Balinor Buckhannah

Shannara character
name=Balinor Buckhannah
nickname=
race=Human
gender=Male
hair=Blond
eyes=Hazel
loyalty=Callahorn
appearance="The Sword of Shannara"
magic=none
birth=Unknown
death=Died of natural causes some years after becoming King of Callahorn

Balinor Buckhannah was the prince (and later king) of Callahorn, a fictional country in the "Shannara" universe. He was a main character in "The Sword of Shannara", an epic fantasy [ [http://www.terrybrooks.net Terry Brooks' official site] ] novel written by Terry Brooks. Balinor is the brother of Palance Buckhannah and son of Ruhl Buckhannah. He normally wears a green forest cloak, but has a suit of durable chain-mail armour underneath.Fact|date=March 2008 Tom Shippey has compared Balinor with Boromir of "The Lord of the Rings". [cite book| last = Shippey| first = Tom| authorlink = | title = J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century| publisher = HarperCollins| date = 2000| location = London| pages = 2001 paperback, 319-320]

Biography

Balinor's first appearance in "The Sword of Shannara" was when he came to Shady Vale after Allanon left to warn Flick and Shea Ohmsford of the impending danger of the Skull Bearers.

Balinor had left his home of Tyrsis after having a fight with his crazed brother Palance. Balinor, in his second duty as the commander of the Border Legion, had protected the Callahorn until his departure--but once he left, Palance disbanded the Legion and instead created a new body of soldiers loyal only to him and Stenmin, his advisor. However, Palance was murdered later by Stenmin after Balinor had revealed Stenmin's treachery towards his brother. Balinor believed that it was not his brother's doing for his actions, but that the evil Stenmin that had poisoned his mind.

Palance’s death, combined with Ruhl Buckhannah’s, made Balinor the King of Callahorn, and he was able to reactivate the Border Legion in time to prepare the city for the Warlock Lord’s assault. Balinor remained King of Callahorn until his death and was considered to be the greatest king the Borderlands ever had. He was also the last of the Buckhannah lineage.

See also

* "The Sword of Shannara"

References