Easterlings

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The Easterlings are a group of human peoples from the eastern regions of Middle-earth who ally themselves with Sauron and fight against the West in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional ethnic group
group of Men
human peoples
peoples of Middle-earth
alignment generally aligned with evil powers
allegiance Morgoth NERFINISHED
Sauron NERFINISHED
appearsIn The History of Middle-earth NERFINISHED
The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED
The Silmarillion NERFINISHED
Unfinished Tales NERFINISHED
betrayalEvent betrayal of Maedhros at Nirnaeth Arnoediad by Ulfang’s people
contrastWith Dúnedain of the West NERFINISHED
Elves of Beleriand NERFINISHED
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
culturalDetailStatus culture only sketchily described
fictionalUniverse Middle-earth NERFINISHED
filmAdaptationPortrayal Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings film trilogy NERFINISHED
filmTrilogyAppearance The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King NERFINISHED
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers NERFINISHED
firstMenToArriveInBeleriandComparedTo Edain (later than Edain)
geopoliticalRole eastern enemies of Gondor and its allies
inUniverseEthnicClassification Men of the East NERFINISHED
languageStatus languages not fully described by Tolkien
militaryRole allies of Sauron in battle
notableGroup Balchoth NERFINISHED
House of Bór NERFINISHED
House of Ulfang NERFINISHED
Variags of Khand NERFINISHED
Wainriders
notableVisualFeatureInFilms heavily armored soldiers with ornate helms and masks GENERATED
opposedTo Elves of the West NERFINISHED
Free Peoples of the West NERFINISHED
Gondor NERFINISHED
participatedIn Nirnaeth Arnoediad NERFINISHED
War of the Last Alliance NERFINISHED
War of the Ring NERFINISHED
Wars of Beleriand NERFINISHED
portrayedAs largely under Sauron’s influence
often hostile to the West
region Rhûn NERFINISHED
eastern regions of Middle-earth
someGroupsAlliedWith Sons of Fëanor NERFINISHED
someGroupsRemainedFaithfulTo House of Bór to Maedhros and Maglor
sourceType secondary world mythology
timePeriod First Age NERFINISHED
Second Age NERFINISHED
Third Age NERFINISHED

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Mordor armyIncludes Easterlings
Sea of Rhûn associatedWithPeople Easterlings
Dale attackedBy Easterlings
War of the Ring belligerent Easterlings
Sauron controls Easterlings
Beleriand homeOfPeople Easterlings
Rhun homeTo Easterlings
subject surface form: Rhûn
Rhovanion inhabitedBy Easterlings
Men subgroup Easterlings
subject surface form: Men (Middle-earth)
Erebor threatenedBy Easterlings