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In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth, the Star of Elendil was a white precious jewel (diamond?) worn by Elendil and his heirs, and then by the chieftains of the Dúnedain in Arnor.

The Stars of Elendil were also called the Elendilmir, the Star of the North, and the Star of the North Kingdom. This was a symbol of royalty along with the Sceptre of [[Annúminas]]; the Kings of Arnor did not have a crown like their counterparts of Gondor.

The original jewel was given by Silmariën to Elendil. It was lost shortly after the War of the Last Alliance. Isildur and his three eldest sons had been waylaid and slain by Orcs in the Gladden Fields; Isildur who died shortly after loosing the One Ring was last wearing the Star when he fell.

When word of this disaster reached Rivendell, Elrond's smiths produced an exact replica of the original for Valandil, the surviving son of Isildur, and it was worn by the other thirty-nine kings and chieftains of Arnor, up to and including Aragorn.

The original was rediscovered by Saruman's agents while searching for the One Ring, and the King Elessar later recovered it from amongst Saruman's treasure in Isengard after the War of the Ring. Elessar held both Elendilmir's in reverence; the first because of its ancientry and potency, the second because of its lineage from thirty-nine forebearers. The King would wear the replica when he spend time in the restored North Kingdom.

It is speculated that the original jewel contained, like the Phial of Galadriel, a tiny measure of the light of the Two Trees that once shone in the Silmarils.