The Encyclopedia of Arda - Baran (original) (raw)

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Dates I 289 - I 380 (lived [91 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=289&startage=1&endyear=380&endage=1&c=The Lifetime of Baran))1 Race Men Division Edain Family House of Bëor Settlements Estolad Pronunciation ba'ran Meaning Uncertain2 Other names Bëor the Young3 Indexes: Alphabetical: B Men About this entry: Updated 9 June 2021 Updates planned: 1 The elder son of Bëor Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Bëor(Balan) Baran Belen Boron Baranor Baran was the ancestor of the all the more famous members of the House of Bëor, while his brother Belen faded into obscurity (and does not in fact appear outside volume XI of The History of Middle-earth). Belen was the great-great-grandfather of Emeldir the Man-hearted, who became the wife of Baran's descendant Barahir. The elder son of Bëor the Old, who took up the leadership of the House of Bëor after his father's departure to service in Nargothrond. Notes 1 The dates shown here come from a genealogy of the House of Bëor in volume XI of The History of Middle-earth. Though they fit with the events described in The Silmarillion, they may not therefore be considered fully canonical. 2 There is an Elvish word baran meaning 'brown', but all our evidence suggests that Baran's name is not Elvish, but instead comes from Taliska, the little-known Mannish tongue used by the Bëorians. Baran's name in his original native language is not therefore directly interpretable. 3 Baran's father Balan was better known as Bëor the Old. He received the name Bëor, which meant 'vassal' in his own tongue, after he entered the service of Finrod Felagund. According to the source in The History of Middle-earth mentioned above, Bëor's son Baran received the name 'Bëor the Young', which implies that he followed his father and also became a vassal of the Eldar. See also... Balan, Bëor, Boron, Vassal Indexes: Alphabetical: B Men About this entry: Updated 9 June 2021 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2000, 2008, 2021. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.Explore the benefits of using a personality profile to discover yourself and make the most of your career.

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Dates I 289 - I 380 (lived [91 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=289&startage=1&endyear=380&endage=1&c=The Lifetime of Baran))1 Race Men Division Edain Family House of Bëor Settlements Estolad Pronunciation ba'ran Meaning Uncertain2 Other names Bëor the Young3 Indexes: Alphabetical: B Men About this entry: Updated 9 June 2021 Updates planned: 1 The elder son of Bëor

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Bëor(Balan)

Baran Belen

Boron Baranor Baran was the ancestor of the all the more famous members of the House of Bëor, while his brother Belen faded into obscurity (and does not in fact appear outside volume XI of The History of Middle-earth). Belen was the great-great-grandfather of Emeldir the Man-hearted, who became the wife of Baran's descendant Barahir. The elder son of Bëor the Old, who took up the leadership of the House of Bëor after his father's departure to service in Nargothrond. Notes 1 The dates shown here come from a genealogy of the House of Bëor in volume XI of The History of Middle-earth. Though they fit with the events described in The Silmarillion, they may not therefore be considered fully canonical. 2 There is an Elvish word baran meaning 'brown', but all our evidence suggests that Baran's name is not Elvish, but instead comes from Taliska, the little-known Mannish tongue used by the Bëorians. Baran's name in his original native language is not therefore directly interpretable. 3 Baran's father Balan was better known as Bëor the Old. He received the name Bëor, which meant 'vassal' in his own tongue, after he entered the service of Finrod Felagund. According to the source in The History of Middle-earth mentioned above, Bëor's son Baran received the name 'Bëor the Young', which implies that he followed his father and also became a vassal of the Eldar. See also... Balan, Bëor, Boron, Vassal Indexes: Alphabetical: B Men About this entry: Updated 9 June 2021 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2000, 2008, 2021. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.Explore the benefits of using a personality profile to discover yourself and make the most of your career.