Q: Why Did Aragorn Have the Greatest Claim on the Palantíri? ANSWER: I received these questions in December 2022: If Fëanor (or other Elves in […]
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These articles discuss topics related to Elendil, the House of Elendil, and events and individuals connected to Elendil.
Why and How Did Sauron Attack Gil-galad and Elendil on Orodruin?
Q: Why and How Did Sauron Attack Gil-galad and Elendil on Orodruin? ANSWER: A reader submitted this question in May 2020. As with so many […]
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What Could Gil-galad and Elendil Have Done If They Captured Sauron?
Q: What Could Gil-galad and Elendil Have Done If They Captured Sauron? ANSWER: Readers sometimes submit long, multi-part questions or they ask several unrelated questions […]
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What Were the Seven Stars Elendil brought to Middle-earth?
Q: What Were the Seven Stars Elendil brought to Middle-earth? NOTE: See the comments below. I obviously forgot about the entry in the index that […]
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How Did Gil-galad and Elendil Stand against Sauron?
Q: How Did Gil-galad and Elendil Stand against Sauron? ANSWER: It will be simpler for me to quote the full question left by a reader: […]
Continue readingWas Elendil the Rightful King of the Númenoreans?
Q: Was Elendil the Rightful King of the Númenoreans? ANSWER: No. Ar-Pharazôn was the last King of the Númenoreans. His queen, Ar-Zimraphel (aka Tar-Míriel) was […]
Continue readingWhy Did Gil-galad and Elendil March Through the Vales of Anduin?
Q: Why Did Gil-galad and Elendil March Through the Vales of Anduin? ANSWER: As I noted in my History of the Last Alliance of Elves […]
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Why Did Elendil Wait for Gil-galad at Weathertop?
Q: Why Did Elendil Wait for Gil-galad at Weathertop? ANSWER: In the chapter “A Knife in the Dark”, Aragorn leads Frodo and his Hobbit companions […]
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