The House descended from
Marach (who entered
Beleriand c.
I 313); it was named for
Marach's great-great-grandson
Hador (c.
I 389 - I 455);
Hador's descendant
Eärendil, sailed into the West
I 538; descendants of this House survived into the
Fourth Age
Associated with the land of
Dor-lómin
Hador is pronounced 'hah'dorr' (where 'rr' indicates that the final
r sound should be distinctly pronounced)
Three generations of the House, from
Hador to
Húrin, ruled as
Lords of Dor-lómin