We are told that Bregor's Bow is one of the artefacts from the First Age that is preserved in Númenor (and then subsequently lost in the drowning of Númenor at the end of the Second Age).
So...we should probably come up with that story! The bow will need to make its way to the Havens of Sirion by the end of the First Age (in preparation for being carried off to Númenor), but there are many possible paths by which it could get there.
Bregor is Andreth's older brother and the father of Barahir (in Silm Film). He has the bow in Ladros when the House of Bëor moves there in Season 5. The bow is then passed from Bregor to Barahir prior to the Dagor Bragollach. Barahir has the bow during the battle and during his time as outlaw in the years afterwards.
At the end of Season 6 Episode 2, Barahir is killed by Gorgol the Butcher at Tarn Aeluin. So, what happens to the Bow after that?
Some options:
1) Beren buries the bow with his father. Then, at some point in the future, another character graverobs Barahir's cairn, and the bow is brought back into the story. The graverobber could be Mîm the Petty-dwarf, and this 'later point' could be the Túrin story. We would not need to show the graverobbing, merely show the new character with the bow and make an allusion to how they got that.
2) Beren takes the bow with him after burying his father. He has it when killing Gorgol, leaving Dorthonion, and traversing Nan Dungortheb. It is on his person when he enters Doriath. He could then leave it in a) Doriath or b) Nargothrond while going on the Quest.
3) Beren takes the Bow on the Quest, recovering it from the dungeon of Minas Tirith after his capture. It somehow is not a hindrance to transforming into a wolf. He could leave it in a) Brethil or b) Doriath after losing his hand.
4) The Bow of Bregor is cracked when Barahir dies or while Beren traverses Nan Dungortheb. Beren carries it out of Dorthonion as a memento of his family, but it is now useless. It stays in Doriath. It is taken to Númenor, still a decoration only. The 'shards of Bregor's Bow' can then be remade into a fancy steel-enforced bow at a later time in Númenor's story, and be wielded once more.
Any other suggestions?
It's worth noting that we have exactly zero instances of people wielding this weapon or heroic deeds achieved with this weapon. We will have to invent the story from scratch. But it would be nice to have an idea of what we're trying to do with this item, so we can make good story choices in Season 6.
So...we should probably come up with that story! The bow will need to make its way to the Havens of Sirion by the end of the First Age (in preparation for being carried off to Númenor), but there are many possible paths by which it could get there.
Bregor is Andreth's older brother and the father of Barahir (in Silm Film). He has the bow in Ladros when the House of Bëor moves there in Season 5. The bow is then passed from Bregor to Barahir prior to the Dagor Bragollach. Barahir has the bow during the battle and during his time as outlaw in the years afterwards.
At the end of Season 6 Episode 2, Barahir is killed by Gorgol the Butcher at Tarn Aeluin. So, what happens to the Bow after that?
Some options:
1) Beren buries the bow with his father. Then, at some point in the future, another character graverobs Barahir's cairn, and the bow is brought back into the story. The graverobber could be Mîm the Petty-dwarf, and this 'later point' could be the Túrin story. We would not need to show the graverobbing, merely show the new character with the bow and make an allusion to how they got that.
2) Beren takes the bow with him after burying his father. He has it when killing Gorgol, leaving Dorthonion, and traversing Nan Dungortheb. It is on his person when he enters Doriath. He could then leave it in a) Doriath or b) Nargothrond while going on the Quest.
3) Beren takes the Bow on the Quest, recovering it from the dungeon of Minas Tirith after his capture. It somehow is not a hindrance to transforming into a wolf. He could leave it in a) Brethil or b) Doriath after losing his hand.
4) The Bow of Bregor is cracked when Barahir dies or while Beren traverses Nan Dungortheb. Beren carries it out of Dorthonion as a memento of his family, but it is now useless. It stays in Doriath. It is taken to Númenor, still a decoration only. The 'shards of Bregor's Bow' can then be remade into a fancy steel-enforced bow at a later time in Númenor's story, and be wielded once more.
Any other suggestions?
It's worth noting that we have exactly zero instances of people wielding this weapon or heroic deeds achieved with this weapon. We will have to invent the story from scratch. But it would be nice to have an idea of what we're trying to do with this item, so we can make good story choices in Season 6.