Elros

In 528 of the First Age Elros and his brother Elrond were born at the Mouth of Sirion.

In the assault of the Third Kinslaying by the sons of Fëanor, Elros and Elrond were taken captive by Maglor and Maedhros. Later Elwing, their mother, casted herself into the great Belegaer and vanished from Middle-earth.

From 532 to 547 Elros and his brother were raised by Maedhros and Maglor. They were both raised in love. Neither Maedhros or Maglor were proud of their deeds. It is nowhere told when or if Elros and Elrond actually left Maedhros and Maglor but It can be assumed that at the time of Eonwë`s arrival they took full part in the war.

In 547 the host of Eonwë and the Valar were seen shining upon the sea and the noise of Eonwë`s trumpets rang over the waves. Eonwë summoned all of the Elves and all of the Men from Hithlum to the South, rallying them for the great war against Melkor that was now to come.

Eventually the War of Wrath ended. As Elros and Elrond were Peredhils or half-Elven and only in these two remained the line of heroic chieftains of Men in the First Age. The Valar gave to Elrond and Elros the choice of which kindred they would belong to and Elros chose to be of Man-kind and as such he was granted a great life-span. Eonwë came among the faithful humans and he thaught them and gave them wisdom, power and a life longer than any others of mortal race. And a great land was made for them; not a part of Middle-Earth and not wholly separate from it. This land was Númenor and it was raised from the depths of the sea by Ossë and established by Aulë and enriched by Yavanna and the Elves brought flowers and fountains out of Eressëa from Avallónë and wrought gardens in Númenor, and this land was called Andor by the Valar; The Land of Gift and by its own people it was called Westernessë, for it lay West of all the lands inhabited by Mortals and the first King of this land was to be Elros.

When Elros was 90 years old, he ascended the throne of Númenor in the city of Armenelos where he was inscribed as Tar-Minyatur in the High-Elven tongue; Quenya. The sword Aranrúth who once was his grandfather Thingol`s sword and the Serpent Ring became heirlooms of the King`s of Númenor.

In 442 Elros died.