Meanwhile, realms rose and fell in Arda until The Lord of the Rings' Third Age, making the full map of Middle-earth intricate ...

Many battles have been fought in LOTR's Middle-earth, from Valar squabbles to the Fellowship's journey to Mount Doom.

Gil-galad (Benjamin Walker): All hail Gil-galad, the High King of the elves. Gil-galad established the kingdom of Lindon at the beginning of the Second Age of Middle-earth and has ruled it ever since.