A wise Elf Lord, Elrond is the father of Arwen, and founder and master of the Elf-haven Rivendell. He is the bearer of the Elvenring Vilya, the Ring of Air.  In the Third Age of Middle-earth Elrond is an instrumental leader, rallying the diverse peoples of the lands together to fight the threat of Sauron. When his daughter Arwen contemplates forsaking her immortality to bind herself instead to the Human Aragorn, Elronds heart is torn between honoring the love of his daughter and losing her to a mortal death. He orders the shards of Narsil to be reforged so that the rightful King of Gondor can reclaim his sword. 
