#borlad

[grey-gazania-fic]

The sons of Bór were Borlad, Borlach, and Borthand; and they followed Maedhros and Maglor, and cheated the hope of Morgoth, and were faithful.

Featuring Antonio Te Maioha as Bor, Benjamin Mitchell as Borlad, Julian Arahanga as Borlach, and James Rolleston as Borthand.

A belated Day 1 fill (family) for @tolkiengenweek

[grey-gazania]

I feel like the Easterlings (both First Age and Third Age) don't get enough love in this fandom, and I'd like to rectify that if I can. Woul anyone be interested in participating if I were to set up an Easterlings Week?

[dfwbwfbbwfbwf]

The Faithful's Wife

The songs and stories tell of Bór, the loyal Easterling whose name is a testament of his steadfastness, and his three sons, Borlad, Borlach, and Borthand. Their deaths are grieved in mournful songs from Imladris to Valinor by the Eldar who had been spared by their sacrifice.

Batu learned of her husband's and sons' deaths from a mortally wounded messenger. Her clan had prepared for this eventuality, and in an hour, they were on the move south.

They traveled through Thargelion, past the Gelion, and around Nan Elmoth - the forest unnerved their horses. Doriath provided them no shelter, forcing them through Nan Dungortheb. The spiders slew a quarter of her people, including five of her seven daughters and all her grandchildren save Borlach's infant son.

Batu led them on.

They reached Brethil wounded and starved. Batu begged succor for her people from the Haladin chieftain, Handir. His heart bled with compassion for them, and he gave them lands south of the Ravines of Taeglin. The plains suited their lifestyle well, and they thrived for a time.

(Then Túrin came, but that's another story.)

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Thought experiment from this post of mine, and I couldn't just let horrible things happen to them. :(

[symphonyofsilence]

You know whose story I really want to know? Like...I'd like to read a whole book about?

Bór & his sons. The Easterlings who allied with Morgoth & entered the service of Maedhros & Maglor but changed alliance & stayed faithful & died fighting in the Nirnaeth after they killed the traitors of the house of Ulfang & posthumously gained the title 'the faithful'.

What legends.

They must have known what consequences awaited them if they betrayed Melkor. What bravery.

Why is there no content about them in the fandom? Why are they so underrated?

They're so interesting.

I need to know their full story.

[arofili]

men of middle-earth ⧎ easterlings and southrons ⧎ headcanon disclaimer

          Kulren was the chieftain of a tribe of Easterlings who entered Beleriand in the First Age. He was a great war-leader who took close counsel with his wife Nabren, an archer and scout. Nabren passed on her skills to her eldest son Kultan, while her other two sons, Kulnab and Kulrad, favored the sword as did their father. Kulnab was also a great rider, commanding a company of horse-mounted warriors, while Kulrad had the gift of ekhda, “wildness,” which allowed him to go battle-mad and hew down his foes without fear for his own life.           When they crossed the Blue Mountains into Beleriand some months after their kinsmen led by Pegmûl, Kulren and his folk were met by the elven-lord Maedhros the Tall, who offered allegiance to them. Though at first Kulren was hesitant to bind his service to such a fearsome elf, Nabren saw the value in the allegiance and urged her husband to agree. When orcs attacked their camp during negotiations, the elven and mortal vassals of Maedhros fought fiercely against them. Kulrad recognized a fellow ekhren in Maedhros, who alone surpassed his deadliness in battle, and it was this more than anything that moved his father to agree to serve under the Lord of Himring.           Kulren’s folk settled in and around Himring, an unforgiving land made harsher by the recent Battle of the Sudden Flame. Kulren and his youngest son Kulrad dwelt in the main fortress, training and strategizing under Maedhros, while Nabren and her eldest son Kultan worked to till the lands where their people lived. Kulnab befriended his lord’s brother Maglor, who like him was both a singer and cavalry-leader. They all pledged their loyalty to the Union of Maedhros, and were dedicated by bonds of friendship and respect to their allies.           In the Fifth Battle, Kulren’s folk remained true to their allegiances when Pegmûl’s sons betrayed the Union. Kulren himself was among the first to fall, brought down by Khagan who was later named Uldor the Accursed; then died Kulnab, attacking his father’s killer in vengeance, and his body was thrown into the flames of Glaurung. In grief and rage, Maglor slew Khagan for his treachery and the slaughter of his friend, while Kultan and Kulrad battled Khagan’s brothers, slaying them both at the cost of their own lives. Nabren also perished, bleeding out from her wounds upon the battlefield, and the greater host of her people were slain or captured.            But the faithfulness of Kulren and his family would not be forgotten by the elves who survived this Battle of Unnumbered Tears. Maglor immortalized them in song, giving them each Sindarin names praising their loyalty: Bór the Faithful for Kulren their chief, Díbór the Faithful Wife for Nabren his spouse, Borlad of the Faithful Plain for Kultan the farmer, Borlach the Faithful Flame for Kulnab the minstrel-rider consumed in the end by dragonfire, and Borthand the Faithful Shield for Kulrad whose ekhda proved vital to the defense of those folk who survived the bloodshed.

[tolkienmatters]

Ulfast, Ulwarth, and Uldor The Accursed were the sons of Ulfang and Easterlings of the First Age. They are notorious for betraying Caranthir and Maedhros at the Battle of Unnumbered Tears (Nirnaeith Arnoediad). In the First Age many Easterlings came to Beleriand. They came when they heard of the riches of Beleriand, some came secretly in service of Morgoth, while others fled the destruction of Dagor Bragollach. They were outsiders to the native Edain. Two Easterling leaders came to Beleriand at this time, Bór and Ulfang. Bór and his sons Borlach, Borlad, and Borthand swore allegiance to Maedhros. Ulfang and his sons Ulfast, Ulwarth, and Uldor came into the service of Caranthir. The Edain did not trust the Easterlings, but Maedhros and other elves who had lost faith in their kinsmen welcomed these new warriors into their ranks - knowing that another battle with Morgoth was imminent. Maedhros believed that if he could unite the free peoples of Beleriand he could stop Morgoth, and he formed an alliance called the Union of Maedhros. Bór and Ulfang called their kinsmen from the East and were armed and trained for the upcoming war. The Union of Maedhros attacked Morgoth in the north of Beleriand at Anfauglith, a desert outside of Angband. Bór and Ulfang’s armies marched with the Western Army through the hills designed to flank the armies of Morgoth. The Eastern Army under Fingon assailed Angband but were forced to retreat. During this retreat the Western army came to reinforce Fingon’s host. Angband was emptied; wolves, balrogs, and Glaurung the dragon came to the battle. At this pivotal point Ulfang and his sons betrayed the sons of Fëanor and attacked them in the rear. Uldor had hidden armies in the hills who now emerged and attacked Maedhros’ flank, leading to a mass retreat. Many of the faithful easterlings fled due to the confusion and lies they were told. Uldor The Accursed was slain by Maglor, and Bór’s sons died killing Ulfast and Ulwarth. The fate of Ulfang and Bór is unknown. Nirnaeith Arnoediad was a massive defeat for the Union of Maedhros. Morgoth was uncontested in the North and raided Beleriand freely, he restricted the Faithless Easterlings that served him to the small region of Hithlum, forbidding them any of the riches of Beleriand, which made them bitter and they ruled in that fashion. The War of Wrath would sink Beleriand, but it would not sink the legacy of their betrayal. The many tribes in the East would continue to serve Sauron in the Second and Third Ages.

“Yet neither by wolf, nor by Balrog, nor by Dragon, would Morgoth have achieved his end, but for the treachery of Men. In this hour the plots of Ulfang were revealed. Many of the Easterlings turned and fled, their hearts being filled with lies and fear; but the sons of Ulfang went over suddenly to Morgoth and drove in upon the rear of the sons of Fëanor, and in the confusion that they wrought they came near to the standard of Maedhros. They reaped not the reward that Morgoth promised them, for Maglor slew Uldor the accursed, the leader in treason, and the sons of Bór slew Ulfast and Ulwarth ere they themselves were slain. But new strength of evil Men came up that Uldor had summoned and kept hidden in the eastern hills, and the host of Maedhros was assailed now on three sides, and it broke, and was scattered, and fled this way and that. Yet fate saved the sons of Fëanor, and though all were wounded none were slain, for they drew together, and gathering a remnant of the Noldor and the Naugrim about them they hewed a way out of the battle and escaped far away towards Mount Dolmed in the east.” - Silmarillion, Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad.

Art by https://magpiecrown.tumblr.com/

[pacificgasandelectric]

ok. LONG POST UNDER THE CUT. i have endeavored to create a list of Every Named Character In The Quenta Silmarillion. PLEASE tell me if you think i’m missing someone, that’s why i’m posting it.

included characters: Eru, Valar, Maiar, creatures that I think are probably Maiar (like Oromë’s horse), Elves, Men, Peredhil, Dwarves, Dragons and other Creatures of Morgoth with Personal Names (given that Glaurung seems sentient, and it felt wrong to include Huan but not Carcharoth, for example)

excluded characters: anyone not in the text of the Quenta Silmarillion proper (eg Andreth), anyone referred to only by a title (eg the Lord of Nogrod), any creature of Morgoth referred to only by its type (eg the werewolf that Finrod fought)

sorted mostly by order of appearance in text, with the caveat that most humans are listed in their own section and sorted by houses because that makes it easier to keep track of them

Melkor Tulkas Yavanna Aulë Varda Manwë Nessa Oromë Nienna Ilúvatar Ulmo Salmar Ossë Uinen Nahar (horse) Mandos Sauron

Ingwë Finwë Elwë Olwë Lenwë Denethor Melian Círdan

Fëanor Fingolfin Finarfin Míriel Indis Eärwen

Maedhros Maglor Celegorm Caranthir Curufin Amrod Amras

Fingon Turgon Aredhel

Finrod Orodreth Angrod Aegnor Galadriel

Rúmil Nerdanel Mahtan Elemmírë of the Vanyar

Ungoliant

Elenwë Eöl Maeglin

Daeron Arien Tilion Gothmog Thorondor

Mablung Celeborn Glaurung

Idril Amarië Gil-galad Beleg

Beren Luthien

Edrahil Huan Celebrimbor Draugluin Thuringwethil Carcharoth

Gwindor Gelmir Guilinion Guilin

Telchar - mortal Azaghâl - mortal Ecthelion Glorfindel

Saeros Mîm - mortal Khîm - mortal Ibun - mortal Finduilas Gelmir Arminas

Dior Nimloth Eluréd Elurín Elwing

Tuor Annael Aranwë Voronwë Eärendil Elrond Elros Falathar Erellont Aerandir Eönwë Ancalagon the Black

MEN Bëor Baran Bereg Boron Boromir Bregor Bregolas Barahir Baragund Belegund Morwen Rían Emeldir Lalaith Nienor Aerin

Brodda Lorgan

Radhruin Dairuin Dagnir Ragnor Gildor Gorlim Arthad Urthel Hathaldir Eilinel

Marach Malach aka Aradan Imlach Magor Amlach Hathol Hador Galdor Gloredhel Gundor Húrin Huor Túrin

Haldad Haleth Haldar Haldan Halmir Hareth Haldir Handir Dorlas Brandir Hunthor Glirhuin

Bór Borlad Borlach Borthand

Ulfang Ulfast Ulwarth Uldor

[silmarillionwritersguild]

May 2 Block Party Prompt: Hiding in Plain Sight

Today's Block Party prompt is Hiding in Plain Sight: We all know Galadriel and Fëanor, but there are many characters who get far less screen time. Create or comment on a fanwork featuring a rare character.

As we've done in the past, we're defining a rare character as one who has five or fewer stories on our archive. There is a list of those characters on the Block Party page, and I will post it as well below the jump.

Hiding in Plain Sight: Characters with five or fewer stories on the SWG archive.

Adanel Ailinel Algund Almarian Almiel Amlach Amroth Angrim* Ar-Adunakhôr Ar-Gimilzôr Ar-Sakalthôr Aranwë Arminas Arthad* Arvedui Asfaloth Balan Baragund Barahir (Fourth Age) Baran* Belegund Belen Bereg* Beregar Berúthiel Borlach Borlad Boromir (House of Bëor) Boromir (Steward of Gondor) Boron Borthand Bregolas Bregor Cirion Ciryon Dagnir* Dairuin* Dís Dorlas Draugluin Eilinel Elendur Elentir Elmar Enel Enelyë* Enerdhil Eriol Evranin Eärendur Eärnil* Eärnur Fíriel Fuinur* Galador Galdor (Edain) Galdor of the Havens Gelmir Gereth Gethron Gilfanon Gimilkhâd Glirhuin Glóredhel Grithnir Guilin Gundor Haldad Haldan Haldar Halmir Handir Hareth Hathaldir Hathol Herucalmo Herumor* Hiril Hunleth Hunthor Ibun* Imlach* Imrahil Isilmë Isilmo Khîm* Larnach* Larnach's Daughter Lenwë Lindo* Lindórië Littleheart Lorgan Magor Son of Malach* Makar Malach* Malbeth the Seer Marach Mardil* Marhwini Meássë Meleth (Mortal)* Meneldil Meril Meril-i-Turinqi Mîm Morwë Nahar Nielíqui Númendil* Núneth Nurwë Ohtar Pallando Quennar i Onótimo Radhruin* Ragnor* Rochallor* Rúmil (Lothlórien)* Silmarien Tar-Alcarin Tar-Ancalimon Tar-Atanamir* Tar-Ciryatan Tar-Elendil Tar-Meneldur Tar-Minastir Tar-Telemmaitë Telemnar* Tevildo Théodwyn Tinfang Ulfast Ulwarth Urthel Valandil Vardamir Vëantur Yávien

*These characters are super-rare and currently have no fanworks posted on the SWG archive.

Characters from a Silmarillion-related text (like Unfinished Tales or the History of Middle-earth) who are not on the archive at all yet also count. The initial character list was built from the “Index of Names” in The Silmarillion and we add new characters by request, so if there is a character who would fit in a Silmfic but we don’t even have listed yet, she/he/they definitely count!

[444names]

roman emperor and tolkienesque forenames BUT including "l"

Adromil Aegoldil Aeldur Aelegola Aelen Aelm Agoldild Alador Alan Alanus Alarothos Alas Alastanor Alastia Albius Albêthel Alcwin Aldamajan Aldos Aldwiniel Aldë Alemendur Alemnamûl Alfhel Alfhil Alfhin Alion Allad Alling Almil Almo Alth Aláf Ambaldur Amildanas Amildomir Amitel Amli Amloth Andald Andalm Anel Anelrahar Anhíril Anil Anáril Aracaldil Arahalas Arakhalmë Araklorn Aramûl Araphil Arashel Arcilios Ardael Arel Arobeleor Atárinuil Auglar Auglius Auglos Auglórios Aulkhâl Avalend Azagol Balacir Balaguel Balastius Baldoc Balene Bauglimir Baugloth Bauglór Beld Beldamin Beldor Belemma Belendur Belimer Belwë Beodoclen Beregli Boldirgor Bolfwinwë Bollaur Bollius Bolor Bolë Bomilda Bomilzôn Bomul Bomuluin Borl Borlad Borlada Borli Borlionur Bravaldo Brindildë Brímaegil Calana Calassion Calata Calbar Calbarfin Calecthoc Calengolë Caleptius Calmog Calor Calung Cargel Celdurt Celeb Celemmo Celimir Cellisil Cellor Celmo Cildorne Cilingwë Cilkas Cilkhôn Ciloth Clecth Cliendur Clis Círdil Denel Dilian Dilmo Dilzôr Dosil Duilron Déagulius Déalmog Déodwalir Ecthil Ecthilin Egilm Eilian Eilmo Elagnus Elalastir Elaudil Elbin Elcwine Elcwiner Eldan Eldang Eldiring Eldwar Elebrazag Elecar Electh Elegos Elegus Elemman Elen Eleoder Eleth Elexan Elfan Elicel Elindoron Elmael Elmodor Elmë Elod Elor Elper Elranur Elrataus Elro Elron Elseved Emindil Enelandil Erethelmo Erielen Erimil Eärebol Falin Falthorne Farthil Felro Foldor Freglos Frelmonik Furungol Fílimirë Fílion Galadan Galan Galaur Galbifur Galda Galdanast Galgallus Gallan Gallucir Galm Galmilkh Galor Galth Gastauli Gelor Gelorn Ghâl Gilgerin Gilieli Gilin Gilkh Gilkhador Gilmo Gimel Gimelwë Glan Glian Gliane Glibûn Glin Glius Glodel Glorius Glother Glycel Glyë Glúthróf Glúvir Goldamir Goldur Goldë Golfaldus Golland Golwinel Golwë Golë Gorlin Griandil Griel Gril Gwalang Halador Halagan Halanáin Haldberth Haldori Haldorion Haldus Hali Halimo Halmand Handil Hedandil Helerios Heleth Hemnatulm Heontil Herondil Hilir Hilius Hiniandil Hosil Hungelfin Hámalmo Ibel Idil Ildbel Ilielmir Ilmo Imiceorl Iringol Isilind Isilos Joanel Johelbeo Jovieleg Julandil Juldacar Juldoc Julkh Julë Kilaith Kíliriën Kúviantil Latil Legir Lemba Lemicel Lemius Lenglir Leont Leor Lerilaur Leriosio Lerod Lexim Lexiona Lianda Liantor Liberië Lich Limen Ling Liocarach Liriene Lordir Loth Lothilm Lucarin Lucarval Lugan Lumaxen Léoth Léowfala Léowma Lúviduran Mablu Mablus Maclacil Macrilda Maelir Magalm Maglan Maglorba Makalin Mala Maldorwen Malendor Malia Malm Malmorind Mandil Manorlado Mantinzil Maraglúk Maugli Mauglim Maugundil Mauhúrild Maulkas Melmo Mengol Mentilzôr Mielus Milgeldor Milimë Muzgamlin Nahil Nelen Nethel Netilmo Niel Nielemin Nimil Nínieldir Nóli Ohil Olfimë Olin Olobel Oromacil Palas Paldog Palgelmon Pallargor Palob Palth Paltho Passil Pelen Phiricel Pril Quil Quildowyn Romulm Sala Saliana Salmor Sardisil Sephil Septil Shalan Shalmog Shelur Silin Siustel Sméaglo Telas Teld Teldë Telemmak Telenwë Telian Telmarvin Telveduin Telyë Thadaldar Tharathil Thelos Thil Thráinel Tilbifur Tilindorn Tineleor Tingollos Tuolór Ugalego Uglos Uglyceod Ulfin Ulfinim Ulia Ulitur Ulkh Ulkhîm Ulkhôn Ulumo Ulwë Undil Undilm Undilmë Uolch Uoldë Valados Valalu Valaurin Valcar Vald Valdor Valenwë Valeth Valf Valiber Valluin Velian Vielduren Vingolf Vánalian Zimulmo Éomil Írielirm Óingolor

[grey-gazania]

That's 31 yes, 5 no, and 8 people who can't follow directions. I think 31 people expressing interest is worth doing an event for, so I'll start posting at @easterlingsweek once I've got the details hammered out!

[arofili]

@ataniweek day six | easterlings

It is told that at this time the Swarthy Men came first into Beleriand. Some were already secretly under the dominion of Morgoth, and came at his call; but not all, for the rumour of Beleriand, of its lands and waters, of its wars and riches, went now far and wide, and the wandering feet of Men were ever set westward in those days. These Men were short and broad, long and strong in the arm; their skins were swart or sallow, and their hair was dark as were their eyes. Their houses were many, and some had greater liking for the Dwarves of the mountains than for the Elves. But Maedhros, knowing the weakness of the Noldor and the Edain, whereas the pits of Angband seemed to hold store inexhaustible and ever-renewed, made alliance with these new-come Men, and gave his friendship to the greatest of their chieftains, Bór and Ulfang. And Morgoth was well content; for this was as he had designed. The sons of Bór were Borlad, Borlach, and Borthand; and they followed Maedhros and Maglor, and cheated the hope of Morgoth, and were faithful. The sons of Ulfang the Black were Ulfast, and Ulwarth, and Uldor the accursed; and they followed Caranthir and swore allegiance to him, and proved faithless.

[lesbiansandboromir]

Some close ups of Maedhros meeting Bor the Faithful because tumblr compression is killing me, I’m being gutted as we speak

[alicebeckstrom]

The sons of Bór were Borlad, Borlach, and Borthand; and they followed Maedhros and Maglor, and cheated the hope of Morgoth, and were faithful. ~ The Silmarillion, Chapter 18 (Borthand by EriolSarothron, deviantART) 

[silmarillionwritersguild]

For our March challenge, we will focus on rare characters and textual ghosts. Rare characters, for the purpose of our challenge, are defined as any character with fewer than five fanworks on the SWG archive as of the start of the challenge. (See the list below. Please note that major characters from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are not included, even if they have fewer than five fanworks.) In addition, any character who is unnamed counts as rare, as does any textual ghost (a character who must have existed but is not mentioned in the texts. Elleth's Textual Ghosts Project provides more than six hundred known textual ghosts.)

Naturally, you are welcome to combine this challenge with your B2MeM Bingo prompts, if you’re playing, or the prompts from Fëanorian Week!

Fanworks for this month's challenge must feature a rare character or textual ghost in a leading role. Fanworks are due by April 10 in order to receive a stamp. Late fanworks are always welcome but do not receive stamps.

Thank you to Narya for suggesting this month's challenge!

See our Challenges page for complete challenge guidelines and FAQs.

Rare Characters

Rare characters have fewer than five fanworks on the SWG archive. In addition, any unnamed or textual ghost character automatically counts as rare for this challenge.

Adanel Ailinel Algund Almarian Almiel Amlach Amroth Ancalagon Angrim* Ar-Adunakhôr Ar-Gimilzôr Ar-Sakalthôr Aranwë Arminas Arthad* Arvedui Asfaloth Balan Baragund Barahir (Fourth Age) Baran* Belegund Belen Bereg* Beregar Berúthiel Borlach Borlad Boromir (House of Bëor) Boromir (Steward of Gondor) Boron Borthand Bregolas Bregor Cirion Ciryon Dagnir* Dairuin* Dís Dorlas Draugluin Duilin Eilinel Elendur Elentir Elmar Enel Enelyë Enerdhil Eriol Evranin Eärendur Eärnil* Eärnur* Fíriel Fuinur* Galador Galdor (Edain) Galdor of the Havens Galdor of the Tree Gelmir Gereth Gethron Gilfanon Gimilkhâd Glirhuin Glóredhel Grithnir Guilin Gundor Haldad Haldan Haldar Halmir Handir* Hareth* Hathaldir Hathol Herucalmo Herumor* Hiril Hunthor* Ibun* Imlach* Imrahil Isilmë Isilmo Khîm* Larnach* Larnach's Daughter Legolas of Gondolin Lenwë Lindo* Lindórië Littleheart* Lorgan Magor Son of Malach Makar Malach* Malbeth the Seer Marach Mardil* Marhwini Meássë Meleth daughter of Hiril* Meneldil Meril Meril-i-Turinqi Mîm Morwë Nahar Nielíqui Númendil Núneth Nurwë Ohtar Pallando Penlod Quennar i Onótimo Radhruin* Ragnor* Rochallor Rúmil (Lothlórien) Silmarien* Tar-Alcarin Tar-Ancalimon Tar-Atanamir* Tar-Ciryatan Tar-Elendil Tar-Meneldur Tar-Minastir Tar-Telemmaitë Telemnar* Tevildo Théodwyn Tinfang Ulfast Ulwarth Urthel* Valandil Vardamir Vëantur Yávien

*These characters currently have no fanworks on the SWG archive. Why not be the first??

[lesbiansandboromir]

Just one more... Absolutely no one is allowed to tell me Bor and Maedhros weren’t the best of friends.