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'''Bór''' (died | {{men infobox | ||
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|birth=[[First Age]] | |||
|death={{FA|472}} | |||
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'''Bór the Faithful''' (died {{FA|472}}) was a leader of a tribe of [[Easterlings]] during the [[First Age]]. | |||
Bór's people came into [[Beleriand]] after the [[Dagor Bragollach]] | == History == | ||
Bór's people came into [[Beleriand]] after the [[Dagor Bragollach]]. He and his sons [[Borlad]], [[Borlach]], and [[Borthand]] swore allegiance to [[Maedhros]] and [[Maglor]].<ref>{{S|18}}</ref> | |||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
The name ''Bór'' is [[Noldorin]], given by the Elves because of his loyalty to them.<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, root BOR-</ref> | |||
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[[Category:Easterlings]] | [[Category:Easterlings]] | ||
[[Category:Sindarin | [[Category:Sindarin names]] | ||
[[de:Bór]] | [[de:Bór]] | ||
[[fr:encyclo:personnages:hommes:1a:orientaux:bor]] | [[fr:encyclo:personnages:hommes:1a:orientaux:bor]] | ||
[[fi:Bór]] | [[fi:Bór]] |
Revision as of 10:41, 9 November 2012
Bór the Faithful | |
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Man | |
Biographical Information | |
Birth | First Age |
Death | F.A. 472 |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Gallery | Images of Bór the Faithful |
Bór the Faithful (died F.A. 472) was a leader of a tribe of Easterlings during the First Age.
History
Bór's people came into Beleriand after the Dagor Bragollach. He and his sons Borlad, Borlach, and Borthand swore allegiance to Maedhros and Maglor.[1]
Etymology
The name Bór is Noldorin, given by the Elves because of his loyalty to them.[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", root BOR-