Is Elrond related to Gil-galad?

No. He was Gil Galad's herald in his army. Elrond and his twin Elros were born of Earendil and Elwing, and were the great grandchildren of Beren and Luthien thus the half elven attachment.
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Why did Gil-galad give Elrond the ring?

I think Gil-galad gave Vilya to Elrond because he had an inkling that he wouldn't survive the War of the Last Alliance. As to why Elrond and not someone else, Gil-galad must have considered him the best choice and up to the task.
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How are Gil-galad and Galadriel related?

Gil-galad is the GRANDSON of Galadriel's brother, Angrod. So Galadriel is Gil-galad's Great-great aunt. Her hair shine with the light of the Two Trees of Valinor which where destroyed more than a millenium and a half before his own birth.
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Who is the heir of Gil-galad?

However, as High-king of the Noldor, Gil-galad left no heir and the title became extinct with his death.
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Who is the father of Gil-galad?

Descendants. In the published The Silmarillion, Fingon was the father of Gil-galad, but Christopher Tolkien later said that this was due to an an error he made in editing the The Silmarillion, and that his father's intention was that Gil-galad was the son of Orodreth of the House of Finarfin.
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Who is older Galadriel or Gil-galad?

If you use Tolkien's metric that one year of the trees lasted 144 solar years she is @12,600 years older than he, give or take.
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Could Gil-galad be Sauron?

In the lore, we know Sauron changed his form into an elf - GIL GALAD, not Halbrand or the Stranger.
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Why is Gil-galad King instead of Galadriel?

In the official text of The Silmarillion, Gil-galad receives the kingship as he is the son of Fingon, who in turn is the son of Fingolfin.
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Is Gil-galad alive in LOTR?

Both Gil-galad and Elendil were killed, and Elendil's son Isildur took the Ring for himself. Gil-galad briefly appears at the opening of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, and features in several video games based on Tolkien's Middle-earth.
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Is Galadriel the aunt of Gil-galad?

To trace Gil-galad's family tree to Galadriel, we can see his father was Orodreth, son of Angrod, one of Galadriel's older brothers. So Galadriel is his Great Aunt.
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Why is Galadriel stronger than Elrond?

Galadriel Is Way Stronger Than Elrond In Lord Of The Rings

Galadriel is much older than Elrond, and her experienes give her a great deal of wisdom that he, while knowledgeable in other areas, does not possess. They both carry Rings of Power, which imbue them with power beyond that of an ordinary elf.
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Is Galadriel higher than Elrond?

Though neither is someone you'd wish to annoy, Galadriel is generally considered more powerful than Elrond in Lord of the Rings. Not only is she older than her Rivendell counterpart, but Galadriel witnessed the light from Valinor's Two Trees, giving her a mystic quality.
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Who killed Morgoth?

He will fight in the Last Battle against the Valar and their allies, but will ultimately be slain by Túrin Turambar, the Man he cursed. By finally defeating Morgoth, Túrin will avenge not only himself, but all members of the race of Men.
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Why did Gil-galad want Mithril?

Gil-galad and Celebrimbor believe that mithril is the only thing that will saves the Elves from decay in Middle-Earth (presumably in the face of pure evil rising again).
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Who was High King after Gil-galad?

Gil-galad was the last High King; after his time the title is never used. In order of succession, the Kingship would presumably have fallen on Turgon's descendants; Eärendil (who was in the West and could not exercise it) or his eldest son Elrond (who never made claim to the Kingship).
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Why did Galadriel lie to Elrond?

So, Galadriel vowed to avenge her brother's death, and she wasn't going to waste an opportunity to hunt him, even if it meant lying to Elrond, Celebrimbor and Gil-glad. Lying to the high king should be a bad idea, but Galadriel sought vengeance. With that in mind, withholding the truth worked to her advantage.
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Is Gil-galad evil?

Gil-Galad is the High King of Noldor. He has the highest position in the entirety of Middle Earth. Never in any Tolkien work does it paint Gil-galad as evil or incompetent or despicable.
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Was Gil-galad King of All Elves?

Gil-galad was the last heir of the kings of the Noldor in exile, and acknowledged as High King of the Elves of the West. Many Elves, both the Sindar and the Noldor, joined him.
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What happened to Lindon after Gil-galad?

Rule of Círdan

After the War of the Last Alliance, most of the Ñoldor and many Sindar departed for Valinor, and Lindon became depopulated, now ruled by Gil-galad's lieutenant, the Telerin Elf Círdan the Shipwright, who kept building ships for the departing Elves.
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Why is there no High King after Gil-galad?

Why wasn't there any other High King? Simply because no one else claimed the title of High King of the Noldor after the death of Gil-galad. Ereinion Gil-galad died without leaving any heirs, thus there was no obvious sucessor. There were, however, a couple Elves who had some right to claim it, if they willed so.
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Who is more powerful Gil-galad or Galadriel?

Erenion Gil-galad: Greater jurisdiction, he was the High-King of the Noldor. His power over the kingdoms would've been unquestionable, even Galadriel and Elrond would have to listen to his commands. He was their leader.
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Is Galadriel more powerful than Celeborn?

Celeborn 'the Wise', husband of Galadriel the Valiant, has nothing better than her. Absolutely nothing. She is the second greatest High Elf and third greatest of all Elves according to Unfinished Tales book and Peoples of Middle-earth book. While Celeborn is nowhere close to that.
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Who is Elrond's wife?

Elrond married Celebrían, daughter of Celeborn and Galadriel, early in the Third Age. The place and date of Celebrían's birth are not specified.
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Did Isildur defeat Sauron?

3319: Númenor is drowned, and the world's shape is forever changed from flat to round. 3341: Sauron is defeated when Isildur cuts the One Ring from Sauron's finger, thus destroying his physical form. After this, the One Ring is lost for more than 2,000 years. The defeat of Sauron marks the end of the Second Age.
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Who is Gil-galad's sister?

Finduilas was a Ñoldor Elf princess of the First Age, daughter of Orodreth, ruler of the hidden realm of Nargothrond, niece of Galadriel and sister of Gil-galad.
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