Haleth

Haleth was the daughter of Haldad, leader of the Haladin (or Halethrim), one of the Three Houses of the Edain.
==Biography==
At the time of her birth, the Haladin had settled in Thargelion, in East Beleriand. After her father and her twin brother Haldar were slain in an Orc raid, Haleth became leader of the House. She held her people together for seven days until Caranthir and his army drove out the Orcs and ended their siege on the Haladin. Seeing, at last, what great courage dwelt in the hearts of some Men, Caranthir did Haleth great honor by offering her people land in the north under the protection of the Eldar. However, out of pride and a desire to remain independent, she declined the generous offer and instead gathered what remained of her people after the Orc siege and led them to Estolad.
Against the desire of her people, Haleth led the Haladin even further west to the land between the Mountains of Terror and the Girdle of Melian. Suffering much hardship and loss, many regretted taking part in the journey. Eventually, Haleth led her people to the relative safety of the Forest of Brethil on the western border of Doriath where they settled for the duration of the First Age. The Haladin then became known as the House of Haleth. She remained chieftainess of the Haladin until she died, and retained a picked bodyguard of women. When she died, her people raised a green mound for her in the heights of the forest - named Tûr Haretha, the Ladybarrow, or Haudh-en-Arwen in Sindarin. Having never married, the leadership of the Haladin passed on to her nephew Haldan, son of her brother Haldar.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XVII: "Of the Coming of Men into the West"
==Other versions of the legendarium==
In earlier versions of the legendarium, a character called Haleth the Hunter was conceived as the son of Hador.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IV: The Shaping of Middle-earth, chapter III: "The Quenta" Later, this character was renamed Galdor and Haleth became one of the "Fathers of Men".The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, Part One: "The Grey Annals" However, in later accounts Tolkien revised the origins of the Edain and decided to change the gender of Haleth, making her daughter of Haldad.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, Part Two: "The Later Quenta Silmarillion", chapter XIV: "Of the Coming of Men into the West"
==Translations ==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Arabic 	هالث
Armenian 	Հալեթ
Belarusian Cyrillic	Халет
Bengali 	হালেথ
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Халет
Chinese 	哈麗絲
Georgian 	ჰალეთი
Greek 	Χάλεθ
Gujarati 	હાલેથ
Hebrew 	האלת
Hindi 	हालेथ
Japanese 	ハレス
Kannada 	ಹಾಲೆತ್
Kazakh 	Халет (Cyrillic) Xalet (Latin)
Korean 	할레스
Macedonian Cyrillic	Халет
Marathi 	हलेथ
Persian 	هالت
Polish 	Haletha
Punjabi 	ਹੈਲੇਥ
Russian 	Халет
Serbian 	Халет (Cyrillic) Halet (Latin)
Sinhalese 	හලෙත්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Ҳалет
Tamil 	ஹாலேத்
Telugu 	హలేత్
==References==
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