Herald of Gil-galad
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Herald of Gil-galad is an honorific title in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium denoting Elrond’s role as the chief messenger and standard-bearer of the Elven High King Gil-galad during the War of the Last Alliance.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional title
ⓘ
honorific title ⓘ role in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| activeDuring | War of the Last Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Lord of the Rings appendices
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ Unfinished Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Siege of Barad-dûr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedFaction | High Elves of Lindon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedLeader | Ereinion Gil-galad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Gil-galad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| describedAs |
chief messenger of Gil-galad
ⓘ
standard-bearer of Gil-galad ⓘ |
| function |
messenger
ⓘ
representative of the High King ⓘ standard-bearer ⓘ |
| genre | high fantasy ⓘ |
| hasRankRelativeToGil-galad | chief lieutenant ⓘ |
| heldBy | Elrond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holderAllegiance |
Gil-galad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Last Alliance of Elves and Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holderHouse | House of Elrond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holderParentage | son of Eärendil and Elwing ⓘ |
| holderRace | Half-elven ⓘ |
| holderResidence | Rivendell (later in the Third Age) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Westron (translated form) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| notableFor |
close association with Gil-galad
ⓘ
service at the War of the Last Alliance ⓘ |
| originalLanguageContext | Sindarin-speaking culture ⓘ |
| partOf | legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Elven herald
ⓘ
High King of the Noldor NERFINISHED ⓘ standard-bearer in warfare ⓘ |
| status | defunct title after death of Gil-galad ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Second Age ⓘ |
| universe | Middle-earth legendarium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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