The Snow Men of Forochel

[Black Numenorean]

I was wondering if there is more information about the Snow Men of Forochel, which are mentioned in David Day's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Tolkein, and all it said was that they were the descendants of the Forodwaith, who I do not know much more about either. They are supposedly mentioned in the Red Book of Westmarch, any other information would be gladly appreciated.

[Earniel]

The only concrete information I can think of is in the Appendix I at the end of LoTR, in the paragraphs concerning Arvedui, the last King of Arnor. When he's driven from his land, he takes refuge for a while with the snow-people. But it's precious little information there all the same.

[Gordis]

There is also a footnote # 22 to the Appendix A telling that

The Snowmen of Forochel are a strange, unfriendly people, remnant of the Forodwaith, Men of far-off days, accustomed to the bitter colds of the realm of Morgoth. Indeed those colds linger still in that region, though they lie hardly more than a hundred leagues north of the Shire. The Lossoth house in the snow, and it is said mat they can run on the ice with bones on their feet, and have carts without wheels. They live mostly, inaccessible to their enemies, on the great Cape of Forochel that shuts off to the north-west the immense bay of that name; but they often camp on the south shores of the bay at the feet of the Mountains'.

[Black Numenorean]

So I guess they are like the Inuit?

[The Gaffer]

Canadians!

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