Mortal Men

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Mortal Men are the race of humans in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, distinguished by their brief lifespans and susceptibility to both greatness and corruption.

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Mortal Men canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Children of Ilúvatar
fictional race
race of Men
sentient beings
ageOfAwakening First Age
alsoKnownAs Aftercomers
Atani
Edain
Followers
Men
Secondborn
appearsIn The History of Middle-earth
The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings
The Silmarillion
Unfinished Tales
canBeCorruptedBy Morgoth
Sauron
the One Ring
linked to: The One Ring
contrastedWith Dwarves
Elves
Hobbits
Immortal Elves
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
distinguishedBy brief lifespans
capacity for great heroism
mortality
susceptibility to corruption
giftFrom Eru Ilúvatar
hasFate to die and leave the world
inspiredBy real-world humans
languageFamilies Adûnaic
Rohirric
Westron
various Mannish tongues
lifespanComparedToElves shorter
moralRange capable of both great good and great evil
notableMembers Aragorn
Beren
Boromir
Denethor II
Elendil
Faramir
Isildur
The Nine Kings of Men
linked to: The Nine

Tuor
Túrin Turambar
Éomer
Éowyn
originatesIn Hildórien
partOf Middle-earth legendarium
politicalEntities Arnor
Dale
Gondor
Harad
Lake-town
Númenor
Rhûn
Rohan
roleInCosmology bearers of the Gift of Men
roleInLegendarium central participants in the wars against Sauron
sharesWorldWith Dwarves
Elves
Ents
Hobbits
someBecame Nazgûl
Ringwraiths
linked to: Nazgûl
subgroup Bardings
Beornings
linked to: the Beornings

Druedain
Dúnedain
Easterlings
Edain
Gondorians
linked to: Gondor

Haradrim
Lossoth
Numenóreans
linked to: Númenórean

Rohirrim

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Men (Middle-earth) alsoKnownAs Mortal Men
subject linked to: Men