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The Stars of Elendil were also called the ''Elendilmir'', '''''the Star of the North''''', and '''''the Star of the North Kingdom'''''. This was a symbol of royalty along with the ''' Sceptre Of Annúminas '''; the Kings of Arnor did not have a crown like their counterparts of Gondor . The original jewel was given by Silmariën to Elendil . It was lost shortly after the War of the Last Alliance . Isildur and his three eldest sons had been waylaid and slain by Orcs in the Gladden Fields ; Isildur who died shortly after losing the One Ring was last wearing the Star when he fell. When word of this disaster reached Rivendell , Elrond 's smiths produced an exact replica of the original for Valandil , the surviving son of Isildur, and it was worn by the other thirty-nine kings and chieftains of Arnor , up to and including Aragorn . The original was rediscovered by Saruman 's agents while searching for the One Ring , and the King Elessar later recovered it from amongst Saruman's treasure in Isengard after the War Of The Ring . Elessar held both Elendilmir's in reverence; the first because of its ancientry and potency, the second because of its lineage from thirty-nine forebearers. The King would wear the replica when he spent time in the restored North Kingdom. It is speculated that the original jewel contained, like the Phial Of Galadriel , a tiny measure of the light of the Two Trees that once shone in the Silmarils . NOTE In Foster's ''The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth'' the Elendilmir is mistakenly identified with the Star Of The Dúnedain which was given to Samwise Gamgee , but this is clearly an error. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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