Isildur
In J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy universe of Middle-earth, Isildur was a DÃÂúnadan of NÃÂúmenor, elder son of Elendil.Isildur was born in the year 3220 of the Second Age in NÃÂúmenor as first son of Elendil, son of Amandil the last Lord of AndÃÂúnie. He had a younger brother AnÃÂárion.
In his youth, Isildur stole a fruit of Nimloth before it was cut down, preserving the line of the White Tree, and later planted a seedling in the city of Minas Anor.
Isildur together with his father and brother were saved from the Downfall of NÃÂúmenor when they fled for Middle-earth. Isildur and AnÃÂárion landed in the south and established the realm of Gondor, and their father landed in the north, founding the realm of Arnor.
Isildur lived on the east bank of the Anduin, and established the city of Minas Ithil, as well as the province of Ithilien. However, in 3428 Sauron attacked and took Minas Ithil, and Isildur fled north to his father, leaving AnÃÂárion to rule over Gondor.
He returned with his father and the Elven High King Gil-galad in the Last Alliance of Elves and Men in 3434. His father and brother were killed as was Gil-galad, but Isildur took the shards of his father's sword Narsil and cut the One Ring from Sauron's finger, destroying Sauron's physical form and winning the war.
Despite the advice of CÃÂÃÂrdan lieutenant of Gil-galad, he did not destroy the Ring, instead claiming it as an heirloom for his House.
After the fall of Sauron, Isildur left Meneldil, son of his brother AnÃÂárion in charge of Gondor, and returned north to Arnor with his three sons. His fourth son Valandil had stayed behind in Rivendell. At the Gladden Fields, Isildur was ambushed by roaming Orcs, and due to the Ring's treachery he was killed.
He was the last king to rule both Gondor and Arnor until King Elessar reunited the Kingdom in the Fourth Age.
In the riddling rhyme "Seek for the Sword that was Broken" the Ring is referred to cryptically as Isildur's Bane.
In the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy by Peter Jackson, Isildur briefly appears in the first scenes of , and in an extended flashback scene in . In the movie, Isildur apparently was the last king of Gondor (AnÃÂárion and heirs do not appear at all), and Arnor does not feature at all: furthermore the time between the Fall of Sauron and the War of the Ring is much shorter.
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Preceded by: Elendil | Kings of Arnor and Gondor |
Followed by: Valandil (Arnor) Meneldil (Gondor) |