Middle-earth peoples

Peoples of Middle-earth refers to the many different peoples or races in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy world of Middle-earth.

Angelic spirits created by Eru Ilúvatar at the Beginning. The Ainur were divided into two groups—the Valar, Guardians of the World who resided in the Undying Lands of Valinor outside the circles of Arda, and the Maiar, lesser spirits who served the Valar. While most Ainur did not technically live in Middle-earth, some Maiar such as the Istari Wizards, Melian, and the Dark Lord Sauron assumed mortal forms to help or hinder the peoples of Middle-earth.

The race of Dwarves preferred to live in mountains and caves. Among the places where they lived were Erebor the Lonely Mountain, the Iron Hills, the Blue Mountains, and Moria or Khazad-dûm in the Misty Mountains. Dwarves were created by Aulë the Smith. They mined and worked precious metals throughout the mountains of Middle-earth. The Dwarven language was created by Aulë, and was known as Khuzdul. The seven different groups of Dwarf-folk originated in the locations where the Seven Fathers of the Dwarves first awoke before the First Age. The Petty-dwarves were smaller and more unsociable Dwarves of several houses, which had been banished in ancient times. They were aggressive, and fierce in battle.

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