The House of Bëor

The first House of the Edain

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In briefanswer capsule

The kindred of Bëor the Old, the first Men to enter Beleriand and to take service with the Eldar. Called also the Eldest House of Men and the First House of the Edain, it gave Beren son of Barahir to the tale of the Silmarils.

Members

14 entries in the register

Andreth
BaragundFather of Morwen, kinsman of Barahir
BarahirFather of Beren, lord of the outlaws of Dorthonion
BaranElder son of Bëor the Old
Beldis
BëorThe Old, leader of the first Men into Beleriand
BeregLeader of dissent among the Men of Estolad
BerenMortal hero of the First Age who won a Silmaril from Morgoth's crown
Boromir of LadrosFirst lord of Ladros in Dorthonion
BoronFather of Boromir
BregolasFather of Baragund and Belegund, slain in the Dagor Bragollach
BregorFather of Barahir and Bregolas
MorwenLady of Dor-lómin, mother of Túrin Turambar
RíanWife of Huor, mother of Tuor

All characters, grouped by people

Sources

The Silmarillion — Ch. 17, Of the Coming of Men into the West
The Silmarillion — Index of Names

Cite this page

Legendarium (2026): „The House of Bëor“. Last updated August 28, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/peoples/house-of-beor/

APA

Legendarium. (2026). The House of Bëor. Last updated August 28, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/peoples/house-of-beor/

MLA

„The House of Bëor“. Legendarium, 2026, https://www.legendarium.page/peoples/house-of-beor/. Last updated August 28, 2026.

BibTeX

@misc{legendarium-house-of-beor-en,
  title        = {The House of Bëor},
  author       = {{Legendarium}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.legendarium.page/peoples/house-of-beor/}},
  note         = {Last updated August 28, 2026}
}