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Rings of Power Season 3 Episodes End With Two Major Character Deaths
The Rings of Power season 3 features deaths in two episodes covered in separate accounts of the show.
In Episode 2, Eärien dies after her secret work for the Faithful is exposed in Númenor, the island kingdom.
Eärien had previously been drawn toward the anti-Elvish King's Men, but a five-year jump between seasons reveals that her loyalties have changed.
In Episode 4, Arondir appears to die after Sauron turns Theo against him at the orc fortress of Gundabad.
Galadriel and Celeborn escape with help from the Great Eagle Landroval, while Arondir is left behind.
The deaths show how the show's characters face danger from political conflict and Sauron's influence, though the accounts describe different episodes and characters.
Season 3 of The Rings of Power ends its second and fourth episodes with the apparent deaths of Eärien and Arondir.
Eärien dies at the end of Episode 2 after being discovered while secretly helping the Faithful in Númenor.
In Episode 4, Sauron commands Theo to kill Arondir during an escape from the orc stronghold of Gundabad.
The episode ends with Arondir’s lifeless face, while Celeborn and Galadriel escape with help from the Great Eagle Landroval.
The season begins after a five-year time jump, and the first four episodes were released on Nov. 11.
- Who
- Eärien and Arondir, characters in The Rings of Power.
- What
- Both appear to die, in Episodes 2 and 4 of Season 3.
- When
- Season 3’s first four episodes were released Nov. 11, 2026.
- Where
- Eärien’s death takes place in Númenor; Arondir is killed at Gundabad.
- Why
- Eärien is discovered while helping the Faithful. Sauron commands Theo to kill Arondir.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The story jumps forward five years from the events of the previous season.
Prime Video releases the first four episodes of Season 3.
Eärien is discovered and throws herself from a balcony.
Sauron commands Theo to attack Arondir, and the episode ends with Arondir’s lifeless face.
- Season
- The Rings of Power Season 3
- Eärien
- Dies at the end of Episode 2
- Arondir
- Appears dead at the end of Episode 4
- Episode 4 setting
- Gundabad
- Release date
- Nov. 11, 2026
- Time jump
- Five years