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
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
Combat in The Third Age. In this screenshot, Berethor, Elegost and Idrial are surrounded by goblins in Moria. The battle queue is on the upper right of the screen, the characters' stats on the lower right, the action menu on the lower left, and a description of the currently highlighted action on the upper left.