Elendil

Elendil the Tall (Sind. Elf-friend or Star-lover), son of Amandil, last lord of Andunie in Numenor, descended from Earendil and Elwing, but not of the direct line of the kings. Elendil was the leader of the Faithful, and it was the reason why he managed to escape the Drowning of Numenor with his sons, Isildur and Anarion, and a few followers. On their arrival to Middle-earth, they founded the Realms in Exile: Elendil himself founded Arnor and his two sons established Gondor. It was Elendil who concluded the Last Alliance of Men and Elves with Gil-galad. Elendil and his warriors played a crucial part in the Siege of Barad-dur, I nwhich both he and Gil-galad perished. Elendil’s sword, Narsil, was shattered, but when the King himself died, Isildur took up the remains of the sword, and with it he cut the Ring from Sauron’s finger. The sword was reforged by the mastersmiths of Rivendell in the Third Age, then coming into the possession of Aragorn, and known as Andril, the Flame of the West.