Arondir’s had a rough season, losing his love Bronwyn (Nazanin Boniadi) to attacks from Adar’s orcs. Córdova tells TheWrap his character hasn’t had “the chance to grieve” at all this since the death and has been driven by a need for revenge.

This article contains spoilers for Season 2, Episode 7 of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” now streaming on Prime Video. It’s all-out war in Middle-earth, with orcs and elves at each other’s throats.

Ismael Cruz Córdova talks about Arondir's journey in the latest episode of The Rings of Power, where he killed a troll and got his ass beat by his old enemy Adar.