beruthielthequeen:Haleth“…Haleth was a woman of great heart and strength. But at last Haldad w
beruthielthequeen:Haleth“…Haleth was a woman of great heart and strength. But at last Haldad was slain in a sortie against the Orcs; and Haldar, who rushed out to save his father’s body from their butchery, was hewn down beside him. Then Haleth held the people together, though they were without hope……Haleth was proud, and unwilling to be guided or ruled, and most of the Haladin were of like mood….When therefore the Haladin had gathered all whom they could find alive of their folk who had fled wild into the woods before the Orcs…they took Haleth for their chief; and she led them at last to Estolad, and there dwelt for a time.…There were many who loved the Lady Haleth and wished to go whither she would, and dwell under her rule; and these she led to the Forest of Brethil…And Haleth dwelt in Brethil until she died; and her people raised a green mound over her in the heights of the forest, Tur Haretha, the Ladybarrow, Haudh-en-Arwen in the Sindarin tongue.”—excerpted from “Of the Coming of Men into the West,” The Silmarillion -- source link
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