elvishtolkien
Elros and Elrond: The Half-elven Twins and Their Choice
Elros and Elrond, twin sons of Eärendil: the choice of the Half-elven, Elros as first King of Númenor, and what their names and titles mean.
15 min readNovember 11, 2026
elvishtolkien
Isildur Explained: The Man Who Took the One Ring
Isildur in Tolkien: Elendil's son, the White Tree, Minas Ithil, cutting the Ring from Sauron's hand, his death at the Gladden Fields and his name's meaning.
14 min readOctober 22, 2026
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Adûnaic: The Lost Language of Númenor
Adûnaic was the native language of the Men of Númenor. Here is what Tolkien actually wrote about it: its history, the kings' names decoded, an attested word list, its unusual grammar, and how it became the Common Speech.
11 min readSeptember 25, 2026
