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Revision as of 10:01, 28 August 2002 by Modemac (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Ereinion Gil-galad was a fictional character in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. He was one of the Elven kings who helped Isildur defeat Sauron at the battle of Dagorlad.
According to The Silmarillion, Gil-Galad was born near the end of the First Age of Middle-earth. He was the son of Fingon, the High King of Middle-earth who had been slain in the Fifth Battle of Beleriand (Nirnaeth Arnoediad). After the King of Gondolin, Turgon, perished in the fall of that city, Gil-Galad was named the High King of the Noldor in Middle-earth.
Gil-Galad was the ruler of the Elven kingdom of Eregion in the Second Age, and his people suffered grievously during the War of the Elves and Sauron. He was a friend of the Numenorian Faithful, and he provided assistance to the Exiles as they fled the Downfall of Numenor.
Gil-galad led the army of the Elves during the Battle of Dagorlad, but he was slain by Sauron during the final combat on the slopes of Mount Doom. After Gil-Galad's passing, the lineage of the Hing Kings came to an end.