Council of Elrond

The Council of Elrond was a secret meeting held by Elrond in Rivendell on October 25, 3018 of the Third Age, in order to determine the fate of the One Ring. 
Those present at this council represented the three free races of Middle-earth: Men, Elves, and Dwarves.
== Synopsis ==
Elrond had not sent out summons beforehand for the council; instead, many of its attendees such as Boromir, Legolas, Gimli, and others had happened to convene at Rivendell in that week, each for different reasons. Elrond called the meeting upon this convenience, most importantly because Frodo, bearer of the Ring in question, had been brought there by Glorfindel earlier.
At the Council, the full story of the Ring was told by Bilbo and Gandalf. Elrond and the others agreed that the Ring brought by Frodo was indeed the One Ring, based on evidence provided by Gandalf.
Gandalf related his meeting with Saruman and subsequent imprisonment by the traitor in Orthanc.
Boromir described the dream he and his brother Faramir had experienced, and which led him to come to Rivendell. He pleaded that the Ring should be used to aid Gondor in its struggle against Mordor, but the others cautioned him that it would inevitably corrupt anyone who used it. Only a mighty person could hope to wield the Ring against Sauron, and they would in time become a new Dark Lord whether they wished it or not. Hence, Boromir reluctantly accepted this conclusion.
Glóin, Gimli's father, spoke of evil messengers who had come to the Lonely Mountain promising the return of one or more of the Seven rings if they would reveal the location of Bilbo Baggins. The possibility of war with Sauron's allies in the region was troubling, but Gandalf was relieved that at least Smaug the dragon was no longer around for the Dark Lord to use. The Dwarves had also came seeking news of what happened to Balin, who went to Moria in TA 2989 with Ori and Óin.
Legolas conveyed the bad news that Gollum had escaped captivity and disappeared. Aragorn had gone to great lengths to capture the debased creature, who had possessed the Ring for centuries under the Misty Mountains. After his capture, Aragorn and Gandalf had interrogated Gollum, and found to their dismay that he had been to Mordor. Apparently, while under torment there, Gollum had confessed both that he had held the One Ring and that Bilbo had taken it to the Shire.
A number of different fates were suggested for the Ring, including casting it into the sea, or bringing it to Valinor to be guarded by the Valar. Ultimately, it was decided that the only way to be free of Sauron's evil was to cast the Ring into the Cracks of Doom in Mount Doom (in Mordor), where it would be unmade. This might well undo the power of the three Elf-rings, but would certainly render Sauron impotent and free Middle-earth from his menace forever.
Tom Bombadil was also mentioned as a possible Ring-bearer since the Ring had no effect on him, but Gandalf stated that Tom, who was quite nonchalant about events in the world, would likely lose it.
It then became necessary to decide who should take responsibility for such a perilous undertaking. Bilbo offered to finish the job he had started, but Gandalf told him he could not take back the Ring. Frodo surprised everyone (including himself) by announcing that he would take the Ring, and after some thought Elrond agreed. At this point Sam emerged from hiding and demanded to accompany Frodo, and Elrond consented.
The matter of who else should accompany Frodo (later to be known as the Fellowship of the Ring, hence the title of the book and subsequent movie) was decided later., , Book Two, ch. II: "The Council of Elrond"
== Attendees ==
Those present at the Council had arrived at Rivendell by different paths and on separate errands, yet were all ultimately concerned with the Ring and its threat to Middle-earth. 
Important participants at the Council were:
*Elrond - Half-elf conveyor, member of the White Council and Lord of Rivendell.
*Erestor - An Elf-lord, advisor, and the chief of the House of Elrond.
*Gandalf the Grey - A Wizard, one of the Istari, and member of the White Council.
*Aragorn - A Ranger, heir of Isildur, and Chieftain of the Dúnedain in the North.
*Frodo Baggins - A Hobbit of the Shire, the Ring-bearer.
*Bilbo Baggins - A Hobbit of the Shire, former Ring-bearer, uncle of Frodo and long resident in Rivendell.
*Boromir of Gondor - Son and heir of Denethor II, the Ruling Steward of Gondor.
*Glóin of the Lonely Mountain - Representative of the King under the Mountain, Dáin II Ironfoot of the Dwarves.
*Gimli - Son of Glóin and a Dwarf of the Lonely Mountain.
*Legolas - A Sindar Elf of the Woodland Realm (Mirkwood), son of Thranduil the Elvenking.
*Glorfindel - An Elf-lord of Rivendell, rescuer of Frodo and his company from the Nine.
*Galdor of the Havens - Messenger from Círdan of the Grey Havens.
== Translations ==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Afrikaans 	Konsilie van Elrond
Albanian 	Këshilli i Elrond
Arabic 	مجلس الروند
Aragonese 	Concilio de Elrond
Armenian 	Էլրոնդի Խորհուրդ
Asturian 	Conseyu d' Elrond
Azerbaijani 	Elrondın şurası
Basque 	Elrondeko Kontseilua
Belarusian Cyrillic	Савет Элранды
Bengali 	কাউন্সিল অব এল্রন্দ্
Bosnian 	Vijeće Elronda
Breton 	Kuzul Elrond
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Съвет на Елронд
Catalan 	Consell d'Elrond
Chinese (Hong Kong)	愛隆會議
Cornish 	Konsel Elrond
Corsican 	Cunsigliu di Elrond
Croatian 	Vijeće Elronda
Czech 	Rada Elronda
Danish 	Elronds Rådsforsamling
Dutch 	Raad van Elrond
Estonian 	Elrond Nõukogu
Faroese 	Elrondsráðið
Frisian 	Riad faan Elrond (Northern) Rie fan Elrond (Western)
Esperanto 	Konsilio de Elrond
Filipino 	Konseho sa Elrond
Finnish 	Elrondin neuvonpito
French 	Conseil d'Elrond
Galician 	Consello de Elrond
Georgian 	ელრონდის საბჭოს
German 	Elronds Rat
Greek 	Συμβούλιο της Ελρονδ
Haitian Creole 	Konsey Elrond
Hebrew 	מועצת-אלרונד
Hindi 	एल्रोन्द् परिषद
Hmong 	Pawg neeg ntawm Elrond
Hungarian 	Elrond tanácsa
Icelandic 	Elrondráðið
Indonesian 	Dewan Elrond
Irish Gaelic 	Comhairle na Elrond
Italian 	Consiglio di Elrond
Japanese 	エルロンド評議会
Javanese 	Pasamuan ing Elrond
Kannada 	ಎಲ್ರಾಂಡ್ ಕೌನ್ಸಿಲ್
Korean 	엘론드 공의회
Kurdish 	Encûmena ji Elrond (Kurmanji)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Элронд кеңеши
Ladino 	Konsejo de Elrond
Latin 	Consilium Elronde
Latvian 	Elronds Padome
Lithuanian 	Elrondo taryboje
Luxembourgish 	Conseil vum Elrond
Macedonian Cyrillic	Совет на Елронд
Malaysian 	Majlis Elrond
Maltese 	Kunsill ta ' l-Elrond
Manx 	Coonseil ny h-Elrond
Marathi 	एलोन्ड परिषद
Mirandese 	Cunselho de Elrond
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Элронд-ийн зөвлөл
Nepalese 	एल्रन्डको परिषद
Northern Sami 	Elrondsráđđi
Norwegian 	Elrondsnemnd
Occitan 	Conselh d'Elrond
Persian 	شورای الروند
Polish 	Narada u Elronda
Portuguese 	Conselho de Elrond
Punjabi 	ਏਲ੍ਰੋਨ੍ਦ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰੀਸ਼ਦ
Romanian 	Consiliul lui Elrond
Romansh 	Cussegl da l'Elrond
Russian 	Совет Элронда
Samoan 	Aufono a le Elrond
Sardinian 	Conciliu di Elrond
Scots 	Cooncil o Elrond
Scottish Gaelic 	Comhairle de Elrond
Serbian 	Савет Елронда (Cyrillic) Savet Elronda (Latin)
Sicilian 	Cunciliu di Elrond
Sinhalese 	ඇල්රොන්ඩ් කවුන්සිලය
Slovak 	Elrondský rada
Slovenian 	Elrondinski svet
Somali 	Golaha Elrond
Spanish 	Concilio de Elrond
Sundanese 	Déwan Elrond
Swahili 	Mtaguso wa Elrond
Swedish 	Elrondsnämnd
Tagalog 	Konseho ng Elrond
Tajik Cyrillic 	Шӯрои Елронд
Tamil 	எல்ரோன் கவுன்சில்
Telugu 	ఎల్రోండ్ కౌన్సిల్
Thai 	ที่ประชุมของเอลรอนด์
Turkish 	Elrond'un Konseyi
Turkmen 	Elrondyň Geňeşi
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Рада Елронда
Urdu 	کونسل آف الرونڈ
Uzbek 	Елрондъс боард (Cyrillic) Elrondning kengashi (Latin)
Vietnamese 	Công đồng Elrond
Welsh 	Cyngor Elrond
Xhosa 	Ibhunga lase-Elrond
Yiddish 	ראַט פון עלראָנד
Yoruba 	Igbimọ ti Elrond
Zulu 	Umkhandlu wase-Elrond
== References ==
== See also ==
* White Council
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