The Lord of the Rings · Character
Baldor
- Minor
- First seen · Book 3 · Ch. 3
Baldor is a minor character in The Lord of the Rings (Book 3).
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 3 · Ch. 3
- Books
- 1
Baldor, son of Brego, made a rash vow at the feast that hallowed Meduseld. He passed through the Door beneath Dwimorberg and was never seen again, becoming a sorrowful mystery remembered in Rohan. The text gives no further account of his fate or appearance.
Description
The text gives no physical description of Baldor. His height, build, skin tone, hair, eyes, facial features, and clothing are unspecified, so none can be established from the book.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
Théodenpredecessor
Baldor is an ancestor of Théoden’s royal house, remembered in its oral traditions for entering the forbidden Door beneath Dwimorberg and never returning.
Story so far
BOOK 3The Return of the King
Appearances
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