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.

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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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Elrond title Herald of Gil-galad