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<b>Baravorn</b> is the translation into [[Sindarin]] of the name [[Hamfast Gamgee|Hamfast]]. The name appears in the [[King's Letter]] (see: [[Sauron Defeated]], p. 121, 126, 129), sent by the King [[Elessar]] to master [[Samwise Gamgee]] in [[Shire Reckoning|S.R.]] 1436.
'''Baravorn''' is the translation into [[Sindarin]] of the [[Hobbitish]] name ''[[Ranugad]]''. [[Aragorn|Elessar]] addressed [[Gaffer Gamgee|Samwise Gamgee]] as such in the ''[[King's Letter]]''.<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[Sauron Defeated]]'', "[[The Epilogue]]"</ref>
 
==Etymology==
The elements of the name are [[bar]] 'home' and [[avorn]] 'staying, fast'.
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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Baravorn is the translation into Sindarin of the Hobbitish name Ranugad. Elessar addressed Samwise Gamgee as such in the King's Letter.[1]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

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

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Sauron Defeated, "The Epilogue"
  2. Carl F. Hostetter, "The King's Letter, An Historical and Comparative Analysis", in Vinyar Tengwar 31 (September 1993), pages 12-34.