Ban

Ban was an Easterling man in earlier versions of J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium.
He was the father of Blodren, a member of Túrin's outlaw-band.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, III: The Grey Annals, §265
==Etymology==
The name Ban is nowhere glossed in published works, though the name translates in Old English to Bana.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IV: The Shaping of Middle-earth, III: The Quenta, Appendix 2: "The Horns of Ylmir", pg. 210
==Other versions==
In earlier versions, Ban was a Gnome who was the father of Blodrin.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IV: The Shaping of Middle-earth, "II: The Earliest 'Silmarillion' (The 'Sketch of the Mythology')", pg. 28The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IV: The Shaping of Middle-earth, III: The Quenta, Appendix 2: "The Horns of Ylmir", pgs. 123, 304
In an even earlier version, Ban was an Easterling named Bór before his name was changed to Ban, as Bór became the name of another.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. III: The Lays of Beleriand, I: The Lay of the Children of Húrin
==References==
Category:Characters in The Lays of Beleriand
Category:Characters in The War of the Jewels
Category:Easterlings
Category:Men
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