Season 1, Episode 8: Alloyed
In Eregion, Galadriel discovers that Halbrand is Sauron, but the Elves still forge the Three Rings. The Stranger defeats the mystics and sets off east with Nori.
Who went where
Galadriel
the wilds of Eriador → Eregion
Brings Halbrand to Eregion, realises he is Sauron, and lets the Three be forged.Halbrand / Annatar (Sauron)
the wilds of Eriador → Eregion → Adar's stronghold
Helps Celebrimbor with the alloy, is unmasked, and leaves for Mordor.Celebrimbor
Stays in Eregion
Forges Nenya, Vilya and Narya.Elrond
Khazad-dûm → Eregion
Returns with mithril to Eregion.Gil-galad & Círdan
Lindon → Eregion
Gil-galad arrives to see the plan.Míriel & Elendil
the open sea → Númenor
Míriel and Elendil reach Númenor; the old king dies.The Strangerroute inferred
Harfoot trails → the road east
Defeats the mystics, then sets out east with Nori.Nori & Poppyroute inferred
Harfoot trails → the road east
Says goodbye to her family and goes with the Stranger toward Rhûn.The Dark Wizard
Stays in Harfoot trails
The mystics are destroyed; they reveal they serve a master in the east.Advertisement
Key moments
The Three are forged
With mithril and Galadriel's dagger, Celebrimbor forges three Elven rings: Nenya, Vilya and Narya.
With mithril and Galadriel's dagger, Celebrimbor forges three Elven rings: Nenya, Vilya and Narya.
Halbrand unmasked
Galadriel realises Halbrand is Sauron. He offers her a throne at his side; she refuses, and he leaves for Mordor.
Galadriel realises Halbrand is Sauron. He offers her a throne at his side; she refuses, and he leaves for Mordor.
The mystics defeated
Cornered by the three mystics, the Stranger finds his power and destroys them.
Cornered by the three mystics, the Stranger finds his power and destroys them.
Places in this episode
Eregion — Ost-in-Edhil
Celebrimbor's city of Elven-smiths. The Three Rings are forged here, then the Seven and the Nine under Annatar, and the city is destroyed in Season 2.
📖 Books: Founded by Noldor Elves early in the Second Age; Celebrimbor and his smiths were deceived by Sauron as Annatar. The Three were made by Celebrimbor alone after Annatar left, and Sauron sacked the city about a century later.
Celebrimbor's city of Elven-smiths. The Three Rings are forged here, then the Seven and the Nine under Annatar, and the city is destroyed in Season 2.
📖 Books: Founded by Noldor Elves early in the Second Age; Celebrimbor and his smiths were deceived by Sauron as Annatar. The Three were made by Celebrimbor alone after Annatar left, and Sauron sacked the city about a century later.
Adar's Mordor stronghold
After the eruption, Adar claims the burned land as Mordor. Halbrand bargains with him here at the start of Season 2.
📖 Books: Sauron’s realm long before the War of the Last Alliance; Mount Doom is already active and Barad-dûr is built in the Second Age.
After the eruption, Adar claims the burned land as Mordor. Halbrand bargains with him here at the start of Season 2.
📖 Books: Sauron’s realm long before the War of the Last Alliance; Mount Doom is already active and Barad-dûr is built in the Second Age.
Khazad-dûm
The great Dwarf kingdom under the Misty Mountains, home of King Durin III, Prince Durin IV and Princess Disa, and of mithril and a Balrog.
📖 Books: The greatest Dwarf-city. In the books its Balrog is awakened much later, in the Third Age, when Dwarves mine too deep for mithril.
The great Dwarf kingdom under the Misty Mountains, home of King Durin III, Prince Durin IV and Princess Disa, and of mithril and a Balrog.
📖 Books: The greatest Dwarf-city. In the books its Balrog is awakened much later, in the Third Age, when Dwarves mine too deep for mithril.
Lindon — Gil-galad's court
The Elven realm west of the Blue Mountains, ruled by High King Gil-galad. Its great tree fades until the Three Rings restore it.
📖 Books: The last Elf-kingdom west of the Blue Mountains, ruled by Gil-galad.
The Elven realm west of the Blue Mountains, ruled by High King Gil-galad. Its great tree fades until the Three Rings restore it.
📖 Books: The last Elf-kingdom west of the Blue Mountains, ruled by Gil-galad.
Númenor — Armenelos
The island kingdom of Men in the western sea. Its capital, Armenelos, is ruled by Queen Regent Míriel and later by Pharazôn.
📖 Books: An island raised for the Edain. Ar-Pharazôn seized the throne by forcing Míriel into marriage; the island was later destroyed.
The island kingdom of Men in the western sea. Its capital, Armenelos, is ruled by Queen Regent Míriel and later by Pharazôn.
📖 Books: An island raised for the Edain. Ar-Pharazôn seized the throne by forcing Míriel into marriage; the island was later destroyed.
Harfoot trails (Rhovanion)
The wandering Harfoots migrate across the wilds of Rhovanion each season.
📖 Books: Harfoots are Third Age hobbit ancestors; hobbits do not appear in Second Age histories.
The wandering Harfoots migrate across the wilds of Rhovanion each season.
📖 Books: Harfoots are Third Age hobbit ancestors; hobbits do not appear in Second Age histories.
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