Beorn the Ancient

Beorn the Ancient also known as Beör, was an ancient Chieftain of the Northrons.Legend has it that he was either a Maia, an immortal Spirit or Araw's Folk who could appear as a Great Black Bear as well as in man-form or that he was the son of one of the Great black bears of Araw's Folk and a mortal woman.His five sons, Otrugar, Erskine, Beraulf, Owein and Targrin were the fathers of the Five secret houses of Bëor and the first Skinchangers.