angmarean Hunters in Forochel Men of the South-Downs - possibly including Feotari, Egalain and the men of the Greenbanks Steadings Men of the Twilight Hills the Hollin-Folk Lossoth of the southern shores of the Ice Bay Men of the Coldfells along the settlements Glân Vraig, Ost Ringdyr and Tírith Rhaw Men of Siragale Men of the Tharbad-Marshes the Moormen, a primitive people in Angmar Nimwaith - degenerated descendants of Angmarean Slaves the Red Hill folk of Pinnath Ceren (Cerens) Rivermen of Númeriador and Baranduin Runedain The Sarn-folk Valley-Folk

Encompassed species

• Man

Related Organizations

• Arthedain
• Fellowship of Tilion
• Tirram Aram