According to Robert Aramayo, when the show begins, Elrond is still young and wrestling with his past. “Right now, he’s definitely in a moment of ‘Who am I?’ He’s closer to being an orphan than he is to being a Lord, but he’s trying so hard to be the Herald of Gil-galad. He still believes the things that he’s been taught about the Elven way and all that stuff.”
The actor continued on this issue of figuring out his identity as a half-Elven individual with a dash of god-like Maiar thrown into the family tree. “Right now, he’s still unresolved, with his dad, and his mom, and his past, and his brother.” At another point in the interview, he also touched on the struggle of being “counted among the immortals” and having Elvish blood but also relating to mortal men.
The fascinating subject of Elrond’s inner identity led to an interesting question about one of his possessions during the show.
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