Haleth

This article is about the chieftain of the Haladin. For the son of Háma, see Haleth.

Haleth was the daughter of Haldad, leader of the Haladin (or Halethrim), one of the Three Houses of the Edain.

Biography[]

At the time of her birth, the Haladin had settled in Thargelion, in East Beleriand. After her father and her twin brother Haldar were slain in an Orc raid, Haleth became leader of the House. She held her people together for seven days until Caranthir and his army drove out the Orcs and ended their siege on the Haladin. Seeing, at last, what great courage dwelt in the hearts of some Men, Caranthir did Haleth great honor by offering her people land in the north under the protection of the Eldar. However, out of pride and a desire to remain independent, she declined the generous offer and instead gathered what remained of her people after the Orc siege and led them to Estolad.

Against the desire of her people, Haleth led the Haladin even further west to the land between the Mountains of Terror and the Girdle of Melian. Suffering much hardship and loss, many regretted taking part in the journey. Eventually, Haleth led her people to the relative safety of the Forest of Brethil on the western border of Doriath where they settled for the duration of the First Age. The Haladin then became known as the House of Haleth. She remained chieftainess of the Haladin until she died, and retained a picked bodyguard of women. When she died, her people raised a green mound for her in the heights of the forest - named Tûr Haretha, the Ladybarrow, or Haudh-en-Arwen in Sindarin. Having never married, the leadership of the Haladin passed on to her nephew Haldan, son of her brother Haldar.^[1]

House of Haleth[]

Haldad

Haleth

Haldar

Haldan

Halmir

Galdor

Hareth

Haldir

Glóredhel

Hundar

Hiril

Enthor

Huor

Húrin

Handir

Meleth

Tuor

Túrin

Urwen

Nienor

Brandir

Eärendil

Elwing

Elros

Elrond

Celebrían

Kings of Númenor

Lords of Andunie

Elendil

Isildur

Anarion

Kings of Arnor

Kings of Gondor

Chieftains of
the Dúnedain

Aragorn II

Arwen

Elladan

Elrohir

Other versions of the legendarium[]

In earlier versions of the legendarium, a character called Haleth the Hunter was conceived as the son of Hador.^[2] Later, this character was renamed Galdor and Haleth became one of the "Fathers of Men".^[3] However, in later accounts Tolkien revised the origins of the Edain and decided to change the gender of Haleth, making her daughter of Haldad.^[4]

Translations[]

Foreign Language	Translated name
Arabic	هالث
Armenian	Հալեթ
Belarusian Cyrillic	Халет
Bengali	হালেথ
Bulgarian Cyrillic	Халет
Chinese	哈麗絲
Georgian	ჰალეთი
Greek	Χάλεθ
Gujarati	હાલેથ
Hebrew	האלת
Hindi	हालेथ
Japanese	ハレス
Kannada	ಹಾಲೆತ್
Kazakh	Халет (Cyrillic) Xalet (Latin)
Korean	할레스
Macedonian Cyrillic	Халет
Marathi	हलेथ
Persian	هالت
Polish	Haletha
Punjabi	ਹੈਲੇਥ
Russian	Халет
Serbian	Халет (Cyrillic) Halet (Latin)
Sinhalese	හලෙත්
Tajik Cyrillic	Ҳалет
Tamil	ஹாலேத்
Telugu	హలేత్

References[]

↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XVII: "Of the Coming of Men into the West"
↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IV: The Shaping of Middle-earth, chapter III: "The Quenta"
↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, Part One: "The Grey Annals"
↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, Part Two: "The Later Quenta Silmarillion", chapter XIV: "Of the Coming of Men into the West"

[1] The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XVII: "Of the Coming of Men into the West"

[2] The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IV: The Shaping of Middle-earth, chapter III: "The Quenta"

[3] The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, Part One: "The Grey Annals"

[4] The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, Part Two: "The Later Quenta Silmarillion", chapter XIV: "Of the Coming of Men into the West"

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