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'''Baravorn''' is the translation into [[Sindarin]] of [[Hamfast Gardner]]'s first name. [[Aragorn | '''Baravorn''' is the translation into [[Sindarin]] of [[Hamfast Gardner]]'s first name. [[Aragorn|Elessar]] adressed [[Samwise Gamgee]] as such in the ''[[King's Letter]]''.<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[Sauron Defeated]]'', "[[The Epilogue]]"</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The first element is ''[[bar]]'', "home". The second element, ''[[avorn]]'', is unclear. Though it is usually taken to be related to ''[[boron|bor(o)n]]'', " steadfast",<ref>[[Carl F. Hostetter]], "The ''King's Letter'', An Historical and Comparative Analysis", in [[Vinyar Tengwar 31]] (September [[1993]]), pages 12-34.</ref>, it could also be related to the root ''[[ABA]]'', indicating a reluctance to leave. | The first element is ''[[bar]]'', "home". The second element, ''[[avorn]]'', is unclear. Though it is usually taken to be related to ''[[boron|bor(o)n]]'', " steadfast",<ref>[[Carl F. Hostetter]], "The ''King's Letter'', An Historical and Comparative Analysis", in [[Vinyar Tengwar 31]] (September [[1993]]), pages 12-34.</ref>, it could also be related to the root ''[[ABA]]'', indicating a reluctance to leave. | ||
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Template:Noncanon Baravorn is the translation into Sindarin of Hamfast Gardner's first name. Elessar adressed Samwise Gamgee as such in the King's Letter.[1]
Etymology
The first element is bar, "home". The second element, avorn, is unclear. Though it is usually taken to be related to bor(o)n, " steadfast",[2], it could also be related to the root ABA, indicating a reluctance to leave.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Sauron Defeated, "The Epilogue"
- ↑ Carl F. Hostetter, "The King's Letter, An Historical and Comparative Analysis", in Vinyar Tengwar 31 (September 1993), pages 12-34.
