Shadow and Flame
Plot
Plot
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Prince Durin IV confronts King [Durin III](/wiki/Durin_III "Durin III") as the latter opens a large [mithril](/wiki/Mithril "Mithril") deposit under [Khazad\-dûm](/wiki/Khazad-d%C3%BBm "Khazad-dûm"). The [Balrog](/wiki/Balrog "Balrog") that lives below the mithril mine, awoken by this activity, attacks Durin III. He leaves his [Ring of Power](/wiki/Rings_of_Power "Rings of Power") to Durin IV and names him the new king before fighting back as the entrance to the cavern collapses.

The Stranger goes to the [Stoors](/wiki/Stoors "Stoors")' canyon to save Nori Brandyfoot and Poppy Proudfellow from the Dark Wizard. The Stranger rejects the Dark Wizard's offer to supplant [Sauron](/wiki/Sauron "Sauron") and the Dark Wizard destroys the canyon. The Stoors, who refer to the Stranger as "Grand Elf", are forced to find a new home and are joined by Nori and Poppy. The Stranger takes a branch from a tree in the canyon as his staff. Returning to [Tom Bombadil](/wiki/Tom_Bombadil "Tom Bombadil"), the Stranger says he will come to be known as "[Gandalf](/wiki/Gandalf "Gandalf")".

[Ar\-Pharazôn](/wiki/Ar-Pharaz%C3%B4n "Ar-Pharazôn") learns from the [palantír](/wiki/Palant%C3%ADr "Palantír") that Halbrand was actually Sauron in disguise. He accuses Míriel of aligning herself with Sauron, discrediting the results of her trial. All members of the Faithful are accused of treason and arrested. Despite following Ar\-Pharazôn to this point, Eärien warns [Elendil](/wiki/Elendil "Elendil") and he avoids capture. He attempts to escape with Míriel but she refuses to join him, giving him the sword [Narsil](/wiki/Narsil "Narsil") and sending him to reclaim his lordship in the west of [Númenor](/wiki/N%C3%BAmenor "Númenor").

Kemen claims [Pelargir](/wiki/Pelargir "Pelargir") as a military outpost for Númenor and demands the Southlanders and Wild Men cut down the forest in exchange for shelter and supplies. [Isildur](/wiki/Isildur "Isildur") and Estrid acknowledge their feelings for one another and he asks her to return to Númenor with him, but Kemen does not allow this and Isildur leaves Estrid with Hagen.

In [Eregion](/wiki/Eregion "Eregion"), Sauron tortures and kills Celebrimbor. He is approached by Glûg, an [Orc](/wiki/Orc "Orc") who has grown disillusioned with Adar's leadership. Galadriel finds Adar in his original Elf\-form, as revealed by [Nenya](/wiki/Nenya "Nenya"), and he returns the ring to her before he is killed by Glûg and other Orcs. Sauron attacks Galadriel and takes the nine rings for [Men](/wiki/Men_in_Middle-earth "Men in Middle-earth"), but she steps off a cliff before he can take Nenya. Durin IV sends his army to aid the Elves, allowing [Elrond](/wiki/Elrond "Elrond"), [Gil\-galad](/wiki/Gil-galad "Gil-galad"), Arondir, and other survivors to escape to [a valley north of the city](/wiki/Rivendell "Rivendell"). Elrond and Gil\-galad use the Elven rings to heal Galadriel, and the Elves resolve to stand against Sauron's army as it marches across [Middle\-earth](/wiki/Middle-earth "Middle-earth").


Where did Elrond, Gil-galad, Arondir, and other survivors escape to?