LOTR: Rings of Power - Who Is Elendil?
The following contains spoilers for Episode 3 of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Amazon's The Rings of Power has been introducing the audience to a lot of Middle-earth lore that might be unfamiliar to them. As the events of the show cover a time period long before the events of The Hobbit or Lord of the Rings, only the most die-hard Tolkien fans will likely be familiar with the names and places of the Second Age. Luckily, the show does a pretty good job of introducing those new ideas to the audience in a way that isn't confusing, though some of the dialogue can become a bit exposition-heavy because of it.
In Episode 3 of The Rings of Power, the character of Elendil is introduced, as his ship is the one that saves Galadriel and Halbrand from the sea. When he takes them to the island of Númenor, it becomes clear that he is important to the kingdom, and there are hints that he is a character that will be influential in the grand scheme of Middle-earth later on. Who is Elendil, and why is he important to Tolkien's world?
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In order to understand Elendil's story, there needs to first be a brief recap of Númenor's history, and what becomes of the great kingdom. Because of the time period Rings of Power takes place during, it's likely that the show will eventually cover this, likely at or near the end of the story. Númenor was an island that was brought up from the sea by the Valar as a gift to Men after the war against the Dark Lord Morgoth. The Valar banned the Númenóreans from sailing far to the West because they did not want them coming across the Undying Lands. The Númenóreans began to resent this because they felt that their chance at everlasting life was being denied, so in an effort
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