Easterlings Of The First Age Sons Of Bor Sons Of Ulfang

During the First Age, the term was applied to the sons of Bor and Ulfang, or the Swarthy Men, who came into Beleriand much later than the Edain, and who were for a part secretly in league with Morgoth.

1.1 Sons of Bor

Bor was a leader of Men who came into Lothlann, Beleriand, in the year 463. His sons were Borlas, Boromir and Borthand. Bor was welcomed by Maedhros, who gave him and his followers land north of the March of Maedhros, and south of it. Bor and his sons swore allegiance to Maedhros, and remained faithful. All of them were wiped out during the Nirnaeth Arnoediad.

1.2 Sons of Ulfang

Ulfang also came in Lothlann, Beleriand, in 463, shortly after Bor. He was the father of Ulfast, Ulwarth, and Uldor. Ulfang was welcomed by the sons of Fëanor, and he and his sons swore allegiance to Caranthir. They were given lands to dwell in the north and south of the March of Maedhros. Ulfang and his sons were secretly in the employ of Morgoth, and betrayed the Eldar and Edain during the Nirnaeth Arnoediad.

The Easterlings were betrayed by their lord Morgoth, and locked in Hithlum. After the War of Wrath, those that survived fled back over the Ered LuinThe Ered Luin or Blue Mountains, also known as Ered Lindon is the mountain range at the far west of Eriador, in J. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle-earth. During the First Age, the Ered Luin was an unbroken line separating Eriador from Beleriand. Seven to EriadorEriador is a large region in J. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle-earth. In the Second Age, and possibly much earlier, it was largely forested, but the Dunedain felled most of the forests to build ships out of them. Much of it was encompassed in the ear and beyond.

2 Easterlings of the Third Age

During the Third AgeThe Third Age is a fictional time period from J. Tolkien's universe of Middle-earth. The Third Age began after the first downfall of Sauron, when he was defeated by the Last Alliance of Elves and Men following the downfall of Numenor. This age was charact, the term was applied to those Men living beyond the Sea of RhûnIn the fiction of J. Tolkien, the Sea of Rhun or the Eastern Sea is a large saltwater lake or sea in the east of Middle-earth. The Sea of Rhun, according to Tolkien's maps, covers roughly 400 square miles (1,000 km²). The Celduin (River Running) flows fro, who were allied with SauronSauron is a fictional character from J. Tolkien's Middle-earth universe. He is the titular Lord of the Rings against whom the protagonists of that series struggle. His name is pronounced in IPA as: sn and in SAMPA as: sAUr\`Qn''. His "birth" occured in 30 and frequently attacked GondorGondor is a fictional location from J. Tolkien's Middle-earth. History Like Arnor to the north, Gondor is a human kingdom founded by the line of Elendil after the Downfall of Numenor. It was located to the south of Rohan and to the west of Mordor, on the.

2.1 Wainriders

The Wainriders were a confederation of Easterling tribes who were united by their hate of Gondor, fueled by the dark lord Sauron. Following the Great Plague which weakened Gondor, they started their attacks in 1856 (T.A.), defeating the Gondorian army and killing king Narmacil IINarmacil II is a fictional character in J. Tolkien's universe of Middle-earth. He was the twenty-ninth king of Gondor and the son of Telumehtar and reigned from 1850 T. In the sixth year of his brief reign a federation of Easterlings called the Wainriders. They rode in great wagons and chariots (which gave them their name), and raided the lands of RhovanionIn the fiction of J. Tolkien, Rhovanion or Wilderland was a large region of northern Middle-earth. The Great River Anduin flowed through it, and the immense forest of Greenwood the Great was a part of it. Properly speaking Rhovanion was the name of a smal, destroying or enslaving its people. Gondor gradually lost all of its possessions east of Anduin to them. The thirtieth king of Gondor, Calimehtar son of Narmacil, defeated the Wainriders at the plain of Dagorlad, buying some rest for his land. However the Wainriders struck back in 1944, allying themselves with the Haradrim of Near Harad and the Variags of Khand. They managed to kill king Ondoher and all his heirs, but instead of riding on to Minas Anor and taking the city, they paused to celebrate. Meanwhile, general Eärnil of Gondor's southern army had defeated the Haradrim and rode north to defend his king. He came too late to rescue Ondoher, but managed to totally defeat the Wainriders. Eärnil was crowned king. After this defeat the might of the Wainriders was broken, and they retreated east. They still held Rhovanion, but never troubled Gondor again. It later turned out that their attacks were staged by Sauron to allow him to reclaim Mordor while Gondor's watch was diverted.

2.2 Balchoth

The Balchoth were a fierce race of Easterlings, who attacked Gondor while under orders of Dol Guldur. In 2150 they overran the plains of Calenardhon and almost destroyed the army of the Ruling Steward Cirion, but were defeaten by the Éothéod under Eorl the Young. Like the Wainriders they rode in chariots and wagons, and they may have been descendants of this people.

2.3 Variags

The Variags (in the real world, this is another name for the Varangians) were the people of Khand, and they first appeared in the West in 1944 of the Third Age, fighting alongside the Wainriders. They later appeared during the battle of the Pelennor Fields. Little was known about them, but they appeared to be a race of horse-men much like the Rohirrim, although they were fiercely loyal to Mordor.

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