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08-10-2018, 01:35 PM
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The Term "Dunedain"
How inclusive is the term "Dunedain"? Alcuin and I were having this discussion via email. We agreed that it was worth a thread-start - but I suppose each of us was waiting on the other to start it. Until now...
I had the impression from something JRRT wrote, somewhere - that the term "Dunedain" began to be used of the Exiles who reached Middle Earth after the Fall of Numenor: those in the ships commanded by Elendil, Isildur and Anarion. By extension, I think this would include all those of Numenorean descent in both Arnor and Gondor. But did it also include those in the southern Numenorean Kingdoms? Those of Numenorean descent in Umbar, and Harad, for instance - were they also called Dunedain? Would they call themselves this?
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