- Hallas
Hallas is in
J. R. R. Tolkien 's fictional universe ofMiddle-earth the thirteenth RulingSteward of Gondor .Hallas was born in ME-date|TA|2480 and succeeded his father
Cirion at his death in T.A. 2567.Calenardhon had been given by his father to theÉothéod , and this people began to migrate to the land. Hallas devised the names "Rochand" and "Rochirrim" for the land and its people, which became "Rohan " and "Rohirrim " in theSindarin dialect ofGondor . In effect Gondor had been halved in size, but it had gained a strong ally to the north.War never ceased on Gondor's eastern borders as the Balchoth were not completely destroyed, but they were no longer a serious threat. More a problem were the
Corsairs of Umbar , who kept raiding the coasts.He was followed by his son
Húrin II at his death in T.A. 2605.sequence
prev=Cirion
next=Húrin II
list=Stewards of Gondor ----
In some early variants of the "
Quenta Silmarillion " tradition published inThe History of Middle-earth , "Hallas" is also the name of the son ofOrodreth . The character of Orodreth's son slain by Orcs reappeared often and under different names, but was later abandoned and finally replaced byGil-galad , later High King of theNoldor .
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