Well, me and a friend sat and wondered who Gil-Galad from
"The fellowship of the ring" is ?
We haven't found his name in the books ? But maybe it's different
names from the english and swedish versions ?
Can someone please tell me ? I wanna know who he talks about in the
song "Gil-Galad (the sanctified)" ;-)

If it isn't in the books then maybe it ain't from lord of the rings at all? Maybe its just a name they made up, many bands does that kind of stuff... but I don't really know

Hello,

Gil-Galad, from the house of Fingolfin, was the last high king of the Noldor in Middle earth. In the second age, Gil-Galad remained in Middle Earth to battle Sauron during the Dark Years, acquiring aid from Numeanor at times. Gil-Galad and Elendil formed the last alliance of Elves and Men, and led them to the defeat of Sauron in the Battle of dagorlad. in the year 3441, Gil-Galad and Elendil overthrew Sauron, and were slain in the process.

Hope this answers your question.
Greetings,
Kerstin

...."Gil-galad was an Elven-king.
Of him the harpers sadly sing:
the last whose realm was fair and free
between the Mountains and the Sea."
From The Fall of Gil-Galad,
as translated by Bilbo Baggins

Cool, thanx for the answer.

It is in the Books. You must have missed it.
From index of the Return of the King 1988 printing

Reference
Book 1 pg 83,250,257,319,320 and 332

song is on pg.250