The latest trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has been released and, alongside Galadriel and Elrond, it features a first look at characters from the island kingdom of Númenor, including Elendil, Pharazôn, Queen Regent Míriel, and Isildur, the man who would eventually cut the One Ring off of Sauron's finger.
The trailer begins by featuring the Two Trees of Valinor – which were destroyed before the time in the Second Age the series mainly takes place in – and we are then shown many of the locations that will be brought to life in The Rings of Power, including the Elven realms of Lindon and Eregion, the Dwarven realm Khazad-dûm, the Southlands, the Northernmost Wastes, the Sundering Seas, and the island kingdom of Númenór.
Speaking of Númenor, the kingdom whose rise and fall is one of the main events of the Second Age, many of its most high-profile citizens are shown for the first time, and Isildur may be the one more recognizable to fans.
In The Fellowship of the Ring, Isildur was said to be the one who cut the One Ring off of Sauron's hand, seemingly ending his reign of terror. However, his refusal to destroy the ring allowed Sauron's spirit to live in and later return in the Third Age.
Elendil was Isildur's father and, alongside helping establish Arnor and Gondor and becoming the first High King of Dúnedain, helped lead the battle against Sauron at the Siege of Barad-dûr. Pharazôn was the last king of Númenor who usurped the throne by marrying Míriel, who was the rightful Ruling Queen of Númenor. Without spoiling too much, Pharazôn has an important role to play in the Second Age.
A big part of the teaser sees Galadriel speaking to Elrond and claiming that the "enemy is still out there." Elrond attempts to have Galadriel stop this search, but she tells him that "you have not seen what I have seen."
In the two-minute, 30-second teaser we are also given further glimpses of "High King Gil-galad (Benjamin Walker), the Harfoots Marigold Brandyfoot (Sara Zwangobani), Elanor ‘Nori’ Brandyfoot (Markella Kavenagh), Poppy Proudfellow (Megan Richards) and Sadoc Burrows (Sir Lenny Henry), The Stranger (Daniel Weyman), the Dwarves King Durin III (Peter Mullan) and Prince Durin IV (Owain Arthur), Halbrand (Charlie Vickers), and Arondir (Ismael Cruz Córdova)."
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which is set thousands of years before the adventures of Frodo and the Fellowship, and its eight-part first season will begin on Friday, September 2, and new episodes will be released each week.
For more, read on as to why Gandalf (probably) isn't in this prequel series, our further look at who's who in The Rings of Power, and our exclusive look at the show's take on Middle-earth's orcs.
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