Gil-galad and the Question of Canon?

Who is Gil-galad? What colour is his hair? What counts as canon?

0:00 - A Tale of 3 Gil-galads
4:11 - Gil-galad the Dark - Team Fingon
20:48 - Gil-galad the Golden - Team Orodreth
33:40 - Gil-galad the Silver - Mystery of Starlight
42:01 - What Counts as Canon?
50:11 - The Evolution of Middle-earth
1:03:39 - What Makes Tolkien Unique?

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#Tolkien
#middleearth

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