{"id":21812,"date":"2022-09-09T15:38:15","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T13:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1705368"},"modified":"2022-09-09T15:58:11","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T13:58:11","slug":"who-is-elendil-in-the-rings-of-power-meet-actor-lloyd-owen","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-elendil-in-the-rings-of-power-meet-actor-lloyd-owen\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Elendil in The Rings of Power? Meet actor Lloyd Owen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Lewis Knight\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 09 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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A group of new characters were introduced in this week\u2019s episode of The Rings of Power.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Amazon Prime Video<\/a> fantasy series continued to follow Galadriel<\/a> (Morfydd Clark) as she and Halbrand<\/a> (Charlie Vickers) found themselves in the Island Kingdom of N\u00famenor.<\/p>\n

They find themselves there thanks to their being saved by Captain Elendil, a Sea Guard and sailor who is of a noble bloodline with a long history.<\/p>\n

So, just who is Elendil and what is his importance in the history of The Lord of the Rings?<\/p>

Who is Elendil in The Rings of Power?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Morfydd Clark (Galadriel), Lloyd Owen (Elendil) in The Rings of Power<\/span><\/figcaption> Ben Rothstein\/Amazon Studios<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Captain Elendil is a Sea Guard captain from the Island Kingdom of N\u00famenor.<\/p>\n

He is the father of sons Isildur<\/a> and An\u00e1rion and daughter E\u00e4rien.<\/p>\n

Elendil is descended from Elros, the brother of Elrond<\/a> (Robert Aramayo) who was also Half-Elven but chose to live a mortal life on N\u00famenor.<\/p>\n

As the son of Amandil, Lord of And\u00fani\u00eb, Elendil is part of a bloodline that remained faithful to the Valar, spoke Elvish and continued to build strong friendships with Elves.<\/p>\n

In J.R.R. Tolkien lore, Lord Amandil had been a great admiral of the N\u00famen\u00f3rean fleet and a close friend to Pharaz\u00f4n, who in the series is depicted as the Chancellor of N\u00famenor.<\/p>\n

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(L-R) Leon Wadham (Kemen), Cynthia Addai-Robinson (Queen Regent M\u00edriel), Trystan Gravelle (Pharaz\u00f4n), Lloyd Owen (Elendil), Ema Horvath (E\u00e4rien), and Maxim Baldry (Isildur)<\/span><\/figcaption> Ben Rothstein\/Prime Video<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

After rescuing Galadriel and Halbrand from the Sundering Sea, Elendil is an ally to them and has the desire to protect the world from the evil of Sauron.<\/p>\n

In Tolkien lore, Elendil and his family flee the fall of N\u00famenor and he eventually becomes the High King of Arnor and Gondor.<\/p>\n

Elendil leads the Last Alliance of Men and Elves alongside High-King Gil-galad against the Dark Lord Sauron<\/a> and in their defeat of the villain, Elendil is killed and succeeded by his son, Isildur.<\/p>\n

The late King is the ancestor of Aragorn, son of Arathorn, one of the protagonists of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.<\/p>\n

The character of Elendil appears in the prologue of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, portrayed by actor Peter McKenzie.<\/p>\n

Who plays Elendil in The Rings of Power?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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British actor Lloyd Owen poses on the red carpet upon arrival to attend the Global Premiere of \u201cThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power\u201d at the Odeon cinema in Leicester Square, central London, on August 30, 2022.<\/span><\/figcaption> NIKLAS HALLE’N\/AFP via Getty Images<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Elendil is portrayed by Lloyd Owen<\/strong> in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.<\/p>\n

The British actor is best known for his roles as Dr Henry Jones Sr. in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and Paul Bowman-MacDonald in Monarch of the Glen.<\/p>\n

Owen has also appeared in the film Miss Potter, the Sky series You, Me and the Apocalypse, Heart and Bones, and The Originals.<\/p>\n

Having studied at the National Youth Theatre and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), Owen has had an extensive theatre career.<\/p>\n

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