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Many eccentric cross the motion-picture show and TV adaptations ofJ.R.R. Tolkien ’s Middle Earth , but it is Elrond(played by Hugo Weaving in Peter Jackson’sThe Lord of the RingsandHobbittrilogies , and Robert Aramayo in Prime Video’sThe Rings of Power ) who is typically visit as one of the wisest and most principled .
Elrond has provided salvia wisdom to the Fellowship of the Ring and even to Gandalf ( Ian McKellen ) himself . However , a major detail in theSan Diego Comic - Contrailer forThe Rings of Powerseason twomay allow for evidence to the contrary . Screen Rant was at SDCC 2024 with all the latest coverage .
A Lord of the Rings : The Rings of Power season 2 mo teased in the drone revealed at SDCC nigh - on support a huge gadget for Galadriel .
Elrond Criticizes Galadriel For Wearing One Of Sauron’s Rings In The Rings Of Power Trailer
But Wears One Himself In Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings Trilogy
In one of the open scenes shown in the SDCCRings Of Powertrailer , Galadriel ( Morfydd Clark ) is regard placing one of the Rings of Power , Nenya , on her finger . Elrond yells " No ! " at this , and afterwards tells Galadriel that , because she now wears one of the Rings of Power that Sauron himself designed , she has become one of his " collaborators" . Elrond warns her that , by wearing Nenya , Sauron may be gain king , but Galadriel shrugs this off , arguing that the doughnut is guiding her on her journey .
" These Rings may be how [ Sauron ] attains power . They must be destroyed . "
However , in Peter Jackson’sLord of the Ringstrilogy ( which is set a minimum of 3,000 years after the Rings Of Power ) , Elrond is portray as wearing another of the Three Rings of Power for Elves , Vilya . This ostensibly hypocritical move may come as a shock to many viewers who know Elrond as a beacon of principled wiseness in Middle Earth . Nevertheless , the powers and story of the Three Rings of Power may provide important circumstance that explains Elrond ’s lip service .
Why The Elves Still Wear Sauron’s Three Rings In The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Sauron Is Weakened
At the metre in Middle Earth whenThe Lord of the Ringsis bent , Sauron has long since been ' defeated ' during the siege of Barad - Dûr by the Last Alliance of Elves and Men . What this means for wearers of the Rings of Power is that , while Sauron is not go constantly , he has been severely weakened , and is no longer able to shape the Three Rings with his malign corruption and deception . As a result , Elrond wear Vilya in an endeavor to reverse the destructionand decay wrought by Sauron ’s armies , eventually using it to protect Rivendell against any potential threats .
at last , Elrond ’s relationship with the Rings of Power is not necessarily one of hypocrisy , but one of honour . After all , it was Elrond himself who tried ( and bomb ) to sway Isildur to cast the One Ring into Mount Doom follow the Siege of Barad - Dûr . While it was certainly an challenging decision of Elrond to wear Vilya after his vivid criticism of Galadriel , this nonetheless should not take away from the heroism , sapience , and principle that have come up to specify the character .
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