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The Kingdom of Lindon streches along the coast and the Gulf of Lune, with a stronghold at Imladris to ward Eriador from intrusion. The realm was founded by refugees from Beleriand at the beginning of the Second Age, and here lives in friendship Nandor and Sindar Elves under the Noldor.

Nowë was the first mariner in Middle-earth; his epithet "Círdan" actually means "Shipwright".
The Valar requested him to stay in Middle-earth instead of crossing over to Valinor early in the First Age, and he remained as the Lord of the Falas, the coast of Beleriand. He ruled those Sindar who are known as the Falathrim, the Coast People.
His liege was his kinsman Elu Thingol of Doriath, High king of the Sindar. This also makes him a relative of Celeborn, Galadriel and Elrond.
In apperance he is very tall, and already among the oldest in Middle-earth he has a beard, which is rare for Elves.

The Falathrim fought the armies of Morgoth, from the very first Battle of Beleriand until the last, enduring many defeats, and many fruitless victories. Together with Cirdan, Eärendil crafted the legendary ship Vingilot, that brough salvation from Morgoth to Middle-earth.

At the dawn of the Second Age many of those Falathrim who survived settled in Lindon, abiding with Cirdan who became a great lord in Mithlond under High King Gil-galad. They mingled with other Sindar kinsmen in Lindon, and remained steadfast brother-in-arms of the Noldor.

Through the Age Cirdan befriended sailors and princes from Númenor and shared with them his skill and knowledge, ere it sunk under the Sea.
He is wise and posesses foresight beyond the measure of all other Elves in Middle-earth. Gil-galad entrusted him to protect Narya, the Ring of Fire, as the War against Sauron is at hand.
Into battle he goes with trusted Falathrim Bodyguards, who take it upon themselves to protect their Lord.

Cirdan is made by Araval.
Cirdan credits: Lü Bu for the base model, T&D and G|I|Sandy for base bone assignments, Curufin for the sword, SHREDDER for head model and textures, King Kong for the beard, Hummingbird for the circlet.

The Falathrim Bodyguard is created by Arioria of mithlond, based on the TATW models made by Louis Lux/Van_louis.

Gil-galad was born in Beleriand as the son of Orodreth and a Sindar woman. His name means "Star of Radiance" and it has been said it was given by his mother for the brightness of his eyes.
On his father's side he was an heir of Finwë, so after High King Turgon of Gondolin fell in the First Age Gil-galad became the sixth High King of the Noldor in Middle-earth.
As king he added the name Ereinion, which means "Scion of kings".

In the Second Age Gil-galad ruled Lindon and all the Elves west of the Misty Mountains. Eriador was under his dominion, with the realm of Eregion as the eastern stronghold of the Eldar, where it lay in the shadow of Khazad-dûm.
He befriended the Dúnedain of Númenor when they came back to Middle-earth in the 8th century onwards, and maintained relationship with their kings. He was worried that a Shadow was over Middle-earth once more, though it was not known for long that it was Sauron who had risen as the new Dark Lord.

Ereinion wisely rejected offers of aid from Annatar, a stranger that appeared about year 1200, and who later was revealed to be Sauron.
The Noldor in Eregion did not listen to the warnings however. Their smiths were tricked into crafting the Rings of Power, but when Sauron's plot was discovered two of the Three formeost Rings were given to Gil-galad for safe keeeping. He later gave one to Cirdan and the other to Elrond.
Sauron was enraged he had failed to enslave the Elves, and started the War of the Elves and Sauron in 1695. Eregion was destroyed, Eriador devastated, Imladris besieged and Lindon itself desperately defended. Gil-galad could however see through the darkness to victory in 1701, thanks to aid from Númenor that he had called for.

Ever since then the king of Lindon has continued to ward the northwest of Middle-earth against evil incursions, and kept good diplomatic relationship with Lothlórien and the Dúnedain of Númenor who settled in Anor and Gondor.
He became a personal friend of Elendil, High King of the Dúnedain, in the year 3319. Númenor may have sunk under the Sea, but there is still strength among the survivors, and that is good, because Sauron has returned to Mordor.
In the year 3429 the Dark Lord strikes at Minas Ithil and Elendil turn to his friend to form an Alliance of Elves and Men. Lindon will come to aid, for the might of the Elves is still great and against Aeglos the spear of Gil-galad none can stand.

Gil-glad is made by Louis Lux/Van_louis
Credits for Gil-galad; Razor- eldar base 3d model and texture. Yarrum - sword and legs 3d model. Lu Bü - head and hands 3d model.

And in case you missed out on the cinematic video made by Fahnat/OtherRealm Productions, see here: