The elves have finally arrived. At the end of The Rings of Power Season 2, High King Gil-galad raises his sword high in an idyllic forest, ending the dark and destructive episode with a moment of hope. The Elves have a future in these woods and that future will shape the entire history of Middle-earth for the better.
Lord of the Rings creator J.R.R. Tolkien was fantastic at describing the natural world, and the location of Rivendell was no exception. This beautiful Elven settlement from the books (and films) is one of the most famous places in all of Middle-earth. But at this point in the timeline, this isn’t quite the version of Rivendell that longtime Tolkien fans might be used to. And in some ways, it seems that the founding of this version of Rivendell differs slightly from the source material — or does it? Let’s take a closer look.
