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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 (First Age)|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 [[Nírnaeth 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 allegiance to [[Maedhros]] and [[Maglor]].<ref>{{S|18}}</ref> He was one of the few leaders of the Eastern Tribes of Men to remain faithful to the Eldar during the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]] (Battle of Unnumbered Tears). This loyalty came at the cost of his life. The elves, grateful for his loyalty,  posthumously awarded him the title "Faithful".
 
== Genealogy ==
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== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==
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.
The name ''Bór'' is [[Noldorin]], given by the Elves because of his loyalty to them.<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, root BOR-</ref>
 
== Other versions of the legendarium ==
In the appendix of ''[[The Lost Road]]'' it states that Bór (then called Bor) was born in the year 120.<ref>{{LR|A1}}</ref>


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Revision as of 14:02, 18 February 2022

Bór
Easterling
Helena Stepanova - Bor with his sons.jpg
"Bor with his sons" by Helena Stepanova
Biographical Information
Other names"the Faithful"
PositionChieftain of Easterlings
LocationEast Beleriand
AffiliationUnion of Maedhros
BirthFirst Age
DeathF.A. 472
Nirnaeth Arnoediad
Family
ChildrenBorlach, Borlad and Borthand
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Bór

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] He was one of the few leaders of the Eastern Tribes of Men to remain faithful to the Eldar during the Nirnaeth Arnoediad (Battle of Unnumbered Tears). This loyalty came at the cost of his life. The elves, grateful for his loyalty, posthumously awarded him the title "Faithful".

Genealogy

 
 
 
 
BÓR
d. F.A. 472
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Borlach
d. F.A. 472
 
Borlad
d. F.A. 472
 
Borthand
d. F.A. 472
 


Etymology

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

Other versions of the legendarium

In the appendix of The Lost Road it states that Bór (then called Bor) was born in the year 120.[3]

References