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Elrond saw Elendil's son Isildur destroy Sauron's physical body and take the One Ring for himself; Elrond and Cirdan urged Isildur to destroy it, but he refused. Elrond served as Gil-galad's herald, and he and Círdan were entrusted with the two Elven Rings that Gil-galad held. Elrond and Círdan were the only ones to stand with Gil-galad when ...
"The Council of Elrond" is the second chapter of Book 2 of J. R. R. Tolkien's bestselling fantasy work, The Lord of the Rings, which was published in 1954–1955.It is the longest chapter in that book at some 15,000 words, and critical for explaining the power and threat of the One Ring, for introducing the final members of the Company of the Ring, and for defining the planned quest to destroy it.
In Lindon, Gil-galad reveals to Elrond that he knows of the existence of mithril and believes it can counteract the fading power of the Elves in Middle-earth. Elrond tells Durin IV and the pair return to Khazad-dûm to try convince his father, King Durin III, to help the Elves. As the Númenóreans prepare to depart for Middle-earth, Tar ...
Robert Aramayo as Elrond: A half-Elven politician. [2] As a half-Elf, Elrond had the choice to remain immortal or live a mortal life. He chose to be immortal while his brother Elros chose to be mortal. [10] Benjamin Walker as Gil-galad: The High King of the Elves who rules from the realm of Lindon. [15]
Eärendil's son Elrond too chose elvish immortality, becoming known as Half-elven, and in the Third Age played an important role in The War of the Ring, as narrated in The Lord of the Rings. [ T 4 ] Elros chose mortality, the gift of Men, founding the line of the Kings of Númenor ; [ T 4 ] his descendant at the time of The War of the Ring was ...
[T 2] The protagonists of The Lord of the Rings meet in Rivendell, attend the Council of Elrond, and decide on the quest to destroy the One Ring. The hero Aragorn's sword is reforged as Andúril by Rivendell's smiths. [T 8] [T 10] [T 11] When the One Ring is destroyed, Elrond's ring loses its power, and he leaves to sail for Valinor. [T 12] [T 13]
Elrond withholds permission to marry his daughter from Aragorn until he is king of both Gondor and Arnor. Elrond fears that in the end, Arwen might find the prospect of death too difficult to bear. [T 5] Years later, Gandalf grows suspicious of Bilbo Baggins's magic ring, which he finds to be Sauron's One Ring.
Eärendil is the father of Elrond, a key character in the series, and Elros who is the first king of Númenor. [ 13 ] : 24:34–29:04 The main set for Númenor was almost 300,000 square feet (28,000 m 2 ) and was described as "an entire seaside city" with buildings, a market, a smithy, alleyways, shrines, graffiti, and a ship docked at the ...