The Awakening of Men was the creation of mankind by Eru Ilúvatar.
History[]
Men, created by Eru Ilúvatar, awoke in the easterly land of Hildórien which was a land southeast of Cuiviénen,[1] at the first rising of the first Sun, at the time when the Elves of the Ñoldor were returning from Valinor to Middle-earth.[2] Men were befriended by the Dark Elves, of which there were few, but were also approached by Morgoth. The Men were divided into many different groups. Two were seen in the First Age: the Edain and the Easterlings, also known as the Swarthy Men.[3]
When the Elves had awakened, Middle-earth was still lit only by stars, and Elves had no fear of night, wherefore Oromë called them the People of the Stars or Eldar.[4] However, Men awoke when the Sun first arose in the heavens, and the Elves therefore called them Children of the Sun, and "Night-fearers".[3]
By some accounts, Melkor's vassal, Sauron, came among the first Men during or after the captivity of Melkor and corrupted them.[5][6]
According to some legends of the Edain, it was Melkor himself who found Men while they were still in Hildórien, seeking their allegiance, and converted them away from Eru, convincing them that they had been made mortal in divine punishment. However, mortality was in fact a Gift of Ilúvatar to Men, not a punishment. To escape the evil of Morgoth and his followers, the Atanatári were the first to flee Hildórien, travelling west and eventually coming to Beleriand.[3]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Ontwaking van Mans |
| Albanian | Zgjimi i Burrave |
| Amharic | የወንዶች መነቃቃት |
| Arabic | صحوة الرجال |
| Armenian | Տղամարդկանց զարթոնք |
| Assamese | মানুহৰ জাগৰণ |
| Asturian | Despertar de Homes |
| Azerbaijani | Kişilərin Oyanması |
| Basque | Gizonen esnatzea |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Абуджэнне мужчын |
| Bengali | পুরুষদের জাগরণ |
| Bosnian | Probudjenje ljudi |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Пробуждане на мъже |
| Burmese | လူတို့နိုးထခြင်း။ |
| Cambodian | ការភ្ញាក់នៃបុរស |
| Catalan | Despertar dels Homes |
| Cebuano | Pagkahigmata sa mga tawo |
| Chinese | 男人的觉醒 |
| Croatian | Buđenje muškaraca |
| Czech | Probuzení mužů |
| Danish | Menneskenes opvågnen |
| Dari | بیداری مردان |
| Dutch | Ontwaken van Mannen |
| Esperanto | Vekiĝo de Viroj |
| Estonian | Meeste ärkamine |
| Faroese | Veking av Menniskjum |
| Filipino | Paggising ng mga Lalaki |
| Finnish | Ihmisten herääminen |
| French | L’Éveil des Hommes |
| Frisian | Wekkerjen fan Manlju (Western) |
| Friulian | Disvegjament dai Oms |
| Galician | Espertar dos Homes |
| Georgian | კაცთა გამოღვიძება |
| German | Erwachen von Männern |
| Greek | Αφύπνιση των Ανδρών |
| Gujarati | પુરુષોનું જાગૃતિ |
| Hebrew | התעוררות של גברים |
| Hindi | पुरुषों का जागरण |
| Hungarian | Férfiak ébredése |
| Icelandic | Vakning Karla |
| Indonesian | Kebangkitan manusia |
| Isish Gaelic | Dúiseacht Bhfear |
| Italian | Risveglio degli Uomini |
| Japanese | 男性の目覚め |
| Kannada | ಪುರುಷರ ಜಾಗೃತಿ |
| Kazakh | Халықтың оянуы (Cyrillic) Xalıqtıñ oyanwı (Latin) |
| Korean | 남자들의 각성 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Эркектер ойгонуу |
| Latvian | Vīriešu pamošanās |
| Lithuanian | Vyrų pabudimas |
| Luxembourgish | Erwächen vu Männer |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Будење на Мажите |
| Maithili | मनुष्य के जागरण |
| Malagasy | Fifohazana ny Lehilahy |
| Malayalam | ജനങ്ങളുടെ ഉണർവ് |
| Malaysian | Kebangkitan lelaki |
| Maltese | Qawmien ta 'Rġiel |
| Marathi | पुरुषांचे प्रबोधन |
| Maori | Te Oho o nga tangata |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Эрчүүдийн сэрэх |
| Nepalese | पुरुषहरूको जागरण |
| Norwegian | Oppvåkning av Menn |
| Occitan | Despertar del Pòble |
| Pashto | د خلکو بیداری |
| Persian | بیداری مردان |
| Polish | Przebudzenie mężczyzn |
| Portuguese | Despertar dos Homens |
| Punjabi | ਪੁਰਸ਼ਾਂ ਦੀ ਜਾਗ੍ਰਿਤੀ |
| Romanian | Trezirea Bărbaților |
| Russian | Пробуждение людей |
| Sardinian | Isvilupu de òmines |
| Serbian | Буђење мушкараца (Cyrillic) Buđenje muškaraca (Latin) |
| Sicilian | Risvegghiu di l'òmini |
| Sindhi | مردن جو بيدار ٿيڻ |
| Sinhalese | මිනිසුන් පිබිදීම |
| Slovak | Prebudenie mužov |
| Slovenian | Prebujenje moških |
| Somali | Baraaruga Ragga |
| Spanish | Despertar de Hombres |
| Swahili | Kuamka kwa Wanaume |
| Swedish | Uppvaknande av Män |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Бедории мардон |
| Tamil | மென் விழிப்பு |
| Tatar | Кешеләрнең уянуы |
| Telugu | ప్రజల మేల్కొలుపు |
| Thai | การตื่นขึ้นของผู้ชาย |
| Turkish | İnsanların Uyanışı |
| Turkmen | Erkekleriň Oýanmagy |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Пробудження чоловіків |
| Urdu | مردوں کی بیداری |
| Uzbek | Еркакларнинг Уйғониши (Cyrillic) Erkaklarning Uyg'onishi (Latin) |
| Venetian | Risvejo dei Omeni |
| Vietnamese | Thức tỉnh của đàn ông |
| Welsh | Deffroad Dynion |
| Yiddish | אַוואַקענינג פון מענטשן |
| Yoruba | Ijidide ti awọn ọkunrin |
References[]
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Introduction"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XIII: "Of the Return of the Noldor"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XII: "Of Men"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter III: "Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor"
- ↑ The Nature of Middle-earth, Part One: Time and Ageing, VI: "The Awaking of the Quendi", I Preliminary discussion, pg. 35
- ↑ The Nature of Middle-earth, Part One: Time and Ageing, VI: "The Awaking of the Quendi", II Note on Angband and Utumno, pg. 38