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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]].


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.
== History ==
Bór's people came into [[Beleriand]] after the [[Dagor Bragollach]]. He and his sons [[Borlad]], [[Borlach]], and [[Borthand]] swore alligence to [[Maedhros]] and [[Maglor]].<ref>{{S|18}}</ref> Bór fell in the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]], fighting the forces of the traitor [[Ulfang]] and his sons.<ref>{{S|20}}</ref>


== 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|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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Revision as of 09:25, 22 June 2012

Bór the Faithful
Man
Biographical Information
BirthFirst Age
DeathF.A. 472
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages 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 alligence to Maedhros and Maglor.[1] Bór fell in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, fighting the forces of the traitor Ulfang and his sons.[2]

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 Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad"
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