The fact that Framsburg was named after Fram raises questions about the date of its foundation. When the Men of the Éothéod originally arrived in the far north, their leader was not Fram, but his father Frumgar. If this town was settled immediately after their arrival, then, we might expect it to be have been called 'Frumgarsburg' after the then Lord of this people. The fact that it was named 'Framsburg' suggests instead that it was built some years after the Éothéod arrived in the far north, after Frumgar's death.
On the other hand, Fram was a great hero of his people, famed as a Dragon-slayer. Because of that, it's not inconceivable that Framsburg was built soon after III 1977, while Frumgar was still Lord, later to be named for the renowned hero Fram. |