The face of Elrond was ageless, neither old nor young, though in it was written the memory of many things both glad and sorrowful. His hair was dark as the shadows of twilight, and upon it was set a circlet of silver; his eyes were grey as a clear evening, and in them was a light like the light of stars. Venerable he seemed as a king crowned with many winters, and yet hale as a tried warrior in the fulness of his strength. He was the Lord of
Rivendell and mighty among both
Elves and
Men.
The Fellowship of the Ring, LoTR Book 2, Ch 1,
Many Meetings
L'acteur peut correspondre à plusieurs descriptions, mais pas vraiment à celle d'Elrond.
Sur le côté "semi Elfe", son ascendance humaine, Beren (maison de Bëor) et Tuor (maison de Hador), sont des Edain du Premier Âge, issus de deux des trois maisons nobles, qui sont décrits comme ressemblants aux Elfes :
- The House of Bëor: these descended from the Lesser Folk, they were dark-haired and stoutly built, and most resembled the Noldor of all Elves.
- The Folk of Marach, later best known as the House of Hador. They descended from the Greater Folk and thus were related to the First House. They were tall and golden-haired, and most resembled the Vanyar of all Elves.
