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'''Bór''' (died [[First Age]] 472) was a leader of a tribe of [[Easterlings]] or "Swarthy Men" during the [[First Age]].
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'''Bór the Faithful''' (died {{FA|472}}) was a leader of a tribe of [[Easterlings]] during the [[First Age]].
  
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Bór's people came into [[Beleriand]] after the [[Dagor Bragollach]] ("Battle of Sudden Flame"). He and his sons [[Borlad]], [[Borlach]], and [[Borthand]] swore alligence to [[Maedhros]] and [[Maglor]]. Bór fell in the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]] ("Battle of Unnumbered Tears"), fighting the forces of the traitor [[Ulfang]] and his sons.
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== History ==
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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 ==
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Bór's name comes from the [[Sindarin]] word ''[[bôr]]'', meaning "faithful vassal". This sobriquet is very similar the name given to Balan, who is better known as [[Bëor the Old]]. Balan was a vassal of King [[Finrod]], and the word ''bëor'' means "vassal" in Balan's native tongue of [[Taliska]]. Unlike Bëor, though, Bór's original name was never recorded.
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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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Latest revision as of 10:41, 9 November 2012

Bór the Faithful
Man
Biographical Information
Date of birthFirst Age
Date of deathF.A. 472
Physical Description
GenderMale

Bór the Faithful (died F.A. 472) was a leader of a tribe of Easterlings during the First Age.

[edit] 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]

[edit] Etymology

The name Bór is Noldorin, given by the Elves because of his loyalty to them.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin"
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Three: The Etymologies", root BOR-
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