House of Haleth - Other Men of Brethil

Other Men of Brethil

Other Edain of the Second House are known from the stories of the Narn i Chîn Húrin and The Wanderings of Húrin.

• Avranc, a friend of Hardang who slew Manthor and became the Halad.
• Dorlas, father of Avranc and faint-hearted companion of Túrin during the slaying of Glaurung
• Ebor, the chief henchman of Manthor, later appointed by him as the Captain of the Guards at the Ford of Brithiach. Ebor revered his lord, and followed his example in spite of Hardang's command, as when he returned gear and weapons to Asgon's company.
• Forhend, one of the guards at the Crossings of Taeglin. When Húrin first appeared, Forhend was afraid and suggested to thrust him out of Brethil immediately.
• Glirhuin, a seer and harp-player of Brethil. After the burial of Morwen he made a prophetic song saying that "the Stone of the Hapless should not be defiled by Morgoth nor ever thrown down, not though the Sea should drown all the land." Later the Stone survived the Drowning of Beleriand upon the island of Tol Morwen.
• Larnach, one of the woodmen akin to the Folk of Haleth that dwelt to the south of Taeglin. In Y.S. 485, his daughter while straying outside their fenced courtyard became pursued by the outlaws Forweg and Andróg, but was saved by Túrin. In an Orc-raid that followed in the summer the homesteads were destroyed; Larnach's fate is unknown, and he could well have been slain or captured, but his daughter supposedly reached Brethil in safety with other women.
• Orleg, a member of the outlaw band Gaurwaith. He accompanied Túrin during a foray to spy upon the Orcs in Y.S. 485, but when they were discovered themselves, "Orleg was shot down by many arrows".
• Sagroth, one of the guards at the Crossings of Taeglin. When his Captain Manthor resigned to help Húrin, he left Sagroth in charge.
• Ulrad, a member of the outlaw band Gaurwaith. He was a friend of that man who was killed by Túrin at his first appearance among the outlaws; thus Ulrag opposed Túrin's joining the band, but was daunted by his strength. He earned the dislike of Mîm the Petty-dwarf by doubting his faithfulness and putting bonds on him, so that the Dwarf promised to pass Ulrad over when dealing out 'earth-bread' and said that he was "one of the fools that spring would not mourn if perished in winter".