House of Haleth

In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the House of Haleth or the Haladin (pronounced, ) were the family of Men that ruled over the second of the Three Houses of the Edain. They were the descendants of Haldad, but the house and the people were named after Haldad's daughter Haleth, who led them from East Beleriand to Brethil.

Read more about House Of Haleth:  The Folk of Haleth, Other Men of Brethil, Etymology of Names, Other Versions of The Legendarium

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