Men of the white Mountains

The Men of the white Mountains are a number of different, but related peoples during the history of Gondor.

The Original Mountain-Men of the Ered Nimrais, as the Men old Udul were relatives of the Men of Enedhwaith and the Haladin of Beleriand.

They swore allegiance to Sauron but after his fall became Vassals of the Elendili.When the Dúnedain of Gondor went to the War of the last alliance Elendil the Tall sought support of these men, but they had in secret returned to worship the Dark lord.Due to their oathbreaking these men, under their King Morthec Gruan, became restless spirits, the Shades of the paths of the dead.This Tribe was known as the Daen Coentis.

But years earlier others had fled the mountains or moved to the southern and northern foothills of the Ered Nimrais, these were the Dunir of Andrast and Drúwaith Iaur and the Eredrim of Dor-en-Ernil.Some of their descendants later returned to the white mountains, those were the Orodbedhrim.

But all of these groups are sometimes collectively known as Mountainmen of Gondor.