Elendil
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Elendil is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. He is mentioned in The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales. He was the father of Isildur and Anárion, last Lord
Tolkien compared Elendil to the Biblical Noah, who similarly escaped from the wreck of a civilisation by ship. Fresco in San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore, Milan
Elendil was played by Peter McKenzie in Peter Jackson's 2001 film The Fellowship of the Ring, fighting a gigantic Sauron to the death.
Gil-galad
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Gil-galad is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, the last High King of the Noldor, one of the main divisions of Elves. He is mentioned in The Lord of the Rings, where
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…escaped its downfall by sailing to Middle-earth, became the first High King of Arnor and Gondor. In the Last Alliance of Men and Elves, Elendil and Gil-galad laid siege to the Dark Lord Sauron's fortress of Barad-dûr, and fought him hand-to-hand for the One Ring. Both Elendil and Gil-galad were killed, and…
Gil-galad's heraldic device with stars on a blue field
Gil-galad (played by Mark Ferguson, centre right) and his herald Elrond (Hugo Weaving, left), as envisaged in Peter Jackson's 2001 film The Fellowship of the Ring