Elladan and Elrohir

Elladan and Elrohir were the twin Half-elven sons of Elrond and Celebrían of Rivendell, and were noted for their close friendship and cooperation with the Dúnedain of Arnor, Rangers of the North, and Men in general, and for their deeds during the War of the Ring. 
== Biography ==
=== Third Age ===
Elladan and Elrohir were born in TA 130,The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Third Age" and had a younger sister, Arwen. Through their mother Celebrían, they were the only grandsons of Lady Galadriel and Lord Celeborn of Lothlórien.
In TA 2509, the brothers rescued their mother from her imprisonment by Orcs. Although she was physically healed by Elrond, after fear and torment from the Orcs she lost all joy from Middle-earth, and so she departed for the Undying Lands the next year. Due to this, the twins harbored great hatred for Orcs.The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I: The Númenórean Kings, (iii): "Eriador, Arnor, and the Heirs of Isildur"
By the year TA 2933, Elladan and Elrohir went riding against Orcs with Arathorn II, the father of Aragorn II Elessar. There Arathorn was slain and his wife and son went to dwell in Imladris, where Elrond received Aragorn as his foster-son, naming him Estel.The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I: The Númenórean Kings, (v): "The tale of Aragorn and Arwen"
==== War of the Ring ====
When the Fellowship of the Ring formed in Rivendell, the twins' role was to scout the lands and prepare the way for the Fellowship.The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Ch. I: "Many Meetings" Later, they traveled along with Halbarad and the Grey Company. They delivered a message from their father concerning the Paths of the Dead and accompanied Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli there. Elladan traveled behind the company, the Dead following after him.The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Five, Ch. II: "The Passing of the Grey Company" They battled on the Fields of Pelennor "with stars bound to their brows."The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Five, Ch. VI: "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields"
During the Last Debate, Elladan and Elrohir seconded Gandalf's decision to throw a force at the Morannon, saying that Elrond had sent them with that same counsel from Rivendell.The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Five, Ch. IX: "The Last Debate" Elladan and Elrohir then accompanied Aragorn and fought alongside him at the Battle of the Black Gate.
==== After the War ====
After the war, Elladan and Elrohir met the escort of Arwen in Lothlórien, and together, they traveled to Minas Tirith.The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Chief Days from the Fall of Power Door to the End of the Third Age" The brothers arrived first and carried a banner of silver. They were followed by Glorfindel and Erestor.The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Six, Ch. V: "The Steward and the King"
=== Fourth Age and beyond ===
When their father departed to the West, the brothers stayed in Rivendell for a while. In time, their grandfather Celeborn came to live with them before journeying to the Grey Havens.The Lord of the Rings, Prologue, V: "Note on the Shire Records" It is unknown whether Elladan and Elrohir chose to remain in Middle-earth as mortal men or depart with the last of their kindred to Valinor.
== Etymology ==
The name Elladan is Sindarin for "Elf-Man" or "Elf-Dúnadan," referring to his dual descent from both Elves and Edain (a name given to those descending from the three houses of Men from Beleriand).The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 211 (dated 14 October 1958) It comes from the words el ("elf or star") and adan, singular of Edain.Parma Eldalamberon, Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien On the other hand, Elrohir means "Elf-knight", but rochir also means "horse-lord".The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 211 (dated October 14, 1958)
== Character ==
Though Tolkien never specifically states that Elrohir and Elladan were twins, it is suspected that they were for four reasons: first, they are described as "So much alike were they, the sons of Elrond, that few could tell them apart: dark-haired, grey-eyed, and their faces elven-fair, clad alike in bright mail beneath cloaks of silver-grey" (Tolkien 761).The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Five, Chapter II: "The Passing of the Grey Company" Secondly, one is rarely mentioned without the other, and their names are only separated when they are speaking. Thirdly, they were both born in the same year, and elven pregnancies last a full year.Elves' gestation periods are roughly a yearlong, so it would be hard to bring two sons into the world in the same year if they were not twins. Fourthly, the birth of twins was not a rare occurrence in their family history (Amrod and Amras, Eluréd and Elurín, Elrond and Elros).
The brethren were friends and companions-in-arms of the Rangers of the North, and helped defend the remnants of Arnor from evil after the fall of the North-kingdom. They held a special grudge against Orcs because of their mother's suffering at their hands.
Like their sister, father and uncle, Elladan and Elrohir were Half-elves who could make a choice between mortality and immortality, expressed by whether they would follow their father to Valinor at the time of his own departure at the end of the Third Age. Since they are explicitly described as remaining in Rivendell for a time after their father's departure, some fans speculated that they had also chosen mortality. However, J.R.R. Tolkien himself noted that the twins were allowed to "delay" their choices.The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 152 (dated September 1954)
==Other versions==
In early writings, Elladan and Elrohir were named Elboron and Elbereth. These were the same early names for the twins Eluréd and Elurín, who were the uncles of Elrond.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. VIII: The War of the Ring, Part Three: Minas Tirith, chapter IV: "Many Roads Lead Eastward" They also had a younger sister named Finduilas. 
==In adaptations==
* In The Lord of the Rings Online, Elladan and Elrohir are first met by Elven and Dwarven characters in TA 3016 in the Ered Luin, where they travel to unravel the mystery of their father's prophetic dream. In TA 3018 all players meet them in their camp in the Trollshaws from which they lead the search for the missing Black Rider and defend the Ford of Bruinen against an attack. Early next year they join the Grey Company and travel with the Dúnedain Rangers from the wilds of Eregion all the way to the Pelennor Fields. Afterwards they travel with the Host of the West to the Black Gate and fight in the Battle of the Morannon. They later attend their sister Arwen's wedding in Minas Tirith.
*They also appear in The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, seen in the first level at Fornost by the three main characters of the game: Eradan, Farin and Andriel. They leave behind them many dead Orcs and goblins. When Elladan and Elrohir meet the three heroes later, just after the heroes have finished fighting a troll, they decide to work together to reach Fornost's citadel.
When they arrive at the citadel, Elrohir and Elladan go after the leader of the dark forces here in Fornost, also the main villain of the game, Agandaûr. They are seen dueling him atop the citadel. The duel is finished after Eradan, Andriel, and Farin arrive - after killing some of Agandaûr's Orcs and his chieftain Tharzog - forcing Agandaûr to retreat on a fell beast. The Great Eagle Beleram goes after Agandaûr, who loses the Eagle by creating a storm with his dark sorcery. With their job done in Fornost, Elladan and Elrohir return to Rivendell, while the other three go back to Sarn Ford, and Beleram goes back to report to Gwaihir the Eagle-lord.
The two are seen again in Rivendell, and can be spoken to. They later join the forces of the Grey Company under Halbarad, and like Luin, are not seen in the game again.
== Gallery ==
File:Elladan - LOTR The Card Game.JPG|Elladan in The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game - The Road the Rivendell Adventure Pack
File:Elrohir - LOTR The Card Game.JPG|Elrohir from The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game - The Redhorn Gate Adventure Pack
File:Elladan - LOTR The Card Game (ally).JPG|Elladan from The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game - The Mountain of Fire Expansion Pack
File:Elrohir - LOTR The Card Game (ally).JPG|Elrohir from The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game - The Mountain of Fire Expansion Pack
File:Elladan and Elrohir (BGiME).png|Elladan and Elrohir art from Battle Games in Middle Earth
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Afrikaans 	Elladan en Elrohir
Albanian 	Elladan dhe Elrohir
Amharic 	ዐልላዳን ኣንድ ዐልሮሂር
Arabic 	ايلاندان و ايلاروهير
Armenian 	Ելլադան անդ Ելրոհիր
Azerbaijani 	Elladan və Elrohir
Basque 	Elladan eta Elrohir
Belarusian Cyrillic	Эладан і Элрахір
Bengali 	এল্লাদান অন্দ এল্রহির
Bosnian 	Elladan i Elrohir
Breton 	Elladan ha Elrohir
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Еладан и Елрохир
Catalan 	Èl·ladan i Èlrohir
Cebuano 	Elladan ug Elrohir
Chichewa 	Elladan ndi Elrohir
Chinese (Hong Kong)	伊萊丹&伊羅何
Croatian 	Elladan i Elrohir
Czech 	Elladan a Elrohir
Danish 	Elladan og Elrohir
Dutch 	Elladan en Elrohir
Esperanto 	Eladano kaj Elrohiro
Estonian 	Elladan ja Elrohir
Filipino 	Elladan at Elrohir
Finnish 	Elladan ja Elrohir
French 	Elladan et Elrohir
Galician 	Elladan e Elrohir
Georgian 	ელლადან ანდ ელროჰირ
German 	Elladan und Elrohir
Greek 	Έλλανταν και Έλροχιρ
Gujarati 	ઍલ્લદન અન્દ ઍલ્રોહિર
Haiti Creole 	Elladan ak Elrohir
Hausa 	Elladan da Elrohir
Hebrew 	יללאדאן אנד ילרוהיר
Hindi 	एल्लदन अन्द एल्रोहिर
Hungarian 	Elladan és Elrohir
Icelandic 	Elladan og Elrohir
Indonesian 	Elladan dan Elrohir
Irish Gaelic 	Elladan agus Elrohir
Italian 	Elladan e Elrohir
Japanese 	エルラダンとエルロヒア
Javanese 	Elladan lan Elrohir
Kannada 	ಏಲ್ಲದನ್ ಮತ್ತು ಏಲ್ರೊಹಿರ್
Kazakh 	Елладан анд Елроһір (Cyrillic)
Korean 	엘라단과엘로히르
Kurdish 	Elladan û Elrohir (Kurmanji Kurdish)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Элладан анд Элроhир
Lao 	ເອລະລາດານແລະເອະລະໂລເຮຍ
Latin 	Elladan et Elrohir
Latvian 	Elladan un Elrohir
Lithuanian 	Elladan ir Elrohir
Luxembourgish 	Elladan a Elrohir
Macedonian Cyrillic	Елладан анд Елрохир
Malagasy 	Elladan sy Elrohir
Maltese 	Elladan u Elrohir
Malaysian 	Elladan dan Elrohir
Manx 	Elladan as Elrohir
Marathi 	एल्लदन आणि एल्रोहिर
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Елладан анд Елроhир
Navajo 	Elladan dóó Elrohir
Nepalese 	एल्लदन अन्द एल्रोहिर
Norwegian 	Elladan og Elrohir
Occitan 	Elladan e Elrohir
Pashto 	ېللادان اند ېلروهیر
Persian 	الادان و الروهیر
Polish 	Elladan i Elrohir
Portuguese 	Elladan e Elrohir
Punjabi 	ਏਲ੍ਲਦਨ ਅਤੇ ਏਲ੍ਰੋਹਿਰ
Romanian 	Elladan și Elrohir
Romansh 	Elladan e Elrohir
Russian 	Элладан и Элрохир
Sanskrit 	एल्लदन् अन्द् एल्रोहिर्
Scottish Gaelic 	Elladan agus Elrohir
Serbian 	Елладан и Елрохир (Cyrillic) Elladan i Elrohir (Latin)
Sesotho 	Elladan le Elrohir
Sinhalese 	ඒල්ලදන් අඳ් ඒල්‍රොහිර්
Slovak 	Elladan a Elrohir
Slovenian 	Elladan in Elrohir
Somalian 	Elladan iyo Elrohir
Spanish 	Elladan y Elrohir
Sundanese 	Elladan jeung Elrohir
Swahili 	Elladan na Elrohir
Swedish 	Elladan och Elrohir
Tajik Cyrillic 	Elladan ва Elrohir
Tamil 	ஏளதந் அந்த் ஏல்ரொஹிர்
Telugu 	ఏల్లదన అన్ద ఏల్రొహిర
Thai 	เอลลาดาน & เอลโรเฮียร์
Turkish 	Elladan ve Elrohir
Turkmen 	Elladan we Elrohir
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Елладан і Елрохір
Urdu 	اللادان اور الروہیر
Uzbek 	Елладан ва Элроҳир (Cyrillic) Elladan va Elrohir (Latin)
Vietnamese 	Elladan và Elrohir
Volapük 	Elladan e Elrohir
Welsh 	Eladan a Elrohir
Wymysorys 	Elladan ana Elrohir
Xhosa 	Elladan kwaye Elrohir
Yiddish 	עללאַדאַן און עלראָהיר
Yoruba 	Elladan ati Elrohir
Zulu 	Elladan naElrohir
== References ==
Category:Twins
Category:Sindarin names & words
Category:Half-elves
Category:Elves of Rivendell
Category:The Lord of the Rings characters
Category:Characters in Born of Hope
Category:Characters in The History of Middle-earth
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