A patron of Barliman's tavern in Bree
The Bree-men, also known as the Men of Bree, were the Men who lived in the town of Bree and its surrounding land. They were hardy folk who even beat off an attack of Saruman's ruffians towards the end of the War of the Ring.
Description & historical accounts[]
The Bree-men were mostly of Dunlendish, Middle Men stock. The early Third Age seems to be when Bree was properly founded and the townsfolk became more civilised, unlike their wild kin-folk living in Dunland.[1] Many of the Forest-folk of Minhiriath were driven by the Númenoreans south to Eryn Vorn and north to Bree due to mistakenly being grouped as Men of the Shadow.[2]
When the Dúnedain exiled from Númenor came to Middle-earth at the end of the Second Age, the Bree-men became part of Arnor, and after it became divided, the Kings of Cardolan claimed it; however, from the early 15th century onward it retained a certain degree of independence.[3]
The Bree-men also lived with Hobbits (the only Men to do so) who fled from the threat of Angmar that began arriving in TA 1300.[3]
The Bree-men lived mostly in houses on Bree-hill,[4] and often met and socialised at the Inn of the Prancing Pony. They were not keen on travelling, but were generally welcoming to strangers and visitors.[5][6]
One habit that the Bree-men shared with Hobbits was a love of Pipe-weed. A variety was grown in the Southlinch in the Bree-land, although it was not as highly prized by the locals as leaf from the Shire.
Family names[]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Mans van Bree |
| Albanian | Burrat e Bree |
| Amharic | ብሬ ሰዎች |
| Arabic | الرجال من بري |
| Armenian | Մարդիկ ն Բրեե |
| Azerbaijani | Bree kişiləri |
| Basque | Bree jende |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Мужчыны Бры |
| Bengali | বিরিয়্যার পুরুষ |
| Bosnian | Bri ljudi |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Мъже на Брее |
| Catalan | Homes de Bree |
| Cebuano | Mga tawo sa Bree |
| Chinese | 男人布理 |
| Cornish | Tus a Bree |
| Corsican | Omi di Bree |
| Croatian | Bri ljudi |
| Czech | Muži z Hůrka |
| Danish | Folk i Bri / Brimenneskene |
| Dutch | Mannen van Breeg
Breeglanders |
| Esperanto | Viroj de Brion |
| Estonian | Voore mehed |
| Faroese | Bree fólk |
| Fijian | Tamata ni Bree |
| Filipino | Tauhan ni Bree |
| Finnish | Brii Miesten |
| French | Hommes de Brie |
| Galician | Homes de Prebe |
| Georgian | ბრე ხალხი |
| German | Herren von Bree |
| Greek | Άνδρες της Βρεε |
| Gujarati | બ્રાયના લોકો |
| Haitian Creole | Menm moun Bree |
| Hausa | Maza na Bree |
| Hebrew | אנשי ברי |
| Hindi | ब्रेए के पुरुषों |
| Hmong | Tus txiv neej ntawm Bree |
| Hungarian | Brí emberek |
| Icelandic | Bree fólk |
| Indonesian | Laki-laki Bree |
| Irish Gaelic | Fir de Bree |
| Italian | Uomini di Brea |
| Japanese | ブリー村の人間 |
| Kannada | ಬ್ರೀ ಪುರುಷರು |
| Kazakh | Брее халқы (Cyrillic) Bree xalqı (Latin) |
| Korean | 브리 남자들 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Бри эркектер |
| Latvian | Bree vīriešiem |
| Lithuanian | Bree vyrai |
| Luxembourgish | Männer vu Bree\Mënschen aus Bree |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Мажи од Бри |
| Malaysian | Bree Lelaki |
| Maltese | Irġiel ta ' Bree |
| Maori | Tangata o Bree |
| Marathi | बिरीचे पुरुष |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Брээ-ийн хүмүүс |
| Nepalese | ब्रेए मानिसहरू |
| Norwegian | Bri mennesker |
| Persian | مردان از بری |
| Polish | Ludzie z Bree |
| Portuguese | Homens de Bree |
| Punjabi | ਬ੍ਰੀ ਦੇ ਪੁਰਸ਼ |
| Romanian | Oamenii din Bree |
| Russian | Мужчины Бри |
| Scottish Gaelic | Fir de Bree |
| Serbian | Људи од Бри (Cyrillic) Ljudi od Bri (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | බ්රීහි පුරුෂයෝ |
| Slovak | Muži z Svažiny |
| Slovenian | Bree Moški |
| Somalian | Niman yahow reer Bree |
| Spanish | Hombres de Bree |
| Swahili | Watu wa Bree |
| Swedish | Bri människor |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Мардон аз Брее |
| Tamil | ப்ரீ மனிதர்கள் |
| Telugu | బ్రీ మెన్ |
| Thai | มนุษย์แห่งบรี |
| Turkish | Bree erkekleri |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Чоловіки з Брі |
| Uzbek | Брэ эркаклар (Cyrillic) Bree erkaklar (Latin) |
| Vietnamese | Người đàn ông của Bree |
| Welsh | Dynion o Bree |
| Xhosa | Amadoda aseBree |
| Yoruba | Ọkunrin ti Bree |
References[]
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F: I: The Languages and Peoples of the Third Age
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, The Peoples of Middle-earth, note 72
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, VIII: "The Tale of Years of the Third Age"
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings, "At the Prancing Pony"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Chapter VIII: "Fog on the Barrow-downs"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Chapter IX: "At the Sign of the Prancing Pony"