The Eagle and the Sceptre

The Eagle and the Sceptre
Production information
Series	The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Season	Two
Episode	3
Release date	August 29, 2024
Director	Charlotte Brändström Louise Hooper
Writer(s)	Helen Shang
Chronology
Preceded by	"Where the Stars are Strange"
Followed by	"Eldest"

"The Eagle and the Sceptre" is the third episode of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season Two. It aired on August 29, 2024.

Synopsis

Isildur and an old friend reunite. Arondir grapples with change. Míriel faces rising opposition. Annatar counsels Celebrimbor.

Berek, Isildur, & Spiders

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Funeral of Tar-Palantir

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Adar's Plan

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Celebrimbor Offers Rings to Dwarves

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Isildure Heads to Pelargir

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Durin IV Apologizes

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Bronwyn's Funeral and the Quest for Berek

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The Palantír and the Eagle

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The Making of the Seven

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Appearances & mentions

By type

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

Characters

Adar Ammred (first appearance) Arondir Belzagar (first appearance) Bronwyn (in flashback) Celebrimbor Damrod (first appearance) Disa Durin III Durin IV Eärien Elendil Elrond (mentioned only) Estrid (first appearance) Gil-galad (mentioned only) Gimilkhâd (indirect mention only)

Glûg Hagen (first appearance) High Priest (first appearance) Isildur Kemen Khruge (first appearance) Míriel Narvi Niluzôr (first appearance) Pharazôn Sauron Shelob Tar-Palantir (in flashback) Theo Valandil

Locations

Middle-earth Anduin Pelargir Ered Mithrin (mentioned only) Eregion Ost-in-Edhil Khazad-dûm Mordor Cirith Ungol Númenor Armenelos King's Court Forostar (mentioned only)

Miscellanea

Mark of Adar

Lore deviations

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Celebrimbor offers the dwarves rings of power before they are made, which is not suggested in the canon.