Men of Rhûn
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Men of Rhûn are an Easterling people in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth who dwell in the far eastern regions and often ally with Sauron against the West.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Easterlings
ⓘ
fictional ethnic group ⓘ race of Men in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Morgoth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Haradrim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Variags of Khand NERFINISHED ⓘ Wainriders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Lord of the Rings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Silmarillion ⓘ Unfinished Tales ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom (author’s origin) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| dwellsIn |
far eastern regions of Middle-earth
ⓘ
lands east of the Sea of Rhûn ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Free Peoples of the West
ⓘ
Isildur's heirs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| firstAgeHistory |
some Easterlings betrayed the Eldar and Edain
GENERATED
ⓘ
some Easterlings remained faithful to the Eldar GENERATED ⓘ |
| geographicalDirection |
East of Mordor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East of Rhovanion ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Easterlings of Middle-earth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle-earth Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | historical steppe and eastern peoples ⓘ |
| knownFor |
invading Gondor
ⓘ
riding in war-chariots ⓘ serving as allies of Sauron ⓘ using scythed chariots ⓘ |
| languageFamily | languages of Men ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| militaryRole |
charioteers
ⓘ
infantry ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
defeated by Gondor under King Calimehtar
ⓘ
defeated by Gondor under King Narmacil II ⓘ fought in battles around the Sea of Rhûn ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Elves of the West
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ Rohan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
War of the Ring
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wars of Gondor and the Wainriders NERFINISHED ⓘ Wars of the Third Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | under Sauron’s influence in the Third Age ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
largely hostile to the West
ⓘ
not wholly evil as a people ⓘ |
| region | Rhûn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Sauron-worship ⓘ |
| secondAgeHistory | fell under the shadow of Sauron ⓘ |
| thirdAgeHistory |
repeatedly warred against Gondor
ⓘ
were stirred up by Sauron against the West ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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