Rembrethil
Dor-Lomin
May 3 2014, 1:59pm
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Doing a little research, this is what I found on each house:
Haleth: They were attacked and driven from the realms granted them by the Elf-Kings near to where Bëor met Finrod. After the Dagor Bragollach when many were killed, they removed to the south woods in Doriath that were outside the Girdle of Melian. Eventually though, they migrated further south into the forest of Brethil becoming the cautious people that Turin met in the woods there--the people of Brandir. Nothing is recorded of them after the massacre of their people before the ruin of Beleriand, except that the remnant becomes the Dunlendings.
Bëor- This house was the first to meet Elves and form friendships. They were least in number, yet ruled the Three Houses of Men, led by Bëor the Old. They were scattered and disbanded in the Dagor Bragollach, mingling with the other houses and disappearing. Notable descendants: Barahir, Andreth, Morwen, and Beren. They were completely assimilated by the other houses.
Hador-(Marach) The most numerous of the three Houses. They too were driven off by he Dagor Bragollach, but maintained their inner cohesion. They continued to aid the Elves and were the main proportion of Men who were gifted Númenor. This is the house of Hurin et al. They are also the ones of whose lore Andreth speaks to Finrod concerning the Fate of Men and Elves.
Keep in mind that there was quite a bit of mingling between houses. Brandir was not too distant in blood from all three houses.
Perhaps the disdain you note in Morwen is foreshadowing the timid nature and final decline of the people of Haleth? Or perhaps she fears that the fate of the Bëorling might befall them as it did her people? (Anyone think of Bëorn here? Coincidence?) Might her pride come from her fallen status as a descendant of Bëor?
Might the optimism of Húrin be a general trait exemplifies by thier philosophy of 'The Old Hope' in the Athrabeth?
Call me Rem, and remember, not all who ramble are lost...Uh...where was I?
(This post was edited by Rembrethil on May 3 2014, 2:06pm)
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