Brego
| Brego | |
|---|---|
| Rohir | |
 | |
| "The House of Eorl - Brego" by Lída Holubová | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Titles | King of Rohan |
| Location | Rohan |
| Language | Rohanese and Westron |
| Birth | T.A. 2512 |
| Rule | T.A. 2545 - 2570 (25 years) |
| Death | T.A. 2570 (aged 58) |
| Family | |
| House | House of Eorl |
| Parentage | Eorl |
| Children | Baldor, Aldor, Eofor |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Brego |
Brego was the second King of Rohan.[1]
History[edit]
Brego became King at the death of his father Eorl the Young in T.A. 2545.[2] During his rule the migration of the Éothéod to Calenardhon continued, and Brego defended the borders of Rohan against their enemies (the Dunlendings and Easterlings) and drove off the Wold the remaining Orcs and Balchoth.
Brego built the Golden Hall of Meduseld (T.A. 2569),[2] and made Edoras the capital of Rohan.
His eldest son Baldor in his pride went into the Paths of the Dead never to be found again, and Brego died of grief the next year.[2] He was followed by his second son, Aldor.[1]
Etymology[edit]
Brego means "chief, leader, king, lord" in Old English, which Tolkien used to represent Rohanese in his works.
Outside The Lord of the Rings, the plural form of the word, Bregan ("Rulers") also appeared in earlier writings as one of the Old English words for the Valar by Ælfwine.[3]
Genealogy[edit]
| Léod 2459 - 2501† | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eorl 2485 - 2545† | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| BREGO 2512 - 2570 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baldor d. 2570† | Aldor 2544 - 2645 | Eofor unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||
| three daughters unknown | Fréa 2570 - 2659 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Éomund d. 3002† | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The House of Eorl", "The Kings of the Mark"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Shaping of Middle-earth, "III. The Quenta: Appendix 1: Fragments of a translation of The Quenta Noldorinwa into Old English, made by Ælfwine or Eriol; together with Old English equivalents of Elvish names"
| Brego House of Eorl | ||
| Preceded by: Eorl | 2nd King of Rohan T.A. 2545 – 2570 | Followed by: Aldor |
| Kings of Rohan | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Eorl the Young (T.A. 2510 - 2545) · Brego (2545 - 2570) · Aldor the Old (2570 - 2645) · Fréa (2645 - 2659) · Fréawine (2659 - 2680) · Goldwine (2680 - 2699) · Déor (2699 - 2718) · Gram (2718 - 2741) · Helm Hammerhand (2741 - 2759) |
| Second Line: | Fréaláf Hildeson (2759 - 2798) · Brytta Léofa (2798 - 2842) · Walda (2842 - 2851) · Folca the Hunter (2851 - 2864) · Folcwine (2864 - 2903) · Fengel (2903 - 2953) · Thengel (2953 - 2980) · Théoden Ednew (2980 - 3019) |
| Third Line: | Éomer Éadig (T.A. 3019 - Fo.A. 63) · Elfwine the Fair (63 - unknown) |
