Thread:Mechemik/@comment-24448826-20180403071839/@comment-8742750-20180417093713

No, you are right. In the Last Wish it is a given that he has authority over the elves in that story (like Toruviel) but nothing there would imply he was actually a ruler or a king. Certainly regarding Francesca and his interactions he would appear to be her subject, though I would think a very high ranking/highly regarded one as he refers to her in what I would regard as casually as Daisy/Enid and it is she that is asking him for forgiveness for her actions.

I guess it depends on how old he is. Certainly the humans of Vengerberg ruled directly before Francesca and in Time of Contempt it is stated that it has been around 100 years since it was last under elf rule. I suppose if he was old enough he might have been ruler before that (I presume the White Ships in his name is a reference to the white ships the elves arrived in the Continent on, suggesting at the very least that the house Feleaorn he comes from is one of the oldest) but this is just that - supposition. He might have just been the military commander or anything. I agree that there isn't really any info in his two experiences that would suggest he was ruler/king of anything.