Mortal Men
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Mortal Men are the race of humans in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, distinguished by their brief lifespans and susceptibility to both greatness and corruption.
Statements (78)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Children of Ilúvatar
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fictional race ⓘ race of Men ⓘ sentient beings ⓘ |
| ageOfAwakening | First Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Aftercomers
NERFINISHED
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Atani NERFINISHED ⓘ Edain NERFINISHED ⓘ Followers ⓘ Men ⓘ Secondborn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The History of Middle-earth
NERFINISHED
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The Hobbit ⓘ The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silmarillion ⓘ Unfinished Tales ⓘ |
| canBeCorruptedBy |
Morgoth
NERFINISHED
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Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ the One Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Dwarves
ⓘ
Elves ⓘ Hobbits NERFINISHED ⓘ Immortal Elves ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy |
brief lifespans
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capacity for great heroism ⓘ mortality ⓘ susceptibility to corruption ⓘ |
| giftFrom | Eru Ilúvatar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFate | to die and leave the world ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | real-world humans ⓘ |
| languageFamilies |
Adûnaic
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Rohirric ⓘ Westron NERFINISHED ⓘ various Mannish tongues ⓘ |
| lifespanComparedToElves | shorter ⓘ |
| moralRange | capable of both great good and great evil ⓘ |
| notableMembers |
Aragorn
NERFINISHED
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Beren NERFINISHED ⓘ Boromir NERFINISHED ⓘ Denethor II NERFINISHED ⓘ Elendil NERFINISHED ⓘ Faramir NERFINISHED ⓘ Isildur NERFINISHED ⓘ The Nine Kings of Men NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuor NERFINISHED ⓘ Túrin Turambar NERFINISHED ⓘ Éomer NERFINISHED ⓘ Éowyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesIn | Hildórien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Middle-earth legendarium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalEntities |
Arnor
NERFINISHED
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Dale NERFINISHED ⓘ Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ Harad NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake-town NERFINISHED ⓘ Númenor NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhûn NERFINISHED ⓘ Rohan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInCosmology | bearers of the Gift of Men ⓘ |
| roleInLegendarium | central participants in the wars against Sauron ⓘ |
| sharesWorldWith |
Dwarves
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Elves NERFINISHED ⓘ Ents NERFINISHED ⓘ Hobbits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| someBecame |
Nazgûl
NERFINISHED
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Ringwraiths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroup |
Bardings
NERFINISHED
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Beornings NERFINISHED ⓘ Druedain NERFINISHED ⓘ Dúnedain ⓘ Easterlings NERFINISHED ⓘ Edain NERFINISHED ⓘ Gondorians NERFINISHED ⓘ Haradrim NERFINISHED ⓘ Lossoth NERFINISHED ⓘ Numenóreans NERFINISHED ⓘ Rohirrim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Men (Middle-earth)