In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, the Dúnedain (; singular: Dúnadan, Man of the West) were a race of Men descended from the Númenóreans who survived the sinking of their island kingdom and came to Eriador in Middle-earth, led by Elendil and his sons, Isildur and Anárion. They are also called Men of Westernesse (translated from the Sindarin term). They settled in Arnor and Gondor.