Ulgath

The Ulgath (Ul.: Great People) or Talathoth (N.: Plains-People) were a group of Easterling tribes in the early Second Age.They were the ancestors of many of the peoples of Rhûn including the Brygath, Gathmarig, Kugath, Logath,Sagath and Wágath.

Genealogy of the "Talathoth"

• Men of Hildorien, First Age
  • Lintanoi (Who fled westwards)
    • Beleriandic Easterlings
      • Borians
      • Uldorians
        • Szrel and Vulszev (who "returned" to the Rhûnaer in the early Second Age)
          • Hathig (early Third Age, remnants of the Szreldor, intermixed with southern Guvar remnants and became the Southern Sagath)
    • Edain
      • ...
  • Asrabi (who stayed behind and served the First Temple)
    • Talataerim (Who spread throughout the Steppe after the Battle of Palisor)
      • Reiksfrathig-family (late First Age)
        • Ulgath (late First-early Second Age)
          • Northern Ulgath or Nardhrim (late First - early Second Age)
            • Brogath (early Second Age, broke up into the Szrel-dominated Thúlkan and Uldragor and the free Bothar)
              • Thúlkan and Uldragor (early Second Age, eastern kinsmen of the Uldorians, came under Dominion of the "east-returning" Shrel and Vulszev)
                • Murgath (mid to late Second Age, were under domination of the Szreldorn)
                  • Wágath (early third Age, descendants of Murgath who returned from the War of the last Alliance, later split into a sedentary and a nomad faction)
                    • Logath (mid-Third Age, later merged with the Igath or were subjugated)
                    • Sagath (mid-Third Age, descendants of Hathig and Murgath returners from the War of the last Alliance, later merged with the Igath or were subjugated)
            • Bothar (Second Age, fled from Szrel-dominion into the forests)
              • Kugath (mid-Third Age, descendants of Bothar-woodsmen and Northron refugees)
            • Gargath (Early Third Age, free Ulgath clans along the Celduin, later intermixed with Northrons and Donath)
              • Folyavuldok (Mid-Third Age descendants of Donath, Gargath and Northmen)
                • Dorwinionrim (mid to late Third Age)
                • Riverrats (mid to late Third Age, Northmen intermixed with Dorwinrim and descendants of the Gargath)
          • Southern Ulgath (late First-early Second Age)
            • Urgath (Second Age, remained independent from the Szreldorn Dominion)
              • Guvar (Early Third Age)
                • Brygath (mid-Third Age, descendants of the Guvar-nomads)
                • Gathmarig (mid-Third Age, sedentary descendants of the Guvar)
                  • Igath (later Third Age, formed by the Kings of Mistrand out of the Gathmarig and Brygath-vassals)
                    • Wainriders (Confederation of Igath and subjugated descendants of the Sagath and Logath, their remnants were later absorbed by the Balchoth)
                      • Narimanush (late third Age ,descendants of the tribes of southern Rhûn who had been part of the Balchoth-empire)
                      • Rostamush (late third Age, descendants of the original Balchoth of eastern Rhovanion and subjugated remnants of the Wainriders)
                        • Jangovar (late third Age descendants of the Rostamush and wild nomad tribes of northern Rhun such as the Hunkarim)
                • "Southern Sagath" (Guvar clans that were dominated by the Hôs-clan, merged with the Brygath and later became part of the Wainriders)
          • Haid (late Second Age, eastern kinsmen or remnants of the Ulgath)
            • Lothrag (early Third Age)
              • Lotani (mid-Third Age)
                • Bozorganush (late Third Age, descendants of the eastern part of the Balchoth-empire)
                  • Khundolar (late third Age, descendants of Bozorganush and subjugated tribes from northern Rhun such as the Hunkarim)
                • Rahiwenna (late Third Age, free tribes not subjugated or rebellious against the Golden Army)

See:

• Ulgathig