This legendary elf is widely known to be the leader of Rivendell. But in the Second Age, Elrond served as the herald of Gil-galad, the last High King of Noldor, until the latter’s death at the hands of Sauron. Elrond also has strong connections beyond Middle-...
Some elves distrusted Annatar, like Elrond and Galadriel, but one important elf was enthralled: Celebrimbor, the greatest of all Elven craftsmen, whom Sauron convinced to forge the nineteen Rings of Power. That fateful episode, as movie fans well know, would animate Middle-earth history for...