Hildórien
Hildórien was the land in the far east of Middle-earth in which the first Men or Hildor awoke near the end of the First Age.
It was said among the Elves that Morgoth went there and put a darkness in the hearts of the Men. Some Men, who were at war with those who fell under the Shadow, fled Hildórien seeking the Light of the West.
Etymology
Geography
Hildorien was far to the east of Cuiviénen, where the first Elves awoke. It may have been located on Middle-earth's shore with the East Sea and surrounded by the Mountains of the Wind.
Other versions of the legendarium
In The Book of Lost Tales, Men awoke in a hidden valley called the Vale of Murmenalda, the Vale of Sleep, or Slumbrous Dale. It was enclosed by a wall of encircling mountains, east of Palisor, described as "hallowed" and full of sweet fragrances and odours, and songs of nightingales, its beauty being comparable to Valinor. It was full of sleeping figures.
It was discovered by the Dark Elf Nuin after finding a passage through the mountain wall. Nuin almost swooned at its loveliness and was puzzled by the Sleepers. Despite Tû's warnings, Nuin visited it often to watch the Sleepers until, overcome with curiosity, he woke the first pair of them.
Murmenalda is Qenya, composed of murme "sleep" (root MURU) and nalda (root NLDL).
In the "Myths Transformed" section of Morgoth's Ring, the awakening of Men is proposed to be much earlier, sometime between the Awakening of the Elves and the Battle of the Powers (Years of the Trees 1050 - Years of the Trees 1100). In The Nature of Middle-earth, the date is given as Years of the Trees 1075 (which is of course by no means final desision).
Referencias
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