Forodwaith (people)
The Forodwaith were a people of Men who dwelt in the far north of Middle-earth, apparently dating back to the Elder Days. Not much is known about them.
History
The Forodwaith were noted as being a hardy people, accustomed to cold, as indeed would be necessary living in the icy lands close to Morgoth's realm. The land they lived in was called Forodwaith, after its inhabitants.
By the Third Age, the Lossoth, a remnant of the Forodwaith, lived mostly on the great Cape of Forochel north-west of the Icebay of Forochel. However, they often set up their camps on the southern shore of the bay at the feet of the Mountains. The region north of the Mountains of Angmar and the Grey Mountains was still called Forodwaith on maps of Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age.
Etymology
Forodwaith is a Sindarin name, which means "Northmen". It is a combination of the element forod ("north") and the element gwaith ("people" associated by place and occupation).
Other versions of the legendarium
In some drafts about Ælfwine, Tolkien uses the word Forodwaith to refer to the Vikings.
Referencias
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