One of the original leaders of the Edain into Beleriand; father of Malach Aradan, and great-great-grandfather of Hador Lórindol.
Notes
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There are no canonical dates for Marach. Those given here are taken from reference material in volume XI of The History of Middle-earth, and may not be completely reliable. The date of Marach's crossing of the Blue Mountains is especially doubtful: some sources give I 313, others I 314 (though this might simply indicate that his entire westward journey took more than a year).
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As the original leader of his people into Beleriand, we might expect Marach's house to carry his name. In fact, the histories refer to it almost exclusively as the House of Hador, from Marach's great-great-grandson. Before Hador's time, this people seem to have been known most commonly as the 'Folk of Marach' (Nothlir Maracha in Elvish).
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Marach's name presumably comes from his native language of Taliska, and so it is unsurprising that no interpretation is offered. |
See also...
Amlach, Aradan, Beren, Edain, Edain of the North, First House of the Edain, Imlach, Malach Aradan, Men of Hador’s House, Men of Hithlum, Men of the Three Houses, People of Hador, Third House of the Edain, Three Houses of the Edain
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