Boron

Boron (F.A. 315-F.A. 408^[1]) was the son of Baran and grandson of Bëor the Old, and the heir to the leadership of the House of Bëor.^[2] Though we have almost no details of Boron's life beyond his mere existence, he inherited the command of his people from his father, and his son Boromir inherited it in turn to become the first lord of Ladros.^[3]

[edit] Genealogy

[edit] Etymology

The name Boron means "Steadfast" in Sindarin, deriving from the root BORON.^[source?]

[edit] Other Versions of the Legendarium

In the The Grey Annals, created in the 1930s,^[4] Bëor was followed by his sons Bregolas and Barahir. After publication of The Lord of the Rings a new genealogy for the House of Bëor was made in the 1950s and at that time four generations (Baran, Boron, Boromir, and Bregor) were inserted after Bëor, with Bregor the father of Bregolas and Barahir.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Two. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Coming of Men into the West (Chapter 14)", (i) The House of Bëor, p. 229
2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Two. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Coming of Men into the West (Chapter 14)", (i) The House of Bëor, p. 231
3. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Coming of Men into the West"
4. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part One. The Grey Annals", p, 3