Summary of Gil Galad | Legends of Middle Earth

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Gil Galad was an elf warrior who fought in the First Age of Middle Earth. He was the fourth and last high king of the Noldor, and he helped lead the elf resistance against Sauron. Gil Galad's rule was marked by peace, and he was eventually succeeded by his son, Elrond.

• 00:00:00 Gil Galad was an elf who lived in the First Age of Middle Earth and helped to lead the elf resistance to Sauron. He was the fourth and last high king of the Noldor, and his rule began at the start of the Second Age. Gil Gallard's predecessor as high king, Fingon, died, and Gil took his place. Gil's rule was marked by peace, and he was recognized as the high king of the elves in the west. Gil Gallard's reign lasted a few centuries, during which the young Elrond and mature Kurdan were among his subjects. Gil was eventually succeeded by his death's son, Elrond.
• 00:05:00 Gil Galad is a legendary figure in Middle Earth who struck up a friendship with Aldarion the Seafarer and established a strong diplomatic relationship with the crown of Numenor. However, all the while Gil Galad was starting to become aware of something dark growing in the far east. Eventually, in the year 882 of the Second Age, he asked Aldarion to carry a message to his father, the King, warning of an impending servant of Morgoth, an evil being who was stirring and gaining in strength each year. Aldarion's father, the King, was so uncertain how to respond that he abdicated and let his son take the throne, and Aldarion did respond, although his aid was either too late for the power that hated Numenor had already awakened or too early for the time was not yet ripe for the Numenoreans to show their power. The takeaway point is that Gil Galad and his advisers were far sighted and may not have known for sure that Sauron was moving, but they sensed something wrong with him and were right to send something to him, as he was in fact Sauron in disguise. Eventually, keller brimbo, one of Gil Galad's subjects who had left his
• 00:10:00 Gil Galad is a legendary elf warrior who fought in the battles of Dagolad and Oregruin, and died at the hands of Sauron. His story is detailed in the scrolls of Isildur and the account of Sarah Mann. Gil Galad was the preeminent leader of the elves, and his wise decisions helped keep Middle Earth free from Sauron's grasp.