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Baranor (man of Gondor)

The name Baranor refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see Baranor (disambiguation).
Baranor
Gondorian
Biographical Information
RealmGondor
LanguageWestron
BirthLate Third Age
Family
ChildrenBeregond
Physical Description
GenderMale
Baranor was a man of Gondor in the Third Age.

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[edit] History

He was the father of Beregond, a hero of the siege of Minas Tirith, and seems to have also dwelt in that city. Baranor's ancestors originally were from the vales of the White Mountains, most likely in Lossarnach. Prior to that they lived in Ithilien.

[edit] Genealogy

 
 
Baranor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beregond[1]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bergil[1]
 
Borlas[2]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
unnamed
daughter[2]
 
Berelach[2]

[edit] Etymology

Baranor was likely named after the first name Man of the same name. It could mean various things:

[edit] References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Minas Tirith"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "The New Shadow"
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