Brandir

Brandir, known as Brandir the Lame, was a Lord of the Haladin in the First Age who dwelt in the Forest of Brethil, which was west of Doriath in the settlement of Obel Halad, in Middle-earth.
== Biography ==
Brandir was born in FA 465 to Handir and Beldis who was a woman of the House of Bëor. Brandir was lamed by a leg broken in a misadventure in childhood. His disability resulted the appellations 'The Lame' and 'Clubfoot' being attached to his name. The latter was an insult used by Túrin during his confrontation with Brandir following Niënor's death.
Brandir was a man of gentle mood, lover of plants and skilled healer. He was against open war with the Orcs because he hoped to preserve his people by silence and secrecy.
When Túrin Turambar arrived in the Forest of Brethil, Brandir was opposed to him and suspected that Túrin would bring misfortune onto the community. However he took Túrin, who was dying of grief after the death of Finduilas, into his house and tended him until he recovered. Later on Brandir also accepted the woman Níniel, whom he soon secretly fell in love with.
During Túrin's foray to kill the dragon Glaurung, Brandir observed the drama from afar and overheard Glaurung telling Niënor who she really was. He confessed his love to her and attempted to dissuade her from suicide, but she nonetheless flung herself into the Taeglin. On his way back, Brandir came across Dorlas, who had abandoned his companions. He cursed the coward for not his treachery and killed Dorlas when the the deserter attacked him. Brandir later reported this news to Túrin, who refused to believe him, and killed him in anger in FA 499.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXI: "Of Túrin Turambar"The Children of Húrin, Narn i Chîn Húrin, The Tale of the Children of Húrin, XVI: "The Death of Glaurung"The Children of Húrin, Narn i Chîn Húrin, The Tale of the Children of Húrin, XVII: "The Death of Túrin"
== Etymology ==
Brandir means 'lofty or noble man' in Sindarin.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ብራንዲር
Arabic 	براندير
Armenian 	Բրանդիր
Assamese 	ব্ৰেণ্ডিৰ
Belarusian Cyrillic	Брандір
Bengali 	ব্রান্দির
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Брандир
Burmese 	ဗ္ရန္ဒိရ္
Georgian 	ბრანდირი
Greek 	Βρανδιρ
Gujarati 	બ્રાન્દર
Hebrew 	בראנדיר
Hindi 	ब्रन्दिर
Japanese 	布蘭達
Kannada 	ಬ್ರಾಂಡಿರ್
Kazakh 	Брандір (Cyrillic) Brandir (Latin)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Брандир
Macedonian Cyrillic	Брандир
Marathi 	ब्रॅन्डर
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Брандир
Nepalese 	ब्रान्डिर
Punjabi 	ਬ੍ਰਨ੍ਦਿਰ
Russian 	Брандир
Sanskrit 	ब्रन्दिर्
Serbian 	Брандир (Cyrillic) Brandir (Latin)
Sinhalese 	බ්රැන්ඩර්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Брандир
Tamil 	ப்ரந்திர்
Tatar 	Брандир
Telugu 	బ్రన్దిర
Thai 	บรันเดียร
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Брандір
Urdu 	برندیر
Uzbek 	Брандир (Cyrillic) Brandir (Latin)
Yiddish 	בראַנדיר
== References ==
Category:Haladin
Category:Chieftains of the Haladin
Category:Men of Brethil
Category:Lords of Brethil
Category:The Silmarillion characters
Category:Characters in The Children of Húrin
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