The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season three has returned for its darkest season yet. Sauron’s forces are everywhere, and the Dark Lord is gearing up to forge his ultimate weapon, The One Ring. In every corner of Middle-earth, battles rage, and across the ocean in Númenor, civil war threatens as well. In a season full of so much evil and conflict, it’s no surprise we see more than one major Rings of Power character meet their death. To help you keep track of all the characters who meet sad ends, we’re keeping note of every major The Rings of Power Season 3 character death we see. Here’s who we’ve lost so far.
Every Rings of Power Season 3 Major Character Death:
Eärien Is the First Major Character to Die in The Rings of Power Season 3
Eärien is the first character to meet death in The Rings of Power season three. Eärien dies in The Rings of Power season three, episode two, jumping out of a window to her doom rather than betraying her father, Elendil, and Queen Míriel after King Pharazôn learns she betrayed him and became a spy for the Faithful.
How Does Eärien Die in 3.02?
The daughter of Elendil and sister of Isildur, Eärien has been a complicated person on The Rings of Power. In seasons one and two, we watched Eärien lose faith in Queen Míriel, both because of a long-bred hatred of elves in Númenor and because of the apparent death of her brother Isildur in Míriel’s ventures into Middle-earth. Against her father Elendil’s wishes, Eärien sided with Ar-Pharazôn. And when she learned of Míriel’s palantír, or elven seeing stone, she used this knowledge to help Pharazôn exile Míriel. But in late season two, we see her realize that her actions have consequences she may not enjoy.
In The Rings of Power season three, we quickly learn Eärien has turned on Pharazôn and become a spy for Míriel, Elendil, and the Faithful in order to atone for her behavior in earlier seasons. She pretends to be evil to offer Míriel and the Faithful information and save lives where she can. But unfortunately, Eärien’s position as a spy is what leads to her death in The Rings of Power season three. Pharazôn sets a trap for her, Elendil, and Isildur, telling Eärien he will attack the West of Númenor, where the Faithful have taken refuge. Eärien, of course, takes the bait, and Pharazôn, Belzagar, and Kemen trap her in a room. They demand she tell them where Queen Míriel is and defect to their side, willingly or not. But Eärien has found strength and some kind of faith in these past years. She walks to the window, musing that perhaps dying to defend a righteous cause “is a blessing,” a callback to a conversation she had with her brother Isildur earlier in The Rings of Power season three, episode two, before she jumps to her death.
Pharazôn, Belzagar, and Kemen, selfish as they are, couldn’t imagine Eärien would choose death over betraying her loyalties and heart. And that’s where they fail to understand the true power of faith and love. And why they will ultimately never win. Eärien’s final episode of The Rings of Power season three is a beautiful one, and her death is truly powerful.
Arondir’s Death Is the Most Painful Death Yet on The Rings of Power
In The Rings of Power season three, episode four, Arondir’s death arrives way too soon. Sadly, Arondir is stabbed to death by the character he considered a son, Theo, at the orc prison Gundabad and on Sauron’s orders. We really wish Arondir didn’t die.
How Does Arondir Die in 3.04?
With few other options in the war against Sauron, Arondir and Galadriel accompany the orc, Marnûkh, to the dark prison of Gundabad. Marnûkh claims the only remaining Elven Smith from Eregion, who worked with Celebrimbor and knows the secret of the Elven Rings, is in Gundabad. When the trio arrive, they find the Elven Smith dead, but Galadriel’s husband, Celeborn, her neighbor, alive. As the foursome tries to escape, everything falls apart.
First, Sauron arrives on the scene with his brand-new Nazgnagôl, or Ring Servant, in tow and begins to search for Galadriel in the dungeon. The Nazgnagôl finds Arondir, Celeborn, and Marnûkh first, and this spells the beginning of Arondir’s death sequence in The Rings of Power season three.
The Nazgnagôl approaches Arondir, and Galadriel begs him to run, but Arondir insists he will not run from the shadow. Strangely, the Nazgnagôl appears to agree with Galadriel. When the Nazgnagôl removes his mask, we learn that it’s really Theo, who has accepted one of the Rings for Men from Sauron and has become a future Nazgûl. Although Theo tries to tell Arondir to run, saying that Sauron doesn’t really care about his fate, Arondir refuses to go. Instead, he reaches for Theo, asking him to take off the ring and saying he won’t leave him again.
Theo is really close to listening to Arondir, but then Sauron appears and orders Theo to “Kill him.” And Theo does immediately, under Sauron’s thrall; he stabs Arondir in the stomach, ending his life. Arondir’s death sequence in The Rings of Power season three is truly beautiful, but we feel like he didn’t have to die. Why The Rings of Power, why? We take heart that Arondir, one of the purest of Tolkien’s elves, will surely go to the Halls of Mandos after death and be reincarnated in Valinor in no time at all.
More Deaths Are Surely Coming
Are there any original characters left in the world of The Rings of Power? If so, they should hide away and take care. It definitely feels like anyone who isn’t protected by the lore in The Rings of Power season three is marked for death. We feel like the bloodbath has only just begun.
If you’d like to learn more about this Middle-earth adventure, you can pick up The Fall of Númenor: And Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth and read more about Tolkien’s vision of the time when the show takes place.
The Rings of Power season three is now airing on Prime Video.
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