Barahir (grandson of Faramir)
The name Barahir refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see Barahir (disambiguation).
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Barahir was the grandson of Faramir and Éowyn.[note 1]
[edit] History
Barahir wrote The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen at some point during the second century of the Fourth Age, after the death of King Aragorn II Elessar.[1] His work survived in abbreviated form in the Thain's Book.[1]
[edit] Etymology
Barahir is a Sindarin word and consists of bara ("fiery; eager") + hîr ("master, lord").[2]
Notes
- ↑ The only child of the couple recorded is Elboron and it is not known if they had other children; it is not clear if Barahir was the son of Elboron, or of an unrecorded sibling of his.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Prologue", "Note on the Shire Records"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", pp. 351, 364