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What are humans called in Middle-earth?
Men
Distinctions. Men (initially named Atani) were one of several races inhabiting Arda. They are the humans of Middle-earth, and the second of the Children of Ilúvatar.
What is the Middle-earth universe called?
Middle-earth is the human-inhabited world, that is, the central continent of the Earth, in Tolkien’s imagined mythological past. Tolkien’s most widely read works, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, are set entirely in Middle-earth….
| Middle-earth | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Information | |
| Type | Central continent of fantasy world |
What is the land of Dorwinion?
Dorwinion (Sindarin dor=land and (g)winion= Sindarin for Young) is a land located in the westernmost part of Rhûn, famous for its wine. It’s populated by Elves (supposedly Silvan Nandor and Penni Avari) and Men. This land is especially fertile and has a rich variety of trees and other vegetation.
How did Dorwinion become part of Gondor?
In the Third Age King Turambar made conquests in the East, so the lands that was or would be Dorwinion probably became part of Gondor; by the time of Hyarmendacil I Gondor had reached its greatest extent in all its history. In T.A. 1248 King Minalcar and Vidugavia of the Northmen also campaigned in the lands between Rhovanion and the Inland Sea.
Is Dorwinion an elf kingdom?
ANSWER: People have often asked who founded Dorwinion and if Dorwinion is an elf kingdom. There is no canonical answer to the question but we can look at the facts that J.R.R. Tolkien established concerning Dorwinion and infer from that information what he might have thought a reasonable extrapolation.
Is Dorwinion a Sindarin name?
While that may be what originally inspired the name, John points out that Tolkien himself translated the name Dorwinion as “Young-land Country”, specifically stating that it is indeed a Sindarin name. John notes that above the text of this linguistic note J.R.R. Tolkien had written “or Land of Gwinion”.