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Revision as of 22:31, 20 March 2004 by Jor (talk | contribs) (Expanding lineage)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Rodnor Gil-galad was a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth.
An Elf of the house of Finarfin, Gil-galad was named High King of the Noldor in Beleriand after the fall of the city of Gondolin and the death of the last High King, Turgon. Gil-galad's father was Orodreth, son of Aegnor son of Finarfin, and his mother was a Sindarin Elf. His sister was Finduilas.
During the Second Age, Gil-galad's realm was in Lindon, and he enjoyed the friendship of the human kingdom of Númenor while it was still faithful, and was an ally of the Númenórean kingdoms in exile (Gondor and Arnor). He formed the Last Alliance against the evil Sauron with his friend Elendil, High King of the men of Dúnedain in exile; he was slain, along with Elendil, in battle with Sauron at the end of the Second Age.
His spear was named Aiglos or Aeglos, meaning "snow-point" (aeg: sharp, pointed; los: snow).
In the published Silmarillion, EreinionGil-galad was the son of Fingon, but Christopher Tolkien later stated in The Peoples of Middle-earth that making Gil-galad Fingon's son was a mistake, and his father was actually Orodreth. Gil-galad's name in Aldarion and Erendis in the Unfinished Tales was also changed by CRRT by mistake,
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Preceded by: Turgon |
High Kings of the Noldor |
Succeeded by: Finarfin |
In the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy by Peter Jackson, Gil-galad briefly appears in the first movie, although his rôle seems downplayed.