The first men, created by Eru Iluvatar, were awoken in the easterly land of Hildórien, at the first rising of the first sun. These Children of Ilúvatar awoke during the time when the elves of the Noldor were already returning from Valinor to Middle-earth. Men were befriended by the Dark Elves, of which there were few, but were also approached by Melkor (Morgoth). The men were divided into many different groups. Two were seen in the First Age: the Edain and the Easterlings, also known as the Swarthy Men.