Partings

Episode
Partings
Information
Director	Wayne Che Yip
Writer	Justin Doble
Music	Bear McCreary Main Title by Howard Shore
Studio	Amazon Studios
Released	23 September 2022
Runtime	72 minutes
IMDb	Profile
Navigation
Preceded by	The Great Wave
Followed by	Udûn

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Nori questions her instincts; Elrond struggles to stay true to his oath; Halbrand weighs his destiny; The Southlanders brace for attack.

Official Synopsis, Amazon Studios

Partings is the fifth episode of Amazon Studios's television series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, released on 23 September, 2022.

Synopsis

Cast

Credited

In order of appearance (in episode credits)

Actor	Role
Markella Kavenagh	Elanor "Nori" Brandyfoot
Daniel Weyman	The Stranger
Sara Zwangobani	Marigold Brandyfoot
Dylan Smith	Largo Brandyfoot
Megan Richards	Poppy Proudfellow
Beau Cassidy	Dilly Brandyfoot
Joseph Mawle	Adar
Nazanin Boniadi	Bronwyn
Ismael Cruz Córdova	Arondir
Ian Blackburn	Rowan
Geoff Morrell	Waldreg
Peter Tait	Tredwill
Tyroe Muhafidin	Theo
Lloyd Owen	Captain Elendil
Maxim Baldry	Isildur
Trystan Gravelle	Pharazôn
Ema Horvath	Eärien
Leon Wadham	Kemen
Charlie Vickers	Halbrand
Morfydd Clark	Galadriel
Cynthia Addai-Robinson	Queen Regent Míriel
Sir Lenny Henry	Sadoc Burrows
Thusitha Jayasundera	Malva
Maxine Cunliffe	Vilma
Anthony Crum	Ontamo
Alex Tarrant	Valandil
Ken Blackburn	Tar-Palantir
Robert Aramayo	Elrond
Owain Arthur	Prince Durin IV
Charles Edwards	Lord Celebrimbor
Benjamin Walker	High-King Gil-galad
Edith Poor	The Nomad
Kali Kopae	The Ascetic
Bridie Sisson	The Dweller
Edward Clendon	Grugzûk
Phil Vaughan	Smithy
Mana Hira Davis	Worker One
Winham "Mu" Hammond	Worker Two
Ella Hope-Higginson	Mairen
Justin Doble	Milky-Eyed Patron
Jed Brophy Luke Hawker Phil Grieve Robert Strange	Orcs
Michael Morris	Guardsman One

Uncredited

Actor	Role
Carmel McGlone	Edda
Kieran Milton	Cavalry Soldier

Trivia

Below is a list of trivia from Amazon's "X-Ray" feature that accompanied the episode.

• Scene 2 - "Most of the details and elaborations told herein are derived from 'The Lord of the Rings', its prologue entitled 'Concerning Hobbits', and its Appendices, A through F, where the intrepid traveler may journey to discover even farther horizons."
• Scene 6 - "Halflings don’t wear shoes as their feet have tough, leathery soles clad with thick curling hair, and they can bear the brunt of nearly any terrain. (Concerning Hobbits)"
• Scene 8 - "Adar’s tolerance of the sun hints that he is not an orc – or not completely – for he seems to possess some of the gifts of the elves: Immortality and the ability to stand in the daylight without distress. His children, the orcs, avoid its painful glares by using sun-cloaks to keep its rays off their skin."
• Scene 10 - "Númenor uses books instead of scrolls for the ease of transmitting information from one generation to the next. Originally, they wrote in the elven script, Tengwar, but over time it changed to accommodate their own language and became a unique script of its own."
• Scene 20 - "Hungry Middle-earth wolves present one of the most terrifying of threats for Harfoots, who have few options for fighting back and their usual methods of hiding in plain sight don’t help against such predators."
• Scene 24 - "Pharazôn is Míriel’s cousin, and the nephew of the present King. In Númenor, the law declares that the eldest child of the King, regardless of gender, will be their successor. (Appendix A)"
• Scene 27 - "Lindon is a forested realm built alongside the firth of the River Lhûn, and borders the sea. What is built there feels nearly seamless with the nature encompassing it. (Appendix B)"
• Scene 28 - "Save only Sauron himself, Balrogs were the deadliest servants of Morgoth – creatures of shadow and flame that even elves fear. (Book II, Chapter 7)"
• Scene 29 - "The men and women of Númenor use the waters of the Sea to great effect – they’re so advanced that they have systems of canals and water-locks that crisscross the city. As such, a boat is never far away."
• Scene 35 - "The capital of Númenor is built up, rather than out. The achievements of the Edain are built upon foundations the elves helped create – foundations that they replace with their constant push towards progress."
• Scene 37 - "They are neither dwarves nor elven-smiths of Eregion, but even in terms of smithcraft the advancements of Númenor are the pinnacle of human achievements in the history of Middle-earth. In later days, their works in Middle-earth will seem to not be built by craft, but to be carved from the bones of the earth by the hands of giants. (Book V, Chapter 1)"
• Scene 40 - "Under the domination of the Dark Powers, Men have often grown to worship the evil that rules over them, being so ensnared by the knowledge and power they offer. (Book V, Chapter 10)"
• Scene 42 - "Long associated with the elves who garrison there, the Watchtower of Ostirith was nonetheless originally built by the humans who followed Morgoth. The elven occupation of it came as part of their constant vigilance for the return of evil – but it is whispered that the tower itself contains traces of a dark power created by Morgoth’s followers in the Elder Days."
• Scene 44 - "Aulë, the name the dwarves often evoke, is the name of their believed creator. In their hearts his ancient fire is said to still be burning. (Appendix F)"
• Scene 47 - "Númenor’s arms and armour reflect the world they know – their armour is scaled like the sea-life that surrounds their island, and horses adorn their sword-hilts, with horse-hair tails on their helms."

External links

• Partings at ROP Data
• Episode analysis on Rings & Realms (with Corey Olsen)
• Scoring Partings by Bear McCreary