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| Position | Halad | |||||
| Location | Brethil | |||||
| Language | Halethian, Sindarin | |||||
| Birth | F.A. 341 Thargelion | |||||
| Death | F.A. 420 (aged 79 years) | |||||
| Family | ||||||
| House | Founded the House of Haleth | |||||
| Parentage | Haldad | |||||
| Siblings | Haldar (twin-brother) | |||||
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| Gender | Female | |||||
| Gallery | Images of Haleth | |||||
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Haleth was the daughter of Haldad and the twin sister of Haldar. In time she became the leader of the Haladin, one of the Three Houses of the Edain.
History
In F.A. 312, the Haladin crossed the Blue Mountains, the second group of Men to do so. They settled in Thargelion, the land of the Elf Lord Caranthir. Though they dwelled in Caranthir's land, they did not swear allegiance to him and remained free men. After her father and her twin brother were slain in a raid by Orcs, Haleth became Chieftain of the Haladin. She kept her people alive for seven days while the Orcs laid siege to the encampment, until Caranthir finally arrived with reinforcements. Impressed with her bravery, he offered her a fiefdom in his land and the protection of his soldiers. Haleth, however, was proud and refused his offer.
Haleth instead led her people to the relative safety of the Forest of Brethil in the lands of King Thingol. In exchange for defending the Crossing of Teiglin, King Finrod made use of his friendship with Thingol to allow the Haladin to remain freemen. Years later, when Haleth died, her people raised a monument to her, the Haudh-en-Arwen. While her father had been elected Chief of his people, the Haladin chose to establish a ruling line from the descendants of Haldad. Because Haleth did not marry and had no children, her brother's son Haldan became Chieftain of the Haladin.
The Haladin remained in the Forest of Brethil for the duration of the First Age, and in time were known as the House of Haleth.[1]
Etymology
The name Haleth has no known meaning. In the language of the Haladin, hal means "chief" or "guard". Sindarin also has the feminine ending -eth.
Genealogy
Other versions of the legendarium
In The Quenta, Haleth the Hunter was the son of Hador who first appears as one of the Fathers of Men.[2] Later, he appeared as the leader of one of the Three Houses of Men,[3] until his character was reworked into Lady Haleth.[4]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Coming of Men into the West"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Shaping of Middle-earth, "III. The Quenta: [Section] 9", p. 104.
- ↑ See e.g. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part One. The Grey Annals": §122 (born in Eriador in F.A. 388); J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part One. The Grey Annals": §129 (comes into Beleriand with his people); J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part One. The Grey Annals": §126 (his son Hundor born in F.A. 413).
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Two. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Coming of Men into the West (Chapter 14)", p. 227-228.