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In ]'s ] book ''],'' '''Celeborn''' (pronounced with a hard ''c'' as in ''cat'') is the Elven husband of ]; '''Lord of the Galadhrim'''; and co-ruler along with Galadriel of ]. He is the father of ], the wife of ], and thus the grandfather of ] and her older brothers ]. He is also believed to be a kinsman of the ] Elven King ]. ''Celeborn'' means "(tall) silver tree" in ]. |
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He is also referred to as '''''Lord of Lothlórien''''', or '''''Lord of the Wood''''' interchangeably. Within Lothlórien itself he is called simply ''Lord Celeborn'' or ''The Lord'' (more often with Galadriel as ''The Lord and Lady''). |
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Celeborn is also the name of the White Tree that flourished in Tol Eressëa. It was a seeding of the tree ], which in turn was made by ] in the image of ], the eldest of the ]. Celeborn was an ancestor to the White Trees of ] and of ]. |
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== Appearances == |
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===Literature=== |
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Celeborn's ancestry is not exactly certain. He first appears in ''The Lord of the Rings'', and he does not appear at all in Tolkien's (at the time unpublished) existing legends of the ], '']''.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 his origins. |
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Most existing writings portray Celeborn as a ] from ], the kingdom of ]. He is described as a "kinsman" of Thingol. That Celeborn and Thingol are remotely related is further alluded to by the fact they both have silver hair, a colour 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. Celeborn's silver hair, considered a rare colour among the Elves, is particularly noted as associated with the House of ] and ]. ], mother of ], also has silver hair, as did ], daughter of Olwë, mother of Galadriel. Míriel, by this measure, is possibly related to the Sindar, as she may be, like Eärwen, only Noldor by marriage, as far as is known. |
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According to one speculative text written by Tolkien, published as part of the '']'', Celeborn is the grandson of Thingol's younger brother ] (who never appears elsewhere). Elmo is also linked to ], making Círdan another member of the Sindarin royal house. |
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This simple origin was later changed: in Tolkien's last writings Celeborn is a ]n Elf from ], then named '''''Teleporno''''' in Telerin ]. (This brings him closer to being a peer and equal to Galadriel and makes their partnership seem more balanced.) He meets Galadriel when she is living in the Telerin city ], before the rebellion of the ]. They decide to travel together to ], without asking permission from the ] to do so. While not involved with the rebellion of the Noldor, because they leave at the same time and without permission (which would certainly not have been granted at that time), Celeborn and Galadriel are caught under the same Ban that prevents them from returning. The name ''Teleporno'' was then "Sindarized" as ''Celeborn'': Telerin ''telep'' ("silver") (Noldorin Quenya ''tyelep'') was translated to Sindarin ''keleb'' (or ''celeb''). 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 (assuming that he was still to be considered closely related to Thingol), and Elves never married close kin. |
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Unfortunately, Tolkien's "final word" on Celeborn's origin is unknown, 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 unclear 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. Celeborn and Galadriel later rule over the Elves of ] (at least in some accounts), before settling in Lothlórien. |
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Celeborn relocated across the ] with many of the elves of Lothlórien at the end of the ] to found a new, larger realm, 'East Lórien', but left there for ] to join his grandsons ] and ] when Galadriel left Middle-earth shortly after this. |
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===Portrayal in adaptations=== |
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]) in ]'s '']''.]] In Peter Jackson's ], Celeborn is played by ], and he joins Frodo, Bilbo, Gandalf, Elrond and Galadriel on the ship to ] at the end, which makes it different from Tolkien's original account. |
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==Names and titles== |
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The name "''Celeborn''" primarily means "silver tree", combining two elements: "celeb" meaning "silver" and "orne" meaning "tree". Another interpretation for the name is "silver-tall" referring to his silver hair and his height where "orn" is originated from "orna" meaning "tall".<ref>{{ME-ref|UT|Appendix E - The Names of Celeborn and Galadriel," p. 266-67; "The Disaster of the Gladden Fields: Appendix - Númenórean Linear Measures," p. 286}}</ref> |
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Celeborn is also referred to by numerous name, including "''Teleporno''" - the High-elven version of Celeborn, "Prince of Doriath", "''Celeborn the Wise''" a name given him by Galadriel as she said he was the wisest of the Elves in Middle-earth<ref>{{ME-ref|FotR|"The Mirror of Galadriel," p. 371}}</ref> and "''Lord of Lothlórien''" or "''Lord of the Wood''". |
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==External links== |
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