A gentle, club-footed Adan of the Second House (the Haladin), Brandir Halad was the son of Handir and the Lord of the People of Haleth in the Forest of Brethil. He hated war and hoped to hide his folk from their enemies. During the Wars of Beleriand, he avoided the conflict and fortified his small, hidden realm, erecting the palisade refuge of Ephel Brandir on Amon Obel. His people stayed out of the fighting during his reign but, with the arrival of the wounded Turin,son of Hurin, they briefly faced the spectre of war. Brandir healed Turin but refused to assist him in his quest to slay the Dragon Glaurung. Two of Brandir's subjects, however, accompanied the great Warrior, and many of the Haladin lost respect for their Lord (see "Turin"below). Believing Turin slain and fearing the Drake, Br