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Elendil was born in 3119 of the Second Age in Númenor as son of Amandil, Lord of Andúnië and leader of the Faithful who maintained the old ways against the encroachments of Ar-Pharazôn and Sauron. His name can mean either "Elf-friend" or "Star-lover" in Quenya.
Elendil and his sons Isildur and Anárion fled to Middle-earth at the Downfall of Númenor, founding the realms of Arnor and Gondor in Middle-earth in 3320 S.A.. With them they took the palantíri, the "Seeing Stones" that were given to the Lords of Andúnie by the ElvesThe Elves (always spelt such, never "Elfs") are one of the races that appear in the work of J. Their complex history is described in full only in The Silmarillion and it is mentioned tangentially in The Lord of the Rings''. Elves were the first inhabitant of Tol EressëaTolkien's fictional Middle-earth, Tol Eressea is a large island, where the mallorn trees come from. Its name may be translated from Elvish as the Lonely Island for it lay originally in the middle of the Belegaer, far from any other landmasses. Ulmo pushed.
As he landed on Middle-earth he proclaimed in Quenya:
Elendil lived in Arnor, where he founded the city of AnnúminasIn the fiction of J. Tolkien, Annuminas (Elvish "West Tower" or "Sunset Tower") is a city of Middle-earth. The city was once the capital of Arnor, on the shores of Lake Evendim in the north of Eriador. The city was founded by Elendil near where the lake g. His son Anárion founded the city of Minas Anor in AnórienTolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth, Anorien is a region and fiefdom of Gondor. Anorien lay north of Minas Tirith and the line of the White Mountains, and was the only part of the northern half of the realm, Calenardhon, which was not given to th, and his son Isildur founded Minas Ithil in IthilienTolkien's fictional Middle-earth, Ithilien is a region and fiefdom of Gondor. Ithilien, or Moon-land, was the only part of Gondor which lay across the Great River Anduin, wedged in between the river and the Ephel Duath of Mordor. It was a fair and prosper. Across the AnduinTolkien's fictional Middle-earth, the Anduin or Great River of Wilderland is the longest river in the Third Age (the original Sindarin name means Long River), rising east of the Misty Mountains and flowing south through Wilderland and eastern Gondor. the city of OsgiliathIn the fiction of J. Tolkien, Osgiliath is a city of Middle-earth, the old capital city of Gondor. Founded by Elendil and his sons at the end of the Second Age, Osgiliath straddled the Great River Anduin at a point approximately half way between the citie was built. Across the realms were built towers for the palantíri, with which the realms kept contact.
Sauron returned to Middle-earth, taking residence in Mordor next to Gondor. In 3428 Sauron first attacked, taking Minas Ithil. Isildur fled north to his father, leaving Anárion in charge of Gondor. In 3434 Elendil and Isildur returned south together with the Elven High King Gil-galad, in the Last Alliance of Elves and Men At the end of the long siege of Barad-dûr, in the year 3441 of the Second Age, Sauron came to battle himself. Gil-galad and Elendil fought Sauron and threw him down, but were both slain, and Elendil's sword Narsil was broken under his weight when he fell.
His son Isildur used the broken sword to cut the One Ring from Sauron's hand.
| Preceded by: Amandil, Lord of Andúnië | Kings of Arnor and Gondor | Followed by: Isildur (regent of Gondor, later High King of the Dúnedain) Anárion (regent of Gondor in name of Elendil and Isildur) |
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