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'''Borondir Udalraph''' (died [[15 April]], {{TA|2510}}) was a [[Gondor|Gondorian]] soldier with some [[Éothéod|Northern]] blood: a forefather was a Captain of the Northmen who served under the [[Steward]] of Gondor. He was described as brave and an excellent rider.<ref name="Cirion">{{UT|Cirion}}</ref>
'''Borondir Udalraph''' (died [[15 April]], {{TA|2510}}) was a [[Gondor|Gondorian]] soldier during their war against the [[Balchoth]]. He was one of six riders sent to seek the aid of the [[Northmen]], and was the only one to reach them alive. He brought the Northmen to the [[Battle of the Field of Celebrant]], but died protecting his lord [[Cirion]].<ref name=Ride>{{UT|Ride}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Borondir was one of six riders sent out by Steward [[Cirion]] to seek the aid of the Northmen when the [[Balchoth]] threatened Gondor's northern borders. He was the only one to reach [[Eorl|Eorl the Young]] alive, and brought him the [[Red Arrow]] and the Seal of the Stewards. On the journey South, he showed knowledge  of [[Lothlórien]]; he understood the strange mist they had to pass was not magic from [[Dol Guldur]], but rather an effort by [[Galadriel]] to stop such magic.  
Borondir was a great rider who possessed great courage and great endurance, whose family claimed to be descended from a captain of the Northmen who served under the old [[King of Gondor|kings of Gondor]].<ref name=Ride/>


Borondir brought the Northmen to the [[Battle of the Field of Celebrant]], but did not survive the battle. His body was taken to the [[Silent Street]], and his name and deeds were remembered in song: ''[[Rochon Methestel]]'', "Rider of Last Hope".<ref name="Cirion"/>
At the end of the winter of {{TA|2509}}, a large force of [[Balchoth]] was mustering along the southern edge of [[Mirkwood]]. When Cirion, the [[Ruling Stewards|Steward]] of Gondor, learned of this danger and called for volunteers to ride to the [[Éothéod]], a group of Northmen who lived near the upper [[Vales of Anduin]], to ask them for help. Borondir came forward and was chosen by Cirion as one of six riders. On [[10 March]] of {{TA|2510}}, Borondir was senty by Cirion in the first of three pairs of riders to ride to the Éothéod. Each pair was sent out with a day's interval between them, and each rider was given a message learned by heart and a small stone incised with the seal of the Stewards.<ref name=Ride/>
 
Borondir's companion was killed in an ambush near [[Dol Guldur]], but Borondir escaped with luck and the speed of his horse. He was pursued as far north as the [[Gladden Fields]]. When he reached the Éothéod on [[25 March]], he had gone two days without food, and was so spent that he could barely speak Cirion's message to their leader [[Eorl]]. He was the only messenger that arrived at Éothéod. Nothing was ever heard again of the other four riders.<ref name=Ride/>
 
Eorl gathered an army of approximately seven thousand fully-armed riders and some hundreds of horsed archers, and set forth on [[6 April]]. Borondir rode by Eorl's right hand to serve as guide. When a gleaming white mist flowed from the [[Elves|elven]] realm of [[Lothlórien]] over the river Anduin drove back the glooms of [[Dol Guldur]] and hid their approach, it seemed to Borondir that [[Galadriel]], the lady of Lothlórien was assisting them on their way past Dol Guldur.<ref name=Ride/>
 
The Éothéod arrived at the [[Battle of the Field of Celebrant]] in time to rescue the Gondorian army, which was backed against the [[Limlight]] river in a hopeless situation. Borondir was the first to cross the river, and cleft a path to aid Cirion.<ref name=UTNote>{{UT|8e}}, note 27</ref> The arrival of the Éothéod swung the battle, and the Balchoth were crushed,<ref name=Ride/><ref>{{App|Eorl}}, entry for Eorl the Young, p. 1064</ref><ref>{{App|Stewards}}, entry for Steward Cirion, p. 1053</ref> but Borondir died defending Cirion<ref name=UTNote/>.
 
After the battle, Borondir was laid in a tomb in the [[Hallows]] of [[Minas Tirith]]. He was long remembered in the song of ''[[Rochon Methestel]]'', the "Rider of Last Hope".<ref name=UTNote/>
 
==Etymology==
''Borondir'' is probably a [[Sindarin]] name. Its meaning and components are not glossed, but it possibly means "Steadfast-man" and is a compound of ''boron'' ("steadfast", "trusty man", "faithful vassal") and ''dîr'' ("man").<ref>{{webcite|author=[[Paul Strack]]|articleurl=https://www.eldamo.org/content/words/word-2898073391.html|articlename=S. ''Borondir'' m.|website=Eldamo|accessed=08 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{HM|GS}}, p. 344</ref>


==Other names==
==Other names==
Borondir's epithet '''Udalraph''' means "the Stirrupless"; he was a rider who did not need stirrups, like the Northmen.<ref name="Cirion"/>
Borondir's ''Sindarin''<ref>{{webcite|author=[[Paul Strack]]|articleurl=https://www.eldamo.org/content/words/word-2305010313.html|articlename=S. ''Udalraph'' m.|website=Eldamo|accessed=08 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{HM|GS}}, p. 358</ref> epithet '''Udalraph''' means "the Stirrupless".<ref name=UTNote/>
 
==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''2020: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Borondir briefly appears in a flashback narrating the history of the [[Éothéod]].


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Borondir
Gondorian
The Lord of the Rings Online - Borondir.jpg
Borondir in The Lord of the Rings Online
Biographical Information
Other namesUdalraph (S. "Stirrupless")
PositionSoldier of Gondor
LocationGondor
LanguageWestron
Death15 April, T.A. 2510
Battle of the Field of Celebrant
Family
Housedescendant of a Northern Captain
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Borondir

Borondir Udalraph (died 15 April, T.A. 2510) was a Gondorian soldier during their war against the Balchoth. He was one of six riders sent to seek the aid of the Northmen, and was the only one to reach them alive. He brought the Northmen to the Battle of the Field of Celebrant, but died protecting his lord Cirion.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

Borondir was a great rider who possessed great courage and great endurance, whose family claimed to be descended from a captain of the Northmen who served under the old kings of Gondor.[1]

At the end of the winter of T.A. 2509, a large force of Balchoth was mustering along the southern edge of Mirkwood. When Cirion, the Steward of Gondor, learned of this danger and called for volunteers to ride to the Éothéod, a group of Northmen who lived near the upper Vales of Anduin, to ask them for help. Borondir came forward and was chosen by Cirion as one of six riders. On 10 March of T.A. 2510, Borondir was senty by Cirion in the first of three pairs of riders to ride to the Éothéod. Each pair was sent out with a day's interval between them, and each rider was given a message learned by heart and a small stone incised with the seal of the Stewards.[1]

Borondir's companion was killed in an ambush near Dol Guldur, but Borondir escaped with luck and the speed of his horse. He was pursued as far north as the Gladden Fields. When he reached the Éothéod on 25 March, he had gone two days without food, and was so spent that he could barely speak Cirion's message to their leader Eorl. He was the only messenger that arrived at Éothéod. Nothing was ever heard again of the other four riders.[1]

Eorl gathered an army of approximately seven thousand fully-armed riders and some hundreds of horsed archers, and set forth on 6 April. Borondir rode by Eorl's right hand to serve as guide. When a gleaming white mist flowed from the elven realm of Lothlórien over the river Anduin drove back the glooms of Dol Guldur and hid their approach, it seemed to Borondir that Galadriel, the lady of Lothlórien was assisting them on their way past Dol Guldur.[1]

The Éothéod arrived at the Battle of the Field of Celebrant in time to rescue the Gondorian army, which was backed against the Limlight river in a hopeless situation. Borondir was the first to cross the river, and cleft a path to aid Cirion.[2] The arrival of the Éothéod swung the battle, and the Balchoth were crushed,[1][3][4] but Borondir died defending Cirion[2].

After the battle, Borondir was laid in a tomb in the Hallows of Minas Tirith. He was long remembered in the song of Rochon Methestel, the "Rider of Last Hope".[2]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

Borondir is probably a Sindarin name. Its meaning and components are not glossed, but it possibly means "Steadfast-man" and is a compound of boron ("steadfast", "trusty man", "faithful vassal") and dîr ("man").[5][6]

Other names[edit | edit source]

Borondir's Sindarin[7][8] epithet Udalraph means "the Stirrupless".[2]

Portrayal in adaptations[edit | edit source]

2020: The Lord of the Rings Online:

Borondir briefly appears in a flashback narrating the history of the Éothéod.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan", "(ii) The Ride of Eorl"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan", "Notes", note 27
  3. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The House of Eorl", entry for Eorl the Young, p. 1064
  4. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion", "The Stewards", entry for Steward Cirion, p. 1053
  5. Paul Strack, "S. Borondir m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 8 March 2024)
  6. David Salo (2004), A Gateway to Sindarin, p. 344
  7. Paul Strack, "S. Udalraph m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 8 March 2024)
  8. David Salo (2004), A Gateway to Sindarin, p. 358