High King Ereinion Gil-galad - Epic Character History (Updated)

Ereinion Gil-galad was the final High King of the Noldor, and his tale was one of nobility, valor and tragedy in Middle-earth. Thank you all so much for watching, let me know your thoughts on Gil-galad in the comments below! As always, a great thanks to the online artists whose visual works made this video possible! If you are one of the artists, please let me know and I will post your name and a link to your work in this description!

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