Bree-men

The Bree-men, also known as the Men of Bree, were the Men who lived in the town of Bree and its surrounding land. They were hardy folk who even beat off an attack of Saruman's ruffians towards the end of the War of the Ring.
== Description & historical accounts ==
The Bree-men were mostly of Dunlendish, Middle Men stock. The early Third Age seems to be when Bree was properly founded and the townsfolk became more civilised, unlike their wild kin-folk living in Dunland.The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F: I: The Languages and Peoples of the Third Age Many of the Forest-folk of Minhiriath were driven by the Númenoreans south to Eryn Vorn and north to Bree due to mistakenly being grouped as Men of the Shadow.The History of Middle-earth, The Peoples of Middle-earth, note 72
When the Dúnedain exiled from Númenor came to Middle-earth at the end of the Second Age, the Bree-men became part of Arnor, and after it became divided, the Kings of Cardolan claimed it; however, from the early 15th century onward it retained a certain degree of independence.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, VIII: "The Tale of Years of the Third Age"
The Bree-men also lived with Hobbits (the only Men to do so) who fled from the threat of Angmar that began arriving in TA 1300.
The Bree-men lived mostly in houses on Bree-hill,The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings, "At the Prancing Pony" and often met and socialised at the Inn of the Prancing Pony. They were not keen on travelling, but were generally welcoming to strangers and visitors.The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Chapter VIII: "Fog on the Barrow-downs"The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Chapter IX: "At the Sign of the Prancing Pony"
One habit that the Bree-men shared with Hobbits was a love of Pipe-weed. A variety was grown in the Southlinch in the Bree-land, although it was not as highly prized by the locals as leaf from the Shire.
== Family names ==
* Appledore
* Butterbur 
* Ferny 
* Goatleaf 
* Heathertoes 
* Pickthorn 
* Rushlight
* Thistlewool
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Afrikaans 	Mans van Bree
Albanian 	Burrat e Bree
Amharic 	ብሬ ሰዎች
Arabic 	الرجال من بري
Armenian 	Մարդիկ ն Բրեե
Azerbaijani 	Bree kişiləri
Basque 	Bree jende
Belarusian Cyrillic	Мужчыны Бры
Bengali 	বিরিয়্যার পুরুষ
Bosnian 	Bri ljudi
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Мъже на Брее
Catalan 	Homes de Bree
Cebuano 	Mga tawo sa Bree
Chinese 	男人布理
Cornish 	Tus a Bree
Corsican 	Omi di Bree
Croatian 	Bri ljudi
Czech 	Muži z Hůrka
Danish 	Folk i Bri / Brimenneskene
Dutch 	Mannen van Breeg
Breeglanders
Esperanto 	Viroj de Brion
Estonian 	Voore mehed
Faroese 	Bree fólk
Fijian 	Tamata ni Bree
Filipino 	Tauhan ni Bree
Finnish 	Brii Miesten
French 	Hommes de Brie
Galician 	Homes de Prebe
Georgian 	ბრე ხალხი
German 	Herren von Bree
Greek 	Άνδρες της Βρεε
Gujarati 	બ્રાયના લોકો
Haitian Creole 	Menm moun Bree
Hausa 	Maza na Bree
Hebrew 	אנשי ברי
Hindi 	ब्रेए के पुरुषों
Hmong 	Tus txiv neej ntawm Bree
Hungarian 	Brí emberek
Icelandic 	Bree fólk
Indonesian 	Laki-laki Bree
Irish Gaelic 	Fir de Bree
Italian 	Uomini di Brea
Japanese 	ブリー村の人間
Kannada 	ಬ್ರೀ ಪುರುಷರು
Kazakh 	Брее халқы (Cyrillic) Bree xalqı (Latin)
Korean 	브리 남자들
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Бри эркектер
Latvian 	Bree vīriešiem
Lithuanian 	Bree vyrai
Luxembourgish 	Männer vu Bree\Mënschen aus Bree
Macedonian Cyrillic	Мажи од Бри
Malaysian 	Bree Lelaki
Maltese 	Irġiel ta ' Bree
Maori 	Tangata o Bree
Marathi 	बिरीचे पुरुष
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Брээ-ийн хүмүүс
Nepalese 	ब्रेए मानिसहरू
Norwegian 	Bri mennesker
Persian 	مردان از بری
Polish 	Ludzie z Bree
Portuguese 	Homens de Bree
Punjabi 	ਬ੍ਰੀ ਦੇ ਪੁਰਸ਼
Romanian 	Oamenii din Bree
Russian 	Мужчины Бри
Scottish Gaelic 	Fir de Bree
Serbian 	Људи од Бри (Cyrillic) Ljudi od Bri (Latin)
Sinhalese 	බ්රීහි පුරුෂයෝ
Slovak 	Muži z Svažiny
Slovenian 	Bree Moški
Somalian 	Niman yahow reer Bree
Spanish 	Hombres de Bree
Swahili 	Watu wa Bree
Swedish 	Bri människor
Tajik Cyrillic 	Мардон аз Брее
Tamil 	ப்ரீ மனிதர்கள்
Telugu 	బ్రీ మెన్
Thai 	มนุษย์แห่งบรี
Turkish 	Bree erkekleri
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Чоловіки з Брі
Uzbek 	Брэ эркаклар (Cyrillic) Bree erkaklar (Latin)
Vietnamese 	Người đàn ông của Bree
Welsh 	Dynion o Bree
Xhosa 	Amadoda aseBree
Yoruba 	Ọkunrin ti Bree
== References ==
it:Uomini di Brea
pl:Ludzie z Bree
Category:Hill-men
 
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