Black Land See Mordor.
Black Sword See Mormegil.
Black Years See 359, 365
Blessed Realm See Aman.
Blue Mountains See Ered Luin and Ered Lindon.
Bor A chieftain of the Easterlings, follower with his three sons of Maedhros and Maglor. 189, 231. Sons of Bor 235 Borlach One of the three sons of Bor; slain with his brothers in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad. 189 Borlad One of the three sons of Bor; see Borlach. - 139 - Boromir Great-grandson of Beor the Old, grandfather of Barahir father of Beren; first lord of Ladros. 177 Boron Father of Boromir. 177 Borthand One of the three sons of Bor; see Borlach.
Bragollach See Dagor Bragollach.
Brandir Called the Lame; ruler of the People of Haleth after the death of Handir his father; enamoured of Nienor; slain by Turin. 266, 271-7 BregolasFather of Baragund and Belegund; slain in the Dagor Bragollach. 177,182, 187 Bregor Father of Barahir and Bregolas. 177 Brethil The forest between the rivers Teiglin and Sirion, dwelling-place of the Haladin (the People of Haleth). 142, 176, 187, 190-2, 214, 231, 234, 238, 246, 249, 251, 260, 266, 269-72, 277-8, 282-3 Bridge of Esgalduin See Iant Iaur.
Brilthor 'Glittering Torrent', the fourth of the tributaries of Gelion in Ossiriand. 147 Brithiach The ford over Sirion north of the Forest of Brethil. 157, 163, 176, 190, 253, 281, 282 Brithombar The northern of the Havens of the Falas on the coast of Beleriand. 60, 125, 142, 239, 304 Brithon The river that flowed into the Great Sea at Brithombar. 239 Brodda An Easterling in Hithlum after the Nirnaeth Arnoediad who took as wife Aerin, kinswoman of Hurin; slain by Turin. 243, 264 Cabed-en-Aras Deep gorge in the river Teiglin, where Turin slew Glaurung, and where Nienor leapt to her death; see Cabed Naeramarth. 272, 275, 278 Cabed Naeramarth 'Leap of Dreadful Doom', name given to Cabed-en-Aras after Nienor leapt from its cliffs.