Borondir
Borondir Udalraph was a knight of Gondor with Eotheod blood sent to seek the Eotheod. He was very brave and a true horseman, which he likely inherited from the northern captains from which he was descended. Borondir must have been born sometime long prior to 2509 of the Third Age, as by then he was an able-bodied man. However, his date of birth is unknown.
In 2509, Gondor was threatened by a fierce group of Easterlings known as the Balchoth along their northern borders. Cirion, the Steward of Gondor, sent Borondir with six other riders to ride north along the Anduin to seek aid from the Eotheod. Cirion was the only one of these six riders to reach Eorl the Young alive.
Borondir set the Red Arrow and the Seal of the Stewards before Eorl, a symbol of an alliance between Gondor and the Eotheod. Gondor requested aid from Eorl, which he granted.
Borondir journeyed south back to Gondor, and he came upon a strange mist. Borondir knew the mist was not that of Sauron from Dol Guldur, but of Galadriel of Lothlorien in an attempt to stop such evil magic from Sauron.
Borondir rode with the Eotheod army to the Battle of the Field of Celebrant in 2510. On the Field of Celebrant, Borondir was slain. His body was taken up the Silent Street in Minas Tirith, and his name and deeds were remembered in song. The Rochon Methestel, "Rider of Last Hope" was about Borondir.
In 2509, Gondor was threatened by a fierce group of Easterlings known as the Balchoth along their northern borders. Cirion, the Steward of Gondor, sent Borondir with six other riders to ride north along the Anduin to seek aid from the Eotheod. Cirion was the only one of these six riders to reach Eorl the Young alive.
Borondir set the Red Arrow and the Seal of the Stewards before Eorl, a symbol of an alliance between Gondor and the Eotheod. Gondor requested aid from Eorl, which he granted.
Borondir journeyed south back to Gondor, and he came upon a strange mist. Borondir knew the mist was not that of Sauron from Dol Guldur, but of Galadriel of Lothlorien in an attempt to stop such evil magic from Sauron.
Borondir rode with the Eotheod army to the Battle of the Field of Celebrant in 2510. On the Field of Celebrant, Borondir was slain. His body was taken up the Silent Street in Minas Tirith, and his name and deeds were remembered in song. The Rochon Methestel, "Rider of Last Hope" was about Borondir.
Names & Meanings
Borondir means "steadfast man" in Quenya from boron meaning "steadfast, enduring" and dir meaning "man." The name Udalraph means "the stirrupless" and likely refers to his great riding skills.
References
The Unfinished Tales:"Cirion and Eorl," pages 296-299, 313
The History of Middle-earth, Volume V, The Lost Road and Other Writings: "The Etymologies"
The History of Middle-earth, Volume V, The Lost Road and Other Writings: "The Etymologies"
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