Urd

Urd lies in the far north of Endor, along the southern edges of the Ered Engrin (S. "Iron Mountains"). A extremely cold and rocky land, it is inhabited by Udarin-speaking Hildor called the Urdar. Scattered bands of Umli live in the higher reaches along its northern and eastern flanks. The Urdar call them "Half-dwarves," and hunt them with zealous abandon.

Most Urdar live in or beside the Forest of Dír, a great taiga woodland in western Urd. They hunt and trap throughout the area, spending their winters in well-insulated clan centers by the great river called the Urd Rush. Their most famous son, Hoarmûrath of Dír, became a Nazgûl and subsequently conquered all of the surrounding regions. Thus, Urd is reviled by most of the Hildor in north-central Middle-earth.