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Peter McKenzie as Elendil in The Lord of the Rings films.

Elendil

Biographical information

Other names

The Tall, The Fair, Nimruzîr, Voronda

Titles

King of all the Dúnedain, High King of Gondor and Arnor, King of Arnor, King of Gondor

Date of birth

SA 3119

Year ascended to the throne

SA 3320

Date of death

SA 3441

Realms ruled

Arnor, Gondor

Spouse

Unnamed wife

Weapon

Narsil

Physical description

Race

Men

Culture

Númenóreans (House of Elros), The Faithful, Dúnedain

Gender

Male

Height

Tall

Hair color

Brown

Eye color

Peter Jackson's Film Trilogy

Actor

Peter McKenzie

Voice

Character

Elendil (also known as Elendil the Tall (his height was recorded at a lofty 7'11" / 2.41m) or Elendil the Fair) (SA 3119 - SA 3441) was the father of Isildur and Anárion, and the first High King of Gondor and Arnor and first King of all the Dúnedain. He was known as a great warrior and a wise king, and a heroic figure among the Dúnedain.

BiographyEdit

Life in NúmenorEdit

Elendil was born in SA 3119 of the Second Age in Númenor, son of Amandil, Lord of Andúnië and leader of the "Faithful" (those who remained loyal to the Valar), who maintained a strong friendship with the elves and preserved the old ways against the practices of Ar-Pharazôn and Sauron. He was married to an unnamed Númenórean women no doubt of the same upbringing and noble blood to which they had two sons: Isildur and Anárion. It is not known whether she followed him to Middle-earth after the Fall of Númenor.

Founder of Arnor and GondorEdit

Elendil, his sons Isildur and Anárion, and their supporters fled to Middle-earth at the Downfall of Númenor, sailing east in nine ships and founding the realms of Arnor and Gondor in Middle-earth in SA 3320. With them they took the palantíri, the "Seeing Stones" that were given to the Lords of Andúnie by the elves of Tol Eressëa, and a seedling of Nimloth, the White Tree of Númenor.

As he landed on Middle-earth Elendil proclaimed in Quenya: Et Eärello Endorenna utúlien. Sinome maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn' Ambar-metta - "Out of the Great Sea to Middle-earth I am come. In this place will I abide, and my heirs, unto the ending of the world." His heir and 89-great-grandson Aragorn spoke these traditional words again when he took up the crown of Gondor at the beginning of the Fourth Age.

Elendil lived in Arnor, where he founded the city of Annúminas. His son Anárion founded the city of Minas Anor in Anórien, and his son Isildur founded Minas Ithil in Ithilien. Across the Anduin the city of Osgiliath was built. Across the realms towers are built for the Palantíri, with which the realms keep contact.

Last Alliance of Elves and MenEdit

At the end of the long siege in the year SA 3441, Sauron came out to personally do battle with his enemies. Elendil, together with the Elven-king Gil-galad, overthrew Sauron, but they were both killed in the process, and Elendil's sword Narsil broke when he fell. Vanquished, Sauron's spirit fled, and Elendil's son Isildur used his father's broken sword to cut the One Ring from Sauron's hand. Isildur built a hidden tomb for his father on the summit of the beacon hill of Halifirien.

LegacyEdit

Leading the remnant of The Faithful Númenóreans to Middle-earth, Elendil established strong regimes there and created the great alliance that put an end to Sauron's power for over a thousand years. His bloodline and spirited leadership survived in the Dúnedain of the North and South of Middle-earth, that would in turn sire the brave and heroic men that would help bring a final end to Sauron in the War of the Ring.

Aragorn's battle-cry in the Lord of the Rings was "Elendil!".

The Oath of ElendilEdit

Lyrics, in Quenya:
Et Eärello
Endorenna utúlien
Sinome Maruvan
ar Hildinyar tenn' Ambar-Metta

Translation:
Out of the Great Sea to Middle-earth I am come.
In this place I will abide, and my heirs, unto the ending of the world.'"

(Sung by Aragorn during his crowning as the new King of Gondor)

EtymologyEdit

Elendil's name meant either "Elf-friend" or "Star-lover" in Quenya.

House of ElendilEdit

Line of the Half-elvenEdit

           Finwë = Indis                                                                                       |
             Fingolfin = Anairë    Galdor      Thingol = Melian
                      |             |                 |
                      |             |          (1)    |
             Turgon = Elenwë      Huor = Rían   Beren = Lúthien
                     |      (2)     |             |
                    Idril ======== Tuor        Dior = Nimloth
                             |                     |
                             |                -------------
                             |                |           |
                          Eärendil ======== Elwing   Eluréd and Elurín      
                                       |
                                ------------------------------
                                |                            |
                              Elros                       Elrond = Celebrían
                                |                            |
                        Kings of Númenor               
                                :                            |
                        Lords of Andunie               
                                :                            |
                             Elendil                  
                                 |                           |
                        -------------------             
                        |                 |                  |
                    Anarion        Isildur         
                         .                  .                |
                         .                  .                        
                Kings of Gondor----Kings of Arnor            |    
                                 |
                                 |               ----------------------
                 Chieftains of the Dúnedain      |        |           |
                                :        (3)     |        |           |
                             Aragorn ========= Arwen  Elladan and Elrohir
                                         |
                                         |--------------|
                                     Eldarion   Unnamed Daughters

The marriages between Men and Elves are numbered.

The italicized are the Half-elven or Peredhil. The bold are the people of the Eldar.

External linksEdit

• Elendil at Tolkien Gateway