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'''Malach Aradan''' ({{FA|307}}-{{FA|398|n}}<ref name="Hador">{{WJ|West}}, ''Commentary, (ii) The House of Hador''</ref>) was the son and heir of [[Marach]] of the [[House of Hador|Third House of the Edain]], and the ancestor of the [[House of Hador]] and its descendants. He was the older brother of [[Imlach]] and father of [[Adanel]] and [[Magor]].<ref name="Swest">{{S|West}}</ref>
'''Malach Aradan''' was the son and heir of [[Marach]] of the Third House of the [[Edain]], and the ancestor of the [[House of Hador]] and its descendants.<ref name="Swest">{{S|West}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Fingolfin welcomed the [[Edain]] when they first entered [[Beleriand]] and in response many young men took service with kings and lords of the [[Eldar]].  Malach was one and he spent fourteen years ({{FA|322}}-{{FA|326|n}}) with the [[Elves]] in [[Hithlum]], where he learned to speak [[Sindarin]], and was given the name '''''Aradan'''''<ref name="Swest"/> (Sindarin for "Noble Man"<ref>{{S|Index}}</ref>).
Malach was born in {{FA|307}}, being the son of Marach and older brother of [[Imlach]].<ref name="Hador">{{WJ|West}}, ''Commentary, (ii) The House of Hador'', p. 234</ref> He had settled with his folk in [[Estolad]], with the people of [[Bëor]].


After his time in Hithlum, Aradan married [[Zimrahin]] in {{FA|337|n}}, who took the [[Sindarin]] name of [[Meldis]]<ref name="Hador"/>Aradan led many of the people of the Third House further west. Some settled in [[Hithlum]] and some (following Aradan's son, [[Magor]]) moved into the vales of the southern slopes of the [[Ered Wethrin]].<ref name="Swest"/>
The kings of the [[Noldor]] welcomed the [[Edain]], and in response many young men took service with kings and lords of the [[Eldar]]. Malach himself left Estolad for [[Hithlum]], the realm of the Elven High-king [[Fingolfin]] of the [[Noldor]], where he spent fourteen years ({{FA|322}}-{{FA|336|n}}) with the [[Elves]], he learned to speak [[Sindarin]], and was given the name '''''Aradan'''''<ref name="Swest"/> (Sindarin for "Noble Man"<ref>{{S|Index}}</ref>).
 
After his time in Hithlum, Aradan married [[Zimrahin]] in {{FA|337|n}} who later took the [[Sindarin]] name of ''[[Meldis]]''. Zimrahin Meldis bore Malach Aradan two children: the eldest child was an only daughter [[Adanel]] and the youngest child was an only son [[Magor]].<ref name="Hador"/> Aradan led many of the people of the Third House further west. Some (following Aradan's son, [[Magor]]) moved into the vales of the southern slopes of the [[Ered Wethrin]].<ref name="Swest"/>
 
He died in {{FA|398}}.<ref name="Hador"></ref>
 
==Etymology==
''Malach'' is a [[taliska|mannish]] name of unknown meaning. ''Aradan'' was the name given to Malach in [[Hithlum]] when he went to serve the Kings of the [[Noldor]]. The name means "Noble Man" in [[Sindarin]], from ''[[ara]]-'' ("noble") and ''[[adan]]'' ("[[Edain|man]]").<ref name="Swest"/>


==Genealogy==
==Genealogy==
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{{familytree| | | | | | | | | | | MAR | | | |MAR=[[Marach]]</br><small>''{{FA|282}} - {{FA|376|n}}''</small>}}
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{{familytree |ZIM|y|MAL| |IML|ZIM=[[Zimrahin]]<br/>(Meldis)|MAL='''MALACH<br/>(ARADAN)'''|IML=[[Imlach]]}}
{{familytree| | | | | ZIM |y| MAL | | IML | |ZIM=[[Zimrahin]]</br><small>''unknown''</small>|MAL='''MALACH'''</br><small>''{{FA|307|n}} - {{FA|398|n}}''</small>|IML=[[Imlach]]</br><small>''b. {{FA|310|n}}''</small>}}
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{{familytree |ADA| |MAG| |AML|ADA=[[Adanel]]|MAG=[[Magor]]|AML=[[Amlach]]}}
{{familytree| BEL |y| ADA | | MAG | | AML | |BEL=[[Belemir]]</br><small>''b. {{FA|339|n}}''</small>|ADA=[[Adanel]]</br><small>''b. {{FA|339|n}}''</small>|MAG=[[Magor]]</br><small>''b. {{FA|341|n}}''</small>|AML=[[Amlach]]</br><small>''b. {{FA|337|n}}''</small>}}
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{{familytree| | | BEN | | | | HAT | | | | | |BEN=[[Beren (son of Belemir)|Beren]]</br><small>b. ''{{FA|374|n}}''</small>|HAT=[[Hathol]]</br><small>''b. {{FA|365|n}}''</small>}}
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==Etymology==
==Other versions of the legendarium==
'''Aradan''' was the name given to '''[[Malach]]''' in [[Hithlum]] when he went to serve the Kings of the [[Noldor]]. The name means "Noble Man" in [[Sindarin]] (from ''[[ara]]-'' = "noble" and ''[[adan]]'' = "[[Edain|Man]]").<ref name="Swest"/>
Originally it was [[Hador|Hador Lórindol]] who led the people of the third house of the Edain across the Ered Luin into Beleriand; when this was changed so that Marach became the earliest leader then Malach was added to the ancestors of Hador.<ref name="Hador"/>


==Other Versions of the Legendarium==
Originally it was [[Hador Lórindol]] who led the people of the third house of the Edain across the Ered Luin into Beleriand; when this was changed so that Marach became the earliest leader then Malach was added to the ancestors of Hador.<ref name="Hador"/>
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Latest revision as of 22:11, 14 January 2022

Malach
Adan
Juliana Pinho - Sons of Marach.png
"Sons of Marach" by Juliana Pinho
Biographical Information
Other namesAradan
PositionHead of the House of Hador
LanguageMannish dialect
BirthF.A. 307
RuleF.A. 376 - 398
DeathF.A. 398 (aged 91)
Family
HouseFolk of Marach
ParentageMarach
SiblingsImlach
SpouseZimrahin Meldis
ChildrenAdanel and Magor
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Malach

Malach Aradan was the son and heir of Marach of the Third House of the Edain, and the ancestor of the House of Hador and its descendants.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

Malach was born in F.A. 307, being the son of Marach and older brother of Imlach.[2] He had settled with his folk in Estolad, with the people of Bëor.

The kings of the Noldor welcomed the Edain, and in response many young men took service with kings and lords of the Eldar. Malach himself left Estolad for Hithlum, the realm of the Elven High-king Fingolfin of the Noldor, where he spent fourteen years (F.A. 322-336) with the Elves, he learned to speak Sindarin, and was given the name Aradan[1] (Sindarin for "Noble Man"[3]).

After his time in Hithlum, Aradan married Zimrahin in 337 who later took the Sindarin name of Meldis. Zimrahin Meldis bore Malach Aradan two children: the eldest child was an only daughter Adanel and the youngest child was an only son Magor.[2] Aradan led many of the people of the Third House further west. Some (following Aradan's son, Magor) moved into the vales of the southern slopes of the Ered Wethrin.[1]

He died in F.A. 398.[2]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

Malach is a mannish name of unknown meaning. Aradan was the name given to Malach in Hithlum when he went to serve the Kings of the Noldor. The name means "Noble Man" in Sindarin, from ara- ("noble") and adan ("man").[1]

Genealogy[edit | edit source]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marach
F.A. 282 - 376
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Zimrahin
unknown
 
MALACH
307 - 398
 
Imlach
b. 310
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Belemir
b. 339
 
Adanel
b. 339
 
Magor
b. 341
 
Amlach
b. 337
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beren
b. 374
 
 
 
Hathol
b. 365
 
 
 
 
 


Other versions of the legendarium[edit | edit source]

Originally it was Hador Lórindol who led the people of the third house of the Edain across the Ered Luin into Beleriand; when this was changed so that Marach became the earliest leader then Malach was added to the ancestors of Hador.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Coming of Men into the West"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Two. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Coming of Men into the West (Chapter 14)", Commentary, (ii) The House of Hador, p. 234
  3. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"
Malach
House of Hador
Born: F.A. 307 Died: F.A. 398
Preceded by:
Marach
2nd Head of the House of Hador
F.A. 376 - 398
Followed by:
Magor