Elrond and Elros
Half-Elven princes of Beleriand. Born in Arvemien on the
coast of Beleriand in 442 of the First Age of the Sun, Elrond
and Elros were the twin sons of Eärendil and Elwing. After
the War of Wrath, as the sons of a mortal hero and an Elven
princess, the Valar allowed the brothers to choose their fates.
Elros chose to be mortal, although he was granted a life span
of five centuries, while Elrond chose to become an immortal
Elf. At the beginning of the Second Age, Elros led the
surviving Edain to Nümenor and became their first king. Elros
took the name of TarMinyatur and ruled Numenor from the
year 32 to 442. He built the royal palace and citadel of
Armenelos. Elrond chose to be an immortal Elven prince and
lived in Lindon at the beginning of the Second Age. In 1695,
he was sent by High King Gil-galad to help defend Eregion
during the War of Sauron and the Elves. However, when
Eregion was overrun in 1697, Elrond led the survivors to the
foothills of the Misty Mountains where he founded Rivendell,
which was called �Itnladris� in Elvish. In the Last Alliance of
Elves and Men at the end of the Second Age, Elrond was
Gil-galad�s herald. Before Gil-galad died, he gave Elrond the
Ring Vilya, the �ring of air�, the greatest of the Three Elven
Rings. In the year 100 of the Third Age, Elrond married
Celeborn, the daughter of Galadriel, and the couple had three
children: Flladan, Elrohir and Arwen. Through the Third Age,
Master Elrond Half-Elven, as he was called, gave whatever
help he could to the Dudnedain, and the heirs of Arnor were
often raised under his protection in Rivendell.One such heir
was Aragorn II, who was fostered by Elrond. In 2980,
Aragorn met Arwen in Lothlórien. The couple fell in love, but
Elrond forbade their marriage until Aragorn became High
King of Arnor and Gondor. With Elrond�s guidance, the
Fellowship of the Ring was formed in 3018 in Rivendell, and
the Quest of the Ring set. After the One Ring was destroyed
and Aragorn assumed his kingship and married Arwen, the
Third Age ended with Elrond sailing to the Undying Lands
