In the one that seems to show Galadriel and Elrond re-uniting in Lindon, there is a large tapestry in the background. Some support for this perspective can be gleaned from one of the Vanity Fair “First Look” images.
And when this new star was seen at evening, Maedhros spoke to Maglor his brother, and he said: ‘Surely that is a Silmaril that shines now in the West?’ Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath, The Silmarillion Now when first Vingilot was set to sail in the seas of heaven, it rose unlocked for, glittering and bright and the people of Middle-earth beheld it from afar and wondered, and they took it for a sign, and called it Gil-Estel, the Star of High Hope. The Silmarillion recounts how he become a symbol of hope for all: Gil-galad bears the exact same symbol at the waist of his attire in both teaser poster, and teaser trailer.Īrguably, Eärendil’s sign might be something they could all unite under - if it matched. UPDATE: please check the bootnote at the end for an addendum on Gil-galad’s parentage. It seems we must search elsewhere for better answers. This seems to be a strong argument against any conclusion that it’s Finarfin’s device. In fact, Tolkien gives Gil-galad his very own device - one of white stars set on a blue field (or sky). Now, Gil-galad is not of Finarfin’s house he wouldn’t wear Finarfin’s device. We believe this individual to be Gil-galad. One also observes the exact same device on the waist of the attire of an individual dressed in gold on one of the The Rings of Power teaser posters and in the teaser trailer. Again, this image is slightly brightened for better visibility although it’s tricky to get a crisp focus. This unknown person - clad in a similar maille outfit as Galadriel in the teaser trailer - bears the same symbol pinned on the shoulder in the exact same position. Is that another member of Finarfin’s house? Could it be Angrod, or Aegnor? As yet, we don’t know for sure.
The same device is also present on the shoulder of the as-yet-unidentified fellow caught up in an unfortunate encounter with some kind of troll in the Amazon teaser trailer. I’ve brightened this screenshot to make the sigils more visible. Both Finrod and his embattled retinue bear the same sigil on their armour in the flash scene we see near the end of the first teaser trailer. Now, one might observe that folk of Finrod’s own house might bear the same device. Well, we also see in the same scene that some of Finrod’s equally embattled retinue sport the self-same device. Could this device be a House of Finarfin thing? This becomes more curious since in The Rings of Power teaser trailer we see Finrod wearing the exact same device as Galadriel in a scene where he and other elves battle desperately against a host of orcs. That being said, there is an intriguing note that “this device was also used by Finarfin’s heirs, and apparently especially Finrod (though he was also given another device).” However, the rays do not taper in the same way as the devices Galadriel bears in The Rings of Power material. Redrawn by Elenyanar and arranged by FromMidworld.įinarfin’s eight-rayed lozenge-shaped device (see above middle-left) offers a lot of similarity. Instead we must look at those of her near - and far - relatives. We have no Galadriel device for direct comparison. Many key characters involved in events of the First Age have their own associated device that they - and those of their house - employed. Is it some sort of heraldic device? If so, is it meant to be a personal device? Is it one for elves in general? Specifically for Noldorin elves? Or a particular branch of Noldor?Īs I noted in my analysis of the Rings of Power Sun Sword poster, Tolkien developed a codified system of heraldic devices - examples of which can be found on the covers of the first UK edition of the Silmarillion. The device that Galadriel bears upon her plate armour (left), and on either shoulders in the teaser trailer.
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