Gil-Galad
Other Name: Erainion
(descendant of kings), Gil-Galad (stars of radiance)
Otherwise Known As: High
King of the Noldor
Date of Birth:
year 445 of the first age
Date of Death:
March 25, 3019 of the Third Age
Race: Noldorin Elf
Alignment:
Good
Parents: Fingon,
mother unknown
Siblings: None
Spouse: None
Children:
None
Weapon:
Aeglos (snow-point)
Gil-Galad was the sixth and last High King of the Noldor. He was the only child of
Fingon (famed for his battles to overthrow Morgoth) . When Morgoth broke
the Siege of Angmand during the Battle of Dagor Bragollach Gil-Galad was still a
child and for his safety his father sent him to the Mouths of Sirion in
Beleriand where he was entrusted into the safe keeping of Círdan the
Shipwright. After the death of his father in the last and final great battle of
Beleriand against Morgoth, Nirnaeth Arnoediad, the crown passed to Gil-galad's
uncle Turgon. It was passed to Gil-Galad after Turgon was lost when his
secret city of Gondolin was discovered and destroyed. Gil-Galad remained
in Beleriand for the remainder of the First Age, until it was destroyed in the
War of Wrath. He then founded the kingdom of Lindon in the north west of
Middle Earth in the Second Age.
When Sauron returned in the form of Annatar, he went to Lindon first, but Gil-Galad
and Elrond were suspicious and rejected him. Soon after Sauron had created the
One Ring, he invaded the lands of Eregion in an attempt to gather all the other
rings of power for himself. He gathered all but four rings, the Dwarven
ring of Thrór, which was sent to Khazad-dum under the safe keeping of Durin III
and the three elven rings. Nenya was borne from Eregion by Galadriel, but
the other two rings were sent by Celembrimbor to the north to the safe keeping
of Gil-Galad. Before the end of the Second Age, Gil-Galad passed the two
rings to the lords in his service, Narya to Círdan (who had cared for him as
child) at the Grey Havens and Vilya to Elrond (who then used it to help create
the secret elven haven of Rivendell) After the creation of the rings Gil-Galad,
Elendil and Isildur formed the Last Alliance of Men and Elves and lay siege upon
Mordor. Sauron and Gil-Galad fought, but Sauron defeated him and grasped his
throat and burned him.
Elrond took Aeglos with him to Rivendell and kept it in the same room as the
Shards of Narsil.
Contributed by
Legendel
and Elril Galia
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