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In the ] work '']'', '''Celeborn''' (pronounced with a hard ''C'' as in ''Cake'') is the ] husband of ]. He was known in the ] as the Lord of ]. He was the father of ], the wife of ], making him the grandfather of ]. He was also a kinsman of the ] Elven King ]. |
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Celeborn's ancestry is not exactly certain. Celeborn first appeared in '']'', and he did not appear at all in Tolkien's (at the time unpublished) existing legends of the ], '']''. Tolkien felt that for an Elf of Celeborn's importance he had to have a good ancestry, and spent several years trying to resolve Celeborn's origins. |
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Most existing writings portray Celeborn as a ]in Elf from ], the kingdom of Thingol. Celeborn is described as a "kinsman" of Thingol. That Celeborn and Thingol are remotely related is further alluded to by the fact they both had silver hair, a haircolour which is never mentioned outside of the royal house of the Sindar. This origin was adopted by ] and ] for the ''Silmarillion'' when it was decided to publish this book after Tolkien's death, and a new paragraph about Celeborn's marriage to Galadriel was inserted. Exactly how Celeborn could have been a kinsman of Thingol was not mentioned. |
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According to one speculative text written by Tolkien, published as part of the '']'', Celeborn was the grandson of Thingol's younger brother ] (who never appears elsewhere). Elmo was also linked to ], making Círdan another member of the Sindarin royal house. |
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This simple origin Celeborn was however changed: in Tolkien's last writings Celeborn was a ]n Elf from ], then named '''''Teleporno''''' in Telerin ]. He met Galadriel when she was living in the Telerin city ], before the rebellion of the ]. They decided to travel together to ], without asking permission from the ] to do so. While not involved with the rebellion of the Ñoldor at all, because they left at the same time and without permission (which would certainly not have been granted at that time), Celeborn and Galadriel were caught under the same Ban that prevented them from returning. The name Teleporno was "Sindarized" as ''Celeborn'': Telerin ''telep'' ("silver") (Ñoldorin Quenya ''tyelep'') was translated to Sindarin ''keleb''. In order to be counted as a kinsman of the Sindarin king Thingol, Celeborn must have been part of the family of the Telerin king ], likely one of his sons or grandsons. |
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This altered origin was not adopted into the published ''Silmarillion'', primarily because it would have necessitated a major rewrite of the earlier parts to account for a separate departure of Galadriel. A further problem was that this descent would have made Celeborn Galadriel's first or second cousin, and Elves never married close kin. |
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It is unfortunately not known what Tolkien's "final word" on Celeborn's origin was, as he never returned to the question. While it is likely the Aman origin of ''Teleporno'' was the final intent, it is equally likely Celeborn would have been portrayed in the eventual "author's Silmarillion" as related more distantly to Thingol—the relationship could have been through other family members not mentioned. (See ] for an example of significant family members not named in ''The Silmarillion''.) |
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Celeborn's further history is as shady as his past: at one point during the ], Celeborn apparently ruled over Elves in ], but it is not certain if he fell under the overlordship of ], or ruled (together with Galadriel?) as an independent lord. |
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Celeborn and Galadriel later ruled over the Elves of ] (at least in some accounts), before settling in Lothlórien. |
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Celeborn remained behind after Galadriel left Middle-earth, but eventually, some time during the ], left for Valinor. It is said with him passed the last memory of the ] from Middle-earth. |
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'''''Celeborn''''' was also the name of the White Tree that flourished in ]. It was a seeding of the tree Galathilion, which in turn had been made in image of ], the eldest of the ]. |
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Celeborn was an ancestor to the ]s of ] and of ]. |
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