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Ban was an Easterling man in earlier versions of J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium.
He was the father of Blodren, a member of Túrin's outlaw-band.[1]
Etymology[]
The name Ban is nowhere glossed in published works, though the name translates in Old English to Bana.[2]
Other versions[]
In earlier versions, Ban was a Gnome who was the father of Blodrin.[3][4]
In an even earlier version, Ban was an Easterling named Bór before his name was changed to Ban, as Bór became the name of another.[5]
References[]
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, III: The Grey Annals, §265
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IV: The Shaping of Middle-earth, III: The Quenta, Appendix 2: "The Horns of Ylmir", pg. 210
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IV: The Shaping of Middle-earth, "II: The Earliest 'Silmarillion' (The 'Sketch of the Mythology')", pg. 28
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IV: The Shaping of Middle-earth, III: The Quenta, Appendix 2: "The Horns of Ylmir", pgs. 123, 304
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. III: The Lays of Beleriand, I: The Lay of the Children of Húrin