Barahir

Father of Beren, lord of the outlaws of Dorthonion

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Kindred: Men

Other names

Barahir of the House of Bëor

How the name grew

Egnor — In the Lost Tale of Tinúviel, Beren's father is Egnor the forester, who hunts in the dark places of Hisilómë; the change to Barahir came much later. — The Book of Lost Tales, 1916 – c. 1920 — K3 — Source: The Book of Lost Tales, Part Two, The Tale of Tinuviel became Barahir

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In briefanswer capsule

Barahir was a lord of the House of Bëor who saved Finrod Felagund in the Dagor Bragollach and received from him the ring that later passed to Beren and to Aragorn. Outlawed in Dorthonion with a dwindling band, he was betrayed and slain; his son Beren alone escaped to begin the quest of the Silmaril.

Relations

Friend: Finrod FelagundSaved Finrod's life; received the Ring of Barahir in token of the oath.

Sources

The Silmarillion — Ch. 18, Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin
The Silmarillion — Ch. 19, Of Beren and Lúthien

Cite this page

Legendarium (2026): „Barahir“. Last updated August 28, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/characters/barahir/

APA

Legendarium. (2026). Barahir. Last updated August 28, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/characters/barahir/

MLA

„Barahir“. Legendarium, 2026, https://www.legendarium.page/characters/barahir/. Last updated August 28, 2026.

BibTeX

@misc{legendarium-barahir-en,
  title        = {Barahir},
  author       = {{Legendarium}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.legendarium.page/characters/barahir/}},
  note         = {Last updated August 28, 2026}
}