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Dates
Beren lived c. I 443 - c. I 503
Location
Beren lost his hand before the Gate of Angband
Race
Men
Division
Edain
Culture
Men of Dorthonion
Family
House of Bëor
Pronunciation
airchah'mion ('ch' is pronounced as in German 'Bach')
Meaning
'One-handed'
Other names
One-hand, One-handed; closely linked to Beren's title of Camlost, the Empty-handed
Title of
Beren

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  • Updated 16 January 2017
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Erchamion

The surname of Beren

The most commonly used title of Beren; it means 'of the One Hand' - he lost his right hand to the great Wolf Carcharoth before the Gates of Angband.


See also...

Camlost, One-hand

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Erchamion

The surname of Beren

Dates
Beren lived c. I 443 - c. I 503
Location
Beren lost his hand before the Gate of Angband
Race
Men
Division
Edain
Culture
Men of Dorthonion
Family
House of Bëor
Pronunciation
airchah'mion ('ch' is pronounced as in German 'Bach')
Meaning
'One-handed'
Other names
One-hand, One-handed; closely linked to Beren's title of Camlost, the Empty-handed
Title of
Beren

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 16 January 2017
  • Updates planned: 1

Erchamion

The surname of Beren

The most commonly used title of Beren; it means 'of the One Hand' - he lost his right hand to the great Wolf Carcharoth before the Gates of Angband.


See also...

Camlost, One-hand

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 16 January 2017
  • Updates planned: 1

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2016-2017. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.
How do your personal strengths fit in with career matching? How can you identify them? Try a free personality test from myDISCprofile.