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Marach Tolkien's legendarium character Race Men Book(s) The Silmarillion,
The Peoples of Middle-earthIn J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, Marach was the leader of the Third House of the Edain in the First Age, called the Folk of Marach after him. He was the father of Malach and Imlach and ancestor of Túrin Turambar.
The Third House of Men finished their westward march across Middle-earth under the guidance of Marach. He led the majority of his people across Eriador and was the first of the Edain to reach the Blue Mountains. But his folk were daunted by the heights and dared not seek passes over them, while the scouts reported that the Mountains grew lower to the south. So Marach chose to go round, and in the Y.S. 313[1] he led his people into Beleriand from the south.[2]
The Folk of Marach then settled in Estolad, to the south-east of the People of Bëor. Soon afterwards Marach sent his son Malach to Hithlum to take service with Fingolfin High King of the Noldor, where Malach learned the Elven-tongue and their lore. After fourteen years he returned to his people, but soon led a part of them to Hithlum. Malach's son was Magor, who travelled with the majority of his people to the land by the sources of Taeglin; and yet a part of the Folk left Beleriand and returned to Eriador. Marach, however, remained in Estolad to the end of his days, which were very long indeed, for he lived to the age of 94 - a year longer than Bëor the Old.
See also
House of Marach
Marach Meldis Malach Imlach Adanel Magor Amlach Hathol Hador Glóredhel Gundor Galdor Hareth Handir Morwen Húrin Huor Rían Brandir Túrin Lalaith Nienor Tuor Elwing Eärendil Elros Elrond References
- ^ Tolkien, J. R. R. (1994), Christopher Tolkien, ed., The War of the Jewels, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, The Later Quenta Silmarillion, p. 227, ISBN 0-395-71041-3 Other sources give the date as Y.S. 314 (ibid. p. 233-4).
- ^ The account in The Silmarillion, according to which the Folk of Marach entered Beleriand by the Dwarf-pass over the Mountains, was apparently rejected by Tolkien in favour of the story presented here. See Tolkien, J. R. R. (1996), Christopher Tolkien, ed., The Peoples of Middle-earth, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, Of Dwarves and Men, pp. 306-309, ISBN 0-395-82760-4
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