"When three hundred years and more were gone since the Noldor came to Beleriand, in the days of the Long Peace, Finrod Felagund, Lord of Nargothrond, journeyed east of Sirion and went hunting with Maglor and Maedhros, sons of Fëanor."

But he wearied of the chase and passed on alone until he finally came into the north of Ossiriand. There, in a valley among the foothills of the mountains, he saw a part of the kindred and following of Bëor the Old, a chieftain among Men. They were the first Men to enter Beleriand and Finrod watched them for long. When they had all fallen asleep he took up Bëor's harp and played on it. The men first believed that Finrod was one of the Valar but Finrod dwelt among them and taught them true knowledge and they took him for their lord.

Finrod learned from Bëor that there were many other men to come westwards and the Green-elves of Ossiriand were troubled by the coming of Men. They asked Finrod to make them return by the ways they came or move foreward fastly for they did not want to be disturbed in their peace. Thus by the advice of Finrod the men moved on until they finally reached the borders of Doriath. When Finrod finally left the men, Bëor joined him and stayed in his service.

Soon after the departure of Finrod, the other men of whom Bëor had spoken came into Beleriand and Finrod often returned to visit men. Also other Elves sent messengers to welcome men or they came themselves to see the Edain. After some years the kings of the three houses of the Noldor invited the men to live among their people and many of the Edain followed this invitation.

"It is said that in all these matters none save Finrod Felagund took counsel with King Thingol, and he was ill pleased, both for that reason, and because he was troubled by dreams concerning the coming of Men, ere ever the first tidings of them were heard. Therefore he commanded that Men should take no lands to dwell in save in the north and that the princes whom they served should be answerable for all that they did; and he said : "Into Doriath shall no man come while my realm lasts, not even those of the house of Bëor who serve Finrod the beloved." Melian said nothing to him at that time but afterwards she said to Galadriel : "Now the world runs on swiftly to great tidings. And one of them, even of Bëor's house , shall indeed come and the Girdle of Melian shall not restrain him, for doom greater than my power shall send him; and the songs that shall spring from that coming shall endure when all Middle-earth is changed.""

But some of the men also feared the Elves and the light of their eyes and among them were Bereg and Amlach. A council and assembly of Men was called and it came to an argument between the Elf-friends and those that feared the Elves. In the end a part of the men went southwards, led by Bereg, and others returned to Eriador and both were forgotten.

Morgoth, who saw that he could not yet wholly estrange Elves and Men, sent his Orcs to attack them and especially the Haladin fought hard against them. Among the Haladin live Haldad and he had twin children, Haleth, his daughter, and Haldar, his son. Both, Haldad and Haldar died in a fight against the Orcs, but Haleth became the leader of the Haladin. She led them first to Estolad but later they went on to the borders of Doriath and further to the Forest of Brethil.

"In this way it came to pass that the Edain dwelt in the lands of the Eldar, some here, some there, some wandering, some settled in kindreds and small peoples, and most part of them soon learned the Grey-Elven tongue, both as a common speech among themselves and because many were eager to learn the lore of the Elves."