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  1. Rhûn | The One Wiki to Rule Them All | Fandom - lotr.fandom.com

    • Rhûn, also called The East and Eastlands in the Westron tongue, was a large region in far-eastern Middle-earth. It was the home of the Easterlings in the Second and Third Ages. It had many different gr… See more

    Geography

    The western part of Rhûn was visible in maps of the Westlands of Middle-earth. It contained the great Sea of Rhûn, into which ran the River Running from the northwest. A forest lay to the northeast of the Sea, and near the so… See more

    History

    The first Elves awoke far east of the Sea of Rhûn, and many of them were led to the Westlands by Oromë. Some Elves … See more

    Etymology

    The name Rhûn is Sindarin for 'east', as opposed to the Quenya romen. Likewise, Harad means 'south' in Sindarin, Forod (as in Forodwaith) means north, and Dûn means west. See more

    In adaptations

    In The Lord of the Rings Online, on the day when the One Ring was destroyed, an unknown calamity had taken place in Rhûn. In the weeks afterwards, streams of refugees begin pouring into the Iron Hills and the Dal… See more

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  1. Easterlings | The One Wiki to Rule Them All | Fandom

    Easterlings, known also as the Rhúnedain or the Folk of the East, were a race of Men who eventually populated the vast, uncharted lands of Rhûn, east of Mordor and the Sea of Rhûn. Often opposed to the Free Peoples, many of them were …

  2. Rhûn - Tolkien Gateway

    Jun 25, 2024 · Rhûn was a wide land largely unknown to those who dwelled in the western regions, and little of its geography was recorded. The western part of Rhûn was given in maps of the Westlands of Middle-earth. It contained the …

  3. The History of Rhûn | Tolkien Explained - YouTube

  4. The Rings of Power: Where Is Rhûn and Why Is It …

    Oct 14, 2022 · Rhûn, also known as the East or the Eastlands, encompasses all land east of Rhovanion and even Mordor. It is said that factions of Elves, Dwarves, and Men all awoke in Rhûn during the early days...

  5. Easterlings - Tolkien Gateway

    Jun 27, 2024 · Easterlings from regions beyond the Sea of Rhûn [15] fought in the War of the Ring serving Mordor alongside the Haradrim and Variags. They appeared in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. Around the same itme, Sauron …

  6. the lord of the rings - Why were the people of Rhun and Harad …

  7. Men | The One Wiki to Rule Them All | Fandom

  8. The Rings Of Power: What Does Tolkien Say About Rhûn?

    Aug 29, 2024 · "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" Season 2 introduces viewers to the land of Rhûn. Here's what J.R.R. Tolkien wrote about the region.

  9. Rhun and the Easterlings - Minas Tirith

    A race of Men called the Easterlings lived in Rhun. The Easterlings fell under the influence of first Morgoth and then Sauron , and they were enemies of the Men of western Middle-earth throughout the Ages.