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Edain

fictional people from J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium
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Edain

Summary

Edain is a Middle-earth people[1]. Edain draws 177 Wikipedia views per month (middle_earth_people category, ranking #10 of 17).[2]

Key Facts

  • Edain is the creator of J. R. R. Tolkien[3].
  • Edain's instance of is recorded as Middle-earth people[4].
  • Edain is a type of Middle-earth man[5].
  • Edain comprises House of Bëor[6].
  • Edain comprises House of Hador[7].
  • Edain comprises House of Haleth[8].
  • Edain's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Middle-earth Edain[9].
  • Edain's from narrative universe is recorded as Tolkien's legendarium[10].
  • Edain's present in work is recorded as Appendices of The Lord of the Rings[11].
  • Edain's present in work is recorded as Unfinished Tales[12].

Body

Definition and Type

Edain's instance of is recorded as Middle-earth people[4]. Edain is a type of Middle-earth man[5].

Use and Application

Components include House of Bëor[6], a fictional noble family[13]; House of Hador[7], a fictional noble family[14]; and House of Haleth[8], a fictional noble family[15].

Why It Matters

Edain draws 177 Wikipedia views per month (middle_earth_people category, ranking #10 of 17).[2] Edain has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] Edain is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

J. R. R. Tolkien Unfinished Tales

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → Middle-earth people
    Creator → J. R. R. Tolkien
    Creator → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P9675]]: 2048, Add qualifier to Tolkien Gateway ID `Edain`"
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