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In Middle-earth Gil-galad opposed Sauron, but the Eldar of Lindon were too weak to confront
the servant of Melkor alone. They had to call upon the Dunedain to help them in the War of the
Elves and Sauron. That war was fought because Sauron had failed to gain control over the Elves
with the Rings of Power, which he had helped forge in Eregion, the easternmost Elven realm of
Eriador.

Until Sauron was taken to Numenor, Gil-galad was never able to recover his power in Middle-
earth, for many Elves had perished in the war, and others continued to flee Middle-earth, sailing
over Sea.

Yet after the fall of Numenor Gil-galad befriended Elendil, son of Amandil and leader of the
Dunedain-in-Exile. With Elendil Gil-galad formed the Last Alliance of Elves and Men, and
together they overthrew Sauron, but their victory was not final for Isildur, the son of Elendil,
refused to destroy the One Ring, into which Sauron had cast much of his power.

In the Third Age the Eldar declined in numbers and power. They produced no more great kings,
though Cirdan still dwelt in Middle-earth. Some of the Eldar had settled among the Silvan Elves
(Nandor and Avari who had merged in the Vale of Anduin) in the Second Age, and these proved
to be the mightiest and most numerous Elves. But they were rustic and little resembled the
ancient Eldar of Beleriand in splendor or power.

Throughout the Third Age the Eldar secretly used the Three Rings of Power they had preserved
from Sauron to preserve portions of Middle-earth and delay the world- weariness which in time
afflicted all Elves. But with Sauron's final overthrow the power of the Three failed and many
Eldar set sail over Sea.




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The Naugrim (Dwarves)
The Naugrim, who called themselves Khazad, were known as the Dwarves among Men. They
claimed to have been fashioned by Aul├л the Smith before the Awakening of the Elves, but
because Iluvatar did not wish to have any Incarnates awaken before the Elder Children, he
accepted the Khazad as adopted Children yet commanded that they should sleep until after the
Elves awoke.

There were in origin thirteen Dwarves: seven Fathers and six Spouses. Durin, eldest, had no
spouse at first, and he lived alone for a long time while the other Dwarves established their
houses. But eventually even he found a mate (from one of the other six houses) and he
established a kingdom under the Hithaeglir known as Khazad-dum.

Although there were seven houses of Dwarves, it appears that an eighth group, the Noegyth
Nibin, consisting of outcasts from the seven houses, settled in Beleriand. There they were hunted
for a time by the Sindar, who eventually left them in peace when they learned that the Dwarves
were not evil creatures.