The Houses of the Edain

the three houses of the Elf-friends, from Bëor and Hador and Haleth

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Of the peoples of Men who came into Beleriand, three houses were counted the Edain, the Elf-friends: the houses of Bëor, of Hador and of Haleth — and through Beren and Tuor their blood entered the line of the Half-elven.

The Three Houses

flowchart TD subgraph B["House of Bëor"] BE["Bëor"] --> BAR["Barahir ✕ Emeldir"] BAR --> BR["Beren ✕ Lúthien"] end subgraph H["House of Hador"] HL["Hador"] --> GD["Galdor ✕ Hareth"] GD --> HU["Húrin ✕ Morwen"] GD --> HO["Huor ✕ Rían"] HU --> TU["Túrin"] HU --> NI["Nienor"] HO --> TR["Tuor"] end subgraph HA["House of Haleth"] HD["Haldad"] --> H2["Haleth"] end BR --> DI["Dior"] TR --> IT["Idril ✕ Tuor"]

Notes

  • In the diagrams, ✕ joins a married couple; the arrows show descent to the next generation.

  • The Haladin (Haleth’s folk) kept their own lordship in the Forest of Brethil; the houses of Bëor and Hador were the chief friends of the Noldor, and their blood mingled in the Half-elven.

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