Post by Móreadhiel on Jan 16, 2007 12:31:19 GMT -5
Bergil
Son of Beregond. Bergil was born around 3009. His mother's name is not known. He had a younger brother named Borlas. Bergil lived in Minas Tirith, where his father was a Guard of the Citadel. Bergil's grandfather lived in Lossarnach, and Bergil enjoyed visiting there in the spring.
Bergil was ten years old at the time of the War of the Ring. At that age, he was nearly five feet tall. Though most of the women and children were evacuated from Minas Tirith, Bergil remained with some other boys in the Old Guesthouse on Lampwrights' Street. On March 9, 3019, Bergil met Pippin Took and together they went outside the City gates to watch the arrival of the Captains of the Outlands who were coming to defend Minas Tirith.
During the Battle of the Pelennor Fields on March 15, Bergil ran errands for the Healers of the Houses of Healing. On the fourth level of the City, Bergil met Pippin, who was bringing his wounded friend Merry Brandybuck from the battlefield. Bergil ran to the Houses of Healing and Gandalf came down to find the Hobbits. Bergil was then sent to find athelas, and he brought six leaves of the plant to Aragorn who used them to heal Merry, Eowyn, and Faramir.
When the Host of the West set out for the Black Gate on March 18, Bergil and Merry watched them leave. After the War of the Ring, Bergil's father Beregond became the Captain of the Guard of Faramir. Bergil and his father went to live in Emyn Arnen in Ithilien.
Etymology:
Bergil means "valiant star" from ber meaning "valiant" and gil meaning "star."
Sources:
The Return of the King: "Minas Tirith," p. 40-44; "The Houses of Healing," p. 135, 141; "The Black Gate Opens," p. 159-60; "The Steward and the King," p. 247
The History of Middle-earth, vol. V, The Lost Road and Other Writings: "The Etymologies," entries for BER and GIL
The History of Middle-earth, vol. XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth: "A New Shadow," p. 411, 421 note 15
Son of Beregond. Bergil was born around 3009. His mother's name is not known. He had a younger brother named Borlas. Bergil lived in Minas Tirith, where his father was a Guard of the Citadel. Bergil's grandfather lived in Lossarnach, and Bergil enjoyed visiting there in the spring.
Bergil was ten years old at the time of the War of the Ring. At that age, he was nearly five feet tall. Though most of the women and children were evacuated from Minas Tirith, Bergil remained with some other boys in the Old Guesthouse on Lampwrights' Street. On March 9, 3019, Bergil met Pippin Took and together they went outside the City gates to watch the arrival of the Captains of the Outlands who were coming to defend Minas Tirith.
During the Battle of the Pelennor Fields on March 15, Bergil ran errands for the Healers of the Houses of Healing. On the fourth level of the City, Bergil met Pippin, who was bringing his wounded friend Merry Brandybuck from the battlefield. Bergil ran to the Houses of Healing and Gandalf came down to find the Hobbits. Bergil was then sent to find athelas, and he brought six leaves of the plant to Aragorn who used them to heal Merry, Eowyn, and Faramir.
When the Host of the West set out for the Black Gate on March 18, Bergil and Merry watched them leave. After the War of the Ring, Bergil's father Beregond became the Captain of the Guard of Faramir. Bergil and his father went to live in Emyn Arnen in Ithilien.
Etymology:
Bergil means "valiant star" from ber meaning "valiant" and gil meaning "star."
Sources:
The Return of the King: "Minas Tirith," p. 40-44; "The Houses of Healing," p. 135, 141; "The Black Gate Opens," p. 159-60; "The Steward and the King," p. 247
The History of Middle-earth, vol. V, The Lost Road and Other Writings: "The Etymologies," entries for BER and GIL
The History of Middle-earth, vol. XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth: "A New Shadow," p. 411, 421 note 15
