Elros and Elrond were brothers, but they are/were both half-elven (descended from both Beren, the human who married Lúthien daughter of Thingol king of Doriath and Melian the Maia, and Tuor, the human who married Idril Celebrindal daughter of Turgon king of Gondolin). As such, and because of their father Eärendil's role in the defeat of Morgoth, they were given the choice of whether to be counted as Elves or Men, and Elros chose the fate of Men, so he is now long since dead of old age. Elrond chose the fate of the Elves, so he is just as immortal as any other elf. (I don't recall how much of this the show is allowed to tell. The show specifically does _not_ have the rights to use any material from the Silmarillion, the only sources it can use are the appendices to LotR and the various historical tales and references used directly in LotR and the Hobbit.) When pronouncing Elvish names, remember that "C" is always pronounced as "K".
Thank you. I was still wondering about Elros. I'm realizing that I remember very little from the book. I wasn't aware they couldn't use The Silmarillion.
Elros and Elrond were brothers, but they are/were both half-elven (descended from both Beren, the human who married Lúthien daughter of Thingol king of Doriath and Melian the Maia, and Tuor, the human who married Idril Celebrindal daughter of Turgon king of Gondolin). As such, and because of their father Eärendil's role in the defeat of Morgoth, they were given the choice of whether to be counted as Elves or Men, and Elros chose the fate of Men, so he is now long since dead of old age. Elrond chose the fate of the Elves, so he is just as immortal as any other elf.
(I don't recall how much of this the show is allowed to tell. The show specifically does _not_ have the rights to use any material from the Silmarillion, the only sources it can use are the appendices to LotR and the various historical tales and references used directly in LotR and the Hobbit.)
When pronouncing Elvish names, remember that "C" is always pronounced as "K".
Thank you. I was still wondering about Elros. I'm realizing that I remember very little from the book.
I wasn't aware they couldn't use The Silmarillion.