Gil-galad: The Last High King of the Noldor

I will cover his complete life, which was not short!

Alive during the Second Age and the War of the Last Alliance.

Gil-galad’s parentage varies depending on Tolkien’s writings. In The Silmarillion and other early texts, he is described as the son of Fingon, the second High King of the Noldor.

However, in Tolkien's later revisions, he is identified as the son of Orodreth, a lesser-known member of the Noldor…