October 5

From the One Wiki to Rule Them All, the Lord of the Rings Encyclopedia.

• TA 2
  • Isildur, 2nd King of Gondor and Arnor, is killed by orcs in the War of the Last Alliance, after loosing the One Ring in the Anduin river.
  • The Ring is lost and so will remain for nearly 2,500 years.
  • Valandil, the only one of four children of Isildur to survive the war, becames King of Arnor.
  • Meneldil, nephew of Isildur becames -apparently de facto- King of Gondor.