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<b>Baravorn</b> is the translation into [[Sindarin]] of the name [[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. In the letter is mentioned [[Hamfast Gardner]], the son of master Samwise.
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'''Baravorn''' is the translation into [[Sindarin]] of [[Hamfast Gardner]]'s first name. [[Aragorn II|Elessar]] adressed [[Samwise Gamgee]] as such in the ''[[King's Letter]]''.<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[Sauron Defeated]]'', "[[The Epilogue]]"</ref>
The elements of the name are [[bar]] 'home' and [[avorn]] 'staying, fast'.
==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 ''[[ABAR]]'', 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 ABAR, 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.