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Dates
The first Elfstone was made before the Fall of Gondolin in I 510, and passed into the West with Eärendil in I 538; the second Elfstone was created between II 750 and II 1697, and survived into the Fourth Age
Origins
Both Elfstones were probably made by Celebrimbor
Other names
Elessar (see separate entries for the first Elessar of Eärendil and the second Elessar, given to Aragorn)

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Elfstone

The Elessar

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The green stone given to Aragorn II by Galadriel in Lórien, and the origin of his surname, Elessar.


See also...

Elessar, Elessar of Eärendil, Elfstan Fairbairn

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