The Drúedain
The Drúedain is a chapter in Unfinished Tales, a posthumously published work of J.R.R. Tolkien edited and published by Christopher Tolkien. It is in its entirety an excerpt from a much longer unfinished essay titled Of Dwarves and Men, the rest of which was published in The Peoples of Middle-earth.
Synopsis
The essay speaks about the Drúedain, little-appearing in The Lord of the Rings. It explores their history during the First Age being a part of the Second House of Men, and later their temporary presence on Númenor and then their staying in Andrast.
It is mentioned about their being confused with Orcs and the Rohirrim hunting and killing them in their ignorance.
There is a mention of their peculiar "magic" abilities and customs, exemplified in the First Age story The Faithful Stone.
Among the Atani, the Folk of Haleth were the strangest. They kept to themselves, and had their own language. Among the Folk of Haleth, a small group of people named the Druedain were even stranger.
Referencias
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