Father of Beren and chieftain of a band of outlaws who resist Morgoth in the highlands. He is betrayed and slain, leaving Beren as sole survivor.

A mortal man of the House of Bëor, the last survivor of a doomed battle against Morgoth's forces. Beren wanders into the hidden realm of Doriath, falls in love with Lúthien, and is set an impossible task by her father: to bring back a Silmaril from the crown of Morgoth himself. His story with Lúthien is the defining love story of the First Age and an echo that runs through all of Tolkien's work.

Wise-woman of the House of Bëor, dear to Finrod Felagund. Loved Aegnor in a long unhappy life.

Wife of Húrin and mother of Túrin and Niënor. A woman of fierce will and unyielding pride, Morwen endures loss after loss but refuses to bend. Her determination to protect her children drives her into choices that Morgoth's curse twists against her.

Wife of Huor and mother of Tuor. She was gentle of heart, a singer and maker of songs. After giving birth to Tuor and entrusting him to the Grey-elves, she sought her husband's body and laid herself down to die upon the great mound of slain at Anfauglith.