Bór
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| Bór | |
|---|---|
| Easterling | |
 | |
| "Bor with his sons" by Helena Stepanova | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | "the Faithful" |
| Position | Chieftain of Easterlings |
| Location | East Beleriand |
| Affiliation | Union of Maedhros |
| Birth | First Age |
| Death | F.A. 472 Nirnaeth Arnoediad |
| Family | |
| Children | Borlach, Borlad and Borthand |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Bór |
Bór the Faithful (died F.A. 472) was a leader of a tribe of Easterlings during the First Age.
History[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
| BÓR d. F.A. 472 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Borlach d. F.A. 472 | Borlad d. F.A. 472 | Borthand d. F.A. 472 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The name Bór is Noldorin, given by the Elves because of his loyalty to them.[2]
Other versions of the legendarium[edit | edit source]
In the appendix of The Lost Road it states that Bór (then called Bor) was born in the year 120.[3]
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-
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Appendix: I. The Genealogies"
