As Gil-galad was the High King of the Noldor elves at the time of the rings' distribution it was thought that he was best fit to care for the most powerful of the three Elven rings.
ギル＝ガラドは指輪分配の時にノルドール・エルフの上級王であったので、三つのエルフの指輪の中で最も強力なものを扱うのにふさわしいと考えられた。