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The '''Drúedain''', also known as '''Drûgin''' (singular '''Drûg'''), '''Woses''', '''Wild Men of the Woods''' and '''Púkel-men''', were a strange race of [[Men]] which were counted amongst the [[Edain]].  Their name in Rohirric was '''Róg'''.
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'''Drúadan''' or '''Drûg''' (pl. '''Drúedain''') is [[Sindarin]] and refers to the race the [[Rohirrim]] call [[Woses]]. They had disproportionate bodies and small, sunken eyes that glowed red when they were angry or suspicious. [[Elves]] described them as 'unlovely', and it is clear that they were, though not evil, as their appearance led many to believe. Though the Drúedain largely held themselves apart from the troubles and calamities of Middle-earth, they were clearly a good-hearted people
==History==
===First Age===
The Drúedain were part of the [[Edain]] who left [[Hildórien]] for the [[Westlands|West]]. They were harried and persecuted by other [[Men]] which made them secretive and suspicious. They wandered west seeking a land where they could be hidden and have peace.<ref name="TD">{{UT|12}}</ref>


[[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] got the term from the legendary [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodwose Woodwoses].
Historians in [[Gondor]] believed that they came from lands south of [[Mordor]], perhaps [[Khand]], and before reaching the coasts of [[Haradwaith]] they turned north into [[Ithilien]]. They were the first to cross the [[Anduin]] (probably near [[Cair Andros]]) and settled in the northern vales and wooden lands of the [[White Mountains]] in both sides; this people carved crude figures of stone, and would later be known as [[Púkel-men]].<ref name="TD"/>


The Drûgin lived among the Second House of Men, the [[Haladin]], in the [[First Age]] in the forest of [[Brethil]]. They were an alien folk to the other Men: a bit like [[Dwarves]] in stature and endurance, stumpy, clumsy-limbed (with short, thick legs, and fat, "gnarled" arms), had broad chests, fat bellies, and heavy buttocks. According to the [[Elves]] and other Men, they had "unlovely faces": wide, flat, and expressionless with deep-set black eyes that glowed red when angered. They had "horny" brows, flat noses, wide mouths, and sparse, lanky hair. They had no hair lower than the eyebrows, except for a few men who had a tail of black hair on the chin. Although a number of the Drúedain were present in [[Númenor]] they had left or died out before the [[Downfall of Númenor|Downfall]], as had the Púkel-men of [[Dunharrow]].  At the end of the [[Third Age]] the Drûg still lived in the [[Drúadan Forest]] of the [[White Mountains]], and at the long cape of [[Andrast]] west of [[Gondor]]. The region north of [[Andrast]] was still known as [[Drúwaith Iaur]], or "Old Drûg land".
They were joined by the ancestors of the [[Haladin]] and stayed on friendly terms. When the core of their team was pressed to wander on, some Drúedain accompanied them to [[Beleriand]].<ref name="TD"/> Those lived among the Haladin, in the forest of [[Brethil]].


The Woses led by [[Ghân-buri-Ghân]] held off [[Orcs]] with poisoned arrows and were vital in securing the aid of the [[Rohirrim]] in the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]]. King [[Aragorn Elessar]] "forever" granted them the Drúadan Forest in the [[Fourth Age]].
Their cousins remained in the Mountains, until the arrival of tall [[Men of Darkness]] from the East, who hunted the Drúedain and brought them almost to extinction. The survivors fled into the forests of [[Anórien]] and down the [[Andrast|Cape of Andrast]] into [[Drúwaith Iaur]].<ref name="TD"/>


== See Also ==
Groups of remaining Drúedain became numerous but were troubled by a barbarous fisher-folk which dwelt in the marshlands between the mouths of the [[Gwathló]] and [[Isen]].<ref>{{UT|Galadriel}}</ref><ref name="I">{{UT|Isen}}</ref>
* [[:Category:Images of Woses|Images of Drúedain]]


[[Category:Drúedain]]
===Second Age===
A number of the Drúedain were present in [[Númenor]] but started leaving the island during the time of [[Tar-Aldarion]], foreseeing the evil that would come.<ref name="TD"/>
 
Those between Isen and [[Gwathló]] were reduced to a few tribes of fishers and fowlers.<ref name="I"/> They began to fear the [[Númenóreans]] and when their occupation of the coastlands began, they retreated in the mountains of [[Andrast]], which was never occupied by the Númenóreans.<ref name="TD"/> Some [[Pre-Númenóreans]] also wished to flee the Sea Kings, however they were afraid of the Púkel-men and did not cross the [[Isen]] nor take refuge in the Cape.<ref>{{UT|Galadriel}}</ref>
 
By the [[Downfall of Númenor]], all Drúedain had left the island, as had the Púkel-men of [[Dunharrow]].<ref name="TD"/>
===Third Age===
{{seealso|Woses}}
At the end of the Third Age they still lived in the Drúadan Forest of the [[White Mountains]], and at the long cape of [[Andrast]] west of [[Gondor]]. The region north of Andrast was still known as [[Drúwaith Iaur]], or "Old Drûg land". During the [[War of the Ring]], the enclave of the Drúedain in the forest assisted the [[Rohirrim]] under King [[Théoden]] on their way to the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]].
== Names ==
*'''[[Drughu]]:''' the Drúedain's own name for themselves. Drughu is ultimately the source of the Sindarin 'Drú' and many of the other names they are known by.
*'''[[Drú]]/Drúin:''' Simple [[Sindarin]] term for the Drughu, singular and plural.
*'''Drúath:''' An earlier Sindarin collective (that means, plural) term for the Drúedain, modified as early as the [[First Age]] when it became known that they were enemies of the orcs. Later used to refer to a large number of the Drúedain as opposed to 'Drúin' which was a simple pluralisation (As 'Woses' to the singular 'Wose') and Drúedain, used to refer to the race as a whole.
*'''Drúadan/Drúedain:''' Meaning 'Drú-men'. It also has possessive qualities as in the case of [[Drúadan Forest]]
*'''[[Drúedain|Drûg]]-folk:''' Rarely used collective term.
*'''[[Róg]]/[[Rógin]]:''' [[Rohirric]] terminology, singular/plural respectively (as in 'Drúg'/'Drúedain'. In Tolkien's text it is translated as Wose(s).
*'''Wose/Woses:''' A term borrowed from Old English by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] as a translation of the Rohhirric 'Róg'. This is perhaps the most common term used by readers of the text.
*'''[[Rú]]/[[Rúatani]]<ref name="Druedain"/>:''' Quenya terms for the Drughu, derived from their Sindarin counterparts. Singular/plural respectively.
 
==Etymology==
The name means "Drû-man".
 
The element ''[[Drû]]'' is an adaptation of ''[[Drughu]]'', which is how that race calls themselves in their language. As the [[Elves]] came to know the Drû better, and to recognise their bitter enmity to the [[Orcs]], they acquired the element ''[[Edain]]''.<ref name="Druedain">{{UT|Druedain}}, note 6</ref>
 
==Portrayal in adaptations==
{{Gallery
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|File:Cortney Skinner - Woses of the Eryn Vorn (MECCG).jpg|"Woses of the Eryn Vorn" in the ''[[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game]]''
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'''1995-8: ''[[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game]]'':'''
:The card game features three different factions of the race: the "Woses of the [[Drúadan Forest]]" and the "Woses of Old Pûkel-land" in the set ''[[Middle-earth: The Wizards|The Wizards]]'', and the "Woses of the [[Eryn Vorn]]" in the expansion ''[[Middle-earth: Against the Shadow|Against the Shadow]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.tradecardsonline.com/im/searchCards|articlename=(Results from search for cards in the game Middle Earth)|dated=|website=[http://www.tradecardsonline.com/ Tradecardsoneline.com]|accessed=27 March 2014}}</ref>
 
== See also ==
* ''[[The Faithful Stone]]''
* [[:Category:Images of Drúedain|Images of Drúedain]]
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[[Category:Sindarin demonyms]]

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Drúedain
Race
Ted Nasmith - The Aid of the Wild-men.jpg
General Information
MembersAghan, Ghân, Ghân-buri-Ghân
Physical Description
LifespanShorter than most Men
DistinctionsGood stoneworkers, mysterious powers, glowing red eyes
Average heightShort
GalleryImages of Drúedain

Drúadan or Drûg (pl. Drúedain) is Sindarin and refers to the race the Rohirrim call Woses. They had disproportionate bodies and small, sunken eyes that glowed red when they were angry or suspicious. Elves described them as 'unlovely', and it is clear that they were, though not evil, as their appearance led many to believe. Though the Drúedain largely held themselves apart from the troubles and calamities of Middle-earth, they were clearly a good-hearted people

History

First Age

The Drúedain were part of the Edain who left Hildórien for the West. They were harried and persecuted by other Men which made them secretive and suspicious. They wandered west seeking a land where they could be hidden and have peace.[1]

Historians in Gondor believed that they came from lands south of Mordor, perhaps Khand, and before reaching the coasts of Haradwaith they turned north into Ithilien. They were the first to cross the Anduin (probably near Cair Andros) and settled in the northern vales and wooden lands of the White Mountains in both sides; this people carved crude figures of stone, and would later be known as Púkel-men.[1]

They were joined by the ancestors of the Haladin and stayed on friendly terms. When the core of their team was pressed to wander on, some Drúedain accompanied them to Beleriand.[1] Those lived among the Haladin, in the forest of Brethil.

Their cousins remained in the Mountains, until the arrival of tall Men of Darkness from the East, who hunted the Drúedain and brought them almost to extinction. The survivors fled into the forests of Anórien and down the Cape of Andrast into Drúwaith Iaur.[1]

Groups of remaining Drúedain became numerous but were troubled by a barbarous fisher-folk which dwelt in the marshlands between the mouths of the Gwathló and Isen.[2][3]

Second Age

A number of the Drúedain were present in Númenor but started leaving the island during the time of Tar-Aldarion, foreseeing the evil that would come.[1]

Those between Isen and Gwathló were reduced to a few tribes of fishers and fowlers.[3] They began to fear the Númenóreans and when their occupation of the coastlands began, they retreated in the mountains of Andrast, which was never occupied by the Númenóreans.[1] Some Pre-Númenóreans also wished to flee the Sea Kings, however they were afraid of the Púkel-men and did not cross the Isen nor take refuge in the Cape.[4]

By the Downfall of Númenor, all Drúedain had left the island, as had the Púkel-men of Dunharrow.[1]

Third Age

See also: Woses

At the end of the Third Age they still lived in the Drúadan Forest of the White Mountains, and at the long cape of Andrast west of Gondor. The region north of Andrast was still known as Drúwaith Iaur, or "Old Drûg land". During the War of the Ring, the enclave of the Drúedain in the forest assisted the Rohirrim under King Théoden on their way to the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.

Names

  • Drughu: the Drúedain's own name for themselves. Drughu is ultimately the source of the Sindarin 'Drú' and many of the other names they are known by.
  • Drú/Drúin: Simple Sindarin term for the Drughu, singular and plural.
  • Drúath: An earlier Sindarin collective (that means, plural) term for the Drúedain, modified as early as the First Age when it became known that they were enemies of the orcs. Later used to refer to a large number of the Drúedain as opposed to 'Drúin' which was a simple pluralisation (As 'Woses' to the singular 'Wose') and Drúedain, used to refer to the race as a whole.
  • Drúadan/Drúedain: Meaning 'Drú-men'. It also has possessive qualities as in the case of Drúadan Forest
  • Drûg-folk: Rarely used collective term.
  • Róg/Rógin: Rohirric terminology, singular/plural respectively (as in 'Drúg'/'Drúedain'. In Tolkien's text it is translated as Wose(s).
  • Wose/Woses: A term borrowed from Old English by Tolkien as a translation of the Rohhirric 'Róg'. This is perhaps the most common term used by readers of the text.
  • /Rúatani[5]: Quenya terms for the Drughu, derived from their Sindarin counterparts. Singular/plural respectively.

Etymology

The name means "Drû-man".

The element Drû is an adaptation of Drughu, which is how that race calls themselves in their language. As the Elves came to know the Drû better, and to recognise their bitter enmity to the Orcs, they acquired the element Edain.[5]

Portrayal in adaptations

Drúedain in adaptations
"Woses of the Eryn Vorn" in the Middle-earth Collectible Card Game  

1995-8: Middle-earth Collectible Card Game:

The card game features three different factions of the race: the "Woses of the Drúadan Forest" and the "Woses of Old Pûkel-land" in the set The Wizards, and the "Woses of the Eryn Vorn" in the expansion Against the Shadow.[6]

See also

References