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Lord of Ladros was the title of the Edain of the House of Bëor who were given leave by Angrod and Aegnor to settle in Ladros, a realm in the highlands of Dorthonion.[1]
History[]
Boromir, the older son of Boron, became the fourth chieftain of the House of Bëor in the year 408 of the First Age.[2] Since his House had long been loyal in service to the House of Finarfin, in the year 410,[3] he was given the region of Ladros in Dorthonion by the Ñoldorin Elf-lords Angrod and Aegnor, the younger sons of the Elven-king Finarfin.[1]
Bregolas served with the Elf-lords Angrod and Aegnor in the northern land of Dorthonion, and he was by their side when the forces of Angband launched the sudden and devastating attack that would become known as the Dagor Bragollach in the year 455.[4] Bregolas died quickly in that assault, but his sons survived to join the twelve followers of Barahir.[4] With Dorthonion under Morgoth's control, they became outlaws in the land of their father.[4]
Before the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, Húrin expressed the hope that, should the Union of Maedhros prove victorious, the fiefs previously held by the House of Bëor might be returned to his wife Morwen, granddaughter of Bregolas, or through her to their son Túrin.[5]
Lords of Ladros[]
| The Lords of Ladros (FA 410 - 466) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boromir, son of Boron | FA 410 - 432 |
| 2 | Bregor, son of Boromir | FA 432 - 448 |
| 3 | Bregolas, son of Bregor | FA 448 - 455 † |
| 4 | Barahir, son of Bregor | FA 455 – 460 † |
| 5 | Beren, son of Barahir | FA 460 – 466 † |
Speculation[]
In A Dictionary of Tolkien, David Day associated the title Lord of Dorthonion with the Edain lords of the province Dorthonion despite the Edain dwelling only in Ladros and answering to the Elves of Dorthonion.[6]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Silmarillion, ch. 17: "Of the Coming of Men into the West"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, Part Two: The Later Quenta Silmarillion, "Of the Coming of Men into the West (Chapter 14)", (i) The House of Bëor
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, Part Two: The Later Quenta Silmarillion, "Of the Coming of Men into the West (Chapter 14)", pgs. 228-9
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 The Silmarillion, ch. 18: "Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin"
- ↑ The Children of Húrin, ch. 1: "The Childhood of Túrin"
- ↑ A Dictionary of Tolkien, entry "Beren"