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Aragorn took Elrond's advice, using the Paths of the Dead to reach Gondor in time to come to its aid. [T 12] Elrond remained in Rivendell until the destruction of both the Ring and Sauron in the War of the Ring. He then travelled to Minas Tirith for the marriage of Arwen and Aragorn, now King of the Reunited Kingdom of Arnor and Gondor.
J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings was published in three volumes in 1954 and 1955. He was doubtful whether the work could be dramatized or filmed, [4] but he and his publishers, Allen and Unwin, were happy to discuss film proposals, on condition of having a veto on creative decisions or of relinquishing those for a suitably large sum of money. [5]
J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings has been translated, with varying degrees of success, many times since its publication in 1954–55. Known translations are listed here; the exact number is hard to determine, for example because the European and Brazilian dialects of Portuguese are sometimes counted separately, as are the Nynorsk and Bokmål forms of Norwegian, and the ...
The kiss between Elrond and Galadriel was controversial among viewers and commentators, particularly because Elrond goes on to marry Galadriel's daughter Celebrían in Tolkien's history. [ 15 ] [ 50 ] [ 51 ] In his review, Whitbrook criticized the scene as poorly timed during the battle and said the kiss was "an odd twist" to the characters ...
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. [11] Benjamin Walker as Gil-galad: The High King of the Elves who rules from the realm of Lindon. [16]
"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.
[T 1] A council is held in Rivendell to decide how to achieve this. A hobbit, Frodo Baggins, is to bear the Ring to the land of Mordor to destroy it in the fires of Mount Doom. [T 1] He is to be assisted by a Company representing the Free Peoples of Middle-earth. [T 2] Elrond announces that
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 ...