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'''Borlach''' was one of the sons of [[Bór]] | {{easterling infobox | ||
| name=Borlach | |||
| image=[[File:Helena Stepanova - Bor with his sons.jpg|250px]] | |||
| people=[[Easterlings (First Age)|Easterling (First Age)]] | |||
| caption="Bor with his sons" by [[:Category:Images by Helena Stepanova|Helena Stepanova]] | |||
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| location=[[East Beleriand]] | |||
| affiliation=[[Union of Maedhros]] | |||
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| death={{FA|472}} | |||
| deathlocation=[[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]] | |||
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| parentage=[[Bór]] | |||
| siblings=[[Borlad]] and [[Borthand]] | |||
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| gender=Male | |||
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'''Borlach''' was one of the sons of [[Bór]]. | |||
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== History == | |||
Borlach and his kin entered the service of [[Maedhros]] and [[Maglor]], the eldest [[Sons of Fëanor]].<ref>{{S|18}}</ref> He fought in the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]], and was faithful to the [[Noldor]], taking part in the slaying of [[Ulfang]]'s sons before he was himself slain.<ref>{{S|20}}</ref> | |||
== | == Genealogy == | ||
{{familytree/start}} | |||
{{familytree| | | | | BOR | | | | | |BOR=[[Bór]]</br><small>''d. {{FA|472}}''</small>}} | |||
{{familytree| |,|-|-|-|+|-|-|-|.| | |}} | |||
{{familytree| BOH | | BOD | | BOT | |BOH='''BORLACH'''</br><small>''d. {{FA|472}}''</small>|BOD=[[Borlad]]</br><small>''d. {{FA|472}}''</small>|BOT=[[Borthand]]</br><small>''d. {{FA|472}}''</small>}} | |||
{{familytree/end}} | |||
== Etymology == | |||
The exact meaning is unclear, but is tied to the root BOR- ("loyalty")<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, root BOR-</ref> adding the word ''[[lach]]'' ("flame"). | |||
==Other versions of the | == Other versions of the legendarium == | ||
In the [[The Later Annals of Beleriand|''Later Annals of Beleriand'']] and the ''[[Grey Annals]]'', the name of the character was ''Boromir'',<ref>{{WJ|15}}, p. 134., ([Annal] 263)</ref><ref>{{WJ|P1}}, pp. 61 (§174), 64 ("Conclusion of annal 463 in Version II"), 128 (note to §174), </ref> a name later used for [[Boromir (Lord of Ladros)|Boromir of Ladros]].<ref>{{LR|AB}}, p. 151 (note to Annal 263)</ref><ref>{{WJ|15}}, p. 240</ref> The Boromir referred to in the [[The Etymologies|''Etymologies'']] (cf. [[Boromir (Lord of Ladros)#Etymology|Boromir of Ladros: Etymology]]) is thus Borlach.<ref>{{LR|Index}}, p. 420 (compare references for "Boromir (1)" and "Boromir (2)")</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=[[Anders Stenström]]|articleurl=https://tolkienlistsearch.herokuapp.com/message/5e9c35d76beb162366dc0280|articlename=Re: Boromir name being Quenya or Sindarin (163.58)|dated=2022-06-20|website=[[Elfling]]|accessed=2022-09-23}}</ref> In the appendix of ''[[The Lost Road]]'' it states that Borlach (then called Boromir) was born in the year 145.<ref>{{LR|A1}}</ref> | |||
In the [[The Later Annals of Beleriand|''Later Annals of Beleriand'']] and the ''[[Grey Annals]]'', the name of the character was ''Boromir'',<ref>{{WJ|15}}, p. 134 ([Annal] 263)</ref><ref>{{WJ|P1}}, pp. 61 (§174), 64 ("Conclusion of annal 463 in Version II"), 128 (note to §174), </ref> a name later used for [[Boromir of Ladros]].<ref>{{LR|AB}}, p. 151 (note to Annal 263)</ref><ref>{{WJ|15}}, p. 240</ref> The Boromir referred to in the [[The Etymologies|''Etymologies'']] (cf. [[Boromir of Ladros#Etymology|Boromir of Ladros: Etymology]]) is thus Borlach.<ref>{{LR|Index}}, p. 420 (compare references for "Boromir (1)" and "Boromir (2)")</ref><ref>[[ | |||
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[[Category:Easterlings]] | [[Category:Characters in The Silmarillion]] | ||
[[Category:Easterlings (First Age)]] | |||
[[Category:First Age characters]] | |||
[[Category:Sindarin names]] | [[Category:Sindarin names]] | ||
[[de:Borlach]] | [[de:Borlach]] | ||
[[fi:Borlach]] | |||
[[fr:encyclo:personnages:hommes:1a:orientaux:borlach]] | [[fr:encyclo:personnages:hommes:1a:orientaux:borlach]] | ||