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Boromir was the elder son of Boron, and the fourth head of the House of Bëor. His family had long been in service to the House of Finarfin and loyal to Finrod Felagund, and near the end of his father’s rule Boromir fought alongside Finrod’s brothers Angrod and Aegnor, as well as the Fëanorions Maedhros and Maglor, in the Battle of Aglon Pass. As a reward for his people’s bravery, the sons of Finarfin granted the land of Ladros to the House of Bëor, and shortly after he inherited the leadership of his people Boromir was named the first Lord of Ladros. The wife of Boromir was Pelinel, a soft-spoken woman who bore him three children. In her youth she had been friends with Boromir’s cousin Bereg, and through him met her husband. Pelinel was sorrowful when Bereg was stirred to wrath against the elves, and even before he departed Beleriand their friendship had grown cold, for she admired the elven-lords and influenced Boromir to advocate to his father to place his trust in them. Bregor was the eldest child and only son of Boromir and Pelinel. He was close to his youngest sister Beril, who was his close counselor throughout his life. Their middle sister, Andreth, was independent and stubborn, preferring her own company to that of her siblings. In her youth she was sent to the house of her kinsman Belemir, where she learned the art of healing and many lessons of lore from Belemir’s wife, Adanel of the House of Marach. One day while walking along the shore of Aeluin, Andreth chanced to meet Aegnor, her father’s liege-lord. They first beheld one another in the reflection of the clear blue lake, and Andreth was taken with his beauty, and he with hers. Over the course of two years, they grew close to one another and fell desperately in love. Andreth begged Aegnor to marry her, for she knew her mortal lifespan would allow them only a short time to be together, but at the advice of his elder brother Finrod, Aegnor recalled the law of the Eldar that no marriage could happen during a time of war. In sorrow, he parted from her, though his love for her remained and he would take no other bride for the sake of her memory, nor would she wed any Man among her people. In the wake of her heartbreak, Andreth turned again to the legends of Men taught to her by Adanel, growing great in knowledge and understanding of their lore. As she grew older, she was respected as a wise-woman among all the Houses of the Edain, earning the name Saelind, “wise-heart.” Despite his role in turning Aegnor from her, Andreth befriended Finrod Felagund as had her ancestor Bëor, and they often discoursed together on matters of elves and Men. She faithfully recorded their conversations, though the only one to survive through the Ages was the document later known as Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth, a heated debate on the nature of Mannish fëar and the fate of relations between the two kindreds.