Elven Kings Under the Sky

Elven Kings Under the Sky
Production information
Series	The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Season	Two
Episode	1
Release date	August 29, 2024
Director	Charlotte Brändström
Writer(s)	Gennifer Hutchison
Chronology
Preceded by	S1 "Alloyed"
Followed by	"Where the Stars are Strange"

"Elven Kings Under the Sky" is the first episode of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season Two. It aired on August 29, 2024.

Its name comes from the first line of the ring poem found in The Fellowship of the Ring.

Synopsis

Sauron bargains with Adar. The Stranger and Nori venture into new lands. The Three Elven Rings face judgment.

Forodwaith & Sauron re-embodies

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To Lindon

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Adar in Mordor

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To Rhûn

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The Grey Havens & Círdan

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Poppy

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Allegiance to the lord of Mordor

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The Three

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Sauron returns to Eregion

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Appearances & mentions

By type

Characters	Species and creatures	Locations	Factions, groups and titles
Events	Objects and artifacts	Miscellanea

Characters

Abigail Adar Astrid Brânk (first appearance) Calenwë (first appearance) Celebrimbor Círdan Dark Wizard (in vision; first appearance) Diarmid (first appearance) Eamon Eärendil (indirect mention only) Elanor Brandyfoot Elrond

Galadriel Gandalf (as "The Stranger") Gil-galad Glûg (first appearance) Ídhiel (first appearance) Kilta (first appearance) Manwë (mentioned only) Mirdania (first appearance) Morgoth (mentioned only) Poppy Proudfellow Sadoc Burrows (mentioned only) Sauron Waldreg

Locations

Middle-earth Eregion Ost-in-Edhil Forodwaith Dúrnost Lindon Grey Havens Mordor Rhûn Sundering Seas Valinor (mentioned only)

Factions, groups and titles

Gaudrim (first appearance)

Lore deviations

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A non-canonical fortress is shown in Forodwaith where Adar attempts to kill Sauron. The re-embodying of Sauron after being "killed" is shown, which is never specifically described in canon.