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DnedainIn J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth, the Dnedain (singular: Dnadan) were the Men who descended from the Nmenreans who survived the fall of their island kingdom and came to Eriador in Middle-earth led by Elendil and his sons. They are also called the Men of the West and the Men of Westernesse (direct translations of the Sindarin term). They settled mainly in Arnor and Gondor. After the fall of Arnor and then Arthedain, some of the northern Dnedain became the Rangers of the North. The surviving Dnedain population of Arnor retreated to the Angle south of Rivendell. In the mean time the southern Dnedain intermarried more and more with so-called Middle Men, except in some regions (such as Dol Amroth). In the Fourth Age, the Dnedain of Gondor and Arnor were reunited under king Aragorn II Elessar (who was also called the Dnadan). The Westron name for Dnadan was simply Adn, "westerner", but this name was seldom used. This name was reserved to those Nmenreans who were friendly to the Elves: the other, hostile survivors of the Downfall were known as the Black Nmenreans.
Not to be confused with Dunedin, the ancient name for Edinburgh in Scotland, or the cities of Dunedin, Florida or Dunedin, New Zealand.
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