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Drúedain
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Also known as Druedain

The Drúedain are a fictional race of Men, living in the Drúadan Forest, in the Middle-earth legendarium created by J. R. R. Tolkien. They were counted among the Edain who made their way into Beleriand in the First Age, and were friendly to the Elves. In The Lord of the Rings, they assist the Riders of Rohan to avoid ambush on the way to the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.

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Fictional race.name
Drúedain
Fictional race.other_names
Woses, Drughu, Oghor-hai, Púkel-men, Wild men
Fictional race.iu_created_date
First Age
Fictional race.leader
Ghân-buri-Ghân
Fictional race.home_world
Middle-earth
Fictional race.base_of_operations
Drúadan Forest
Fictional race.language
Drûg

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The Drúedain are a fictional race of Men, living in the Drúadan Forest, in the Middle-earth legendarium created by J. R. R. Tolkien. They were counted among the Edain who made their way into Beleriand in the First Age, and were friendly to the Elves. In The Lord of the Rings, they assist the Riders of Rohan to avoid ambush on the way to the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.

The Drúedain are based on the mythological woodwoses, the wild men of the woods of Britain and Europe; the Riders of Rohan indeed call them woses.

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