Overview
Elrond is the bridge between the Elder Days and the War of the Ring: born of Elwing and Eärendil, present at the Last Alliance, and host of the council that sent Frodo to Mordor.
- Ancestry
- Son of Eärendil and Elwing; brother of Elros Tar-Minyatur; father of Elladan, Elrohir and Arwen; great-grandson of Lúthien.
Biography
Half-elven
Elrond was born in the Havens of Sirion in the First Age, son of Eärendil and Elwing. He and his brother Elros were given the choice of kindreds; Elros chose to be a Man and became the first King of Númenor.
Herald and lord
He served Gil-galad as herald at the Last Alliance and founded Imladris as a refuge. With Vilya he made it a place of healing beyond the reach of decay.
The Third Age
He fostered Aragorn, took counsel against Sauron, hosted the Council of Elrond, and reforged the sword Narsil into Andúril for Aragorn.
Parting
After the war he at last accepted Arwen’s choice of mortality and sailed West.
Character
Personality
- Wise
- Grave
- Kind
- Weary of the long ages
Abilities & limits
Strengths
- Elven healing
- Lore and prophecy
- Command of Vilya
- Leadership
Limitations
Deeds
- Fought at the Last Alliance
- Preserved Rivendell
- Fostered Aragorn
- Reforged Andúril
- Called the Council of Elrond
Relationships
Places
In the histories
Artifacts
ArtifactNarsil and Anduril
The sword of Elendil, broken when he fell before Sauron and reforged in Rivendell as Anduril, the Flame of the West, the blade that passes to the heir of Isildur.
ArtifactThe Three Elven Rings
The three Rings of Power made by Celebrimbor alone, never touched by Sauron, and kept hidden while the One endured. Their preservation of all that Elves loved ended when the One was destroyed.
Appearances
hobbit
“A Short Rest” and the council at Rivendell
The Fellowship of the Ring“The Council of Elrond”
The Return of the KingThe wedding of Aragorn and Arwen
Sources
The Lord of the Rings · 1954–55
Three volumes: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.
The Silmarillion · 1977
Posthumously edited. Contains the Ainulindalë, Valaquenta, Quenta Silmarillion, Akallabêth and Of the Rings of Power.
Unfinished Tales · 1980
Expanded and alternative accounts of the First, Second and Third Ages.
Related entries
CharacterAragorn
The heir of Isildur, raised in Rivendell in secret, who becomes King Elessar and reunites the kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor.
CharacterArwen Undómiel
Daughter of Elrond who chose mortality to wed Aragorn, uniting the lines of Lúthien and Beren.
CharacterGaladriel
An Elven-queen of the Noldor, wielder of Nenya, and one of the wisest and most powerful figures remaining in Middle-earth.
CharacterGandalf
A Wizard of the Istari, keeper of the Elven-ring Narya, and the chief architect of the resistance to Sauron.