{{half-elf infobox
| image=[[Image:Unknown Artist - Dior.jpg|250px]]
| name=Dior Eluchíl
| quenya=
| titles=Ausir, Aranel, Dior the Fair, [[King of Doriath]].
| birth=[[First Age|F.A. 470]], [[Tol Galen]].
| realm=[[Doriath]].
| death=[[First Age 506|F.A. 506]].
| age=36 [[Years of the Sun|years]].
| gender=Male.
| parentage=[[Beren Erchamion|Beren]] and [[Lúthien]].
| heritage=[[Men|Man]] father, [[Half-elven]] mother.
| spouse=[[Nimloth of Doriath|Nimloth]].
| children=[[Elwing]], [[Eluréd]], [[Elurín]].
| hair=
|}}
'''Dior Eluchíl''' was the son of [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]] and [[Lúthien]], and the heir to the throne of [[Elu Thingol]], [[King of Doriath]]. Dior was one of the [[Half-elven]]. He was also called '''Eluchíl''' ("Heir of Elu"), '''Ausir''' ("The Wealthy"), '''Aranel''' ("Noble Elf"), and '''''the Fair'''''.

Dior was born on the island of [[Tol Galen]] in [[East Beleriand]]. When he was 27 he married [[Nimloth of Doriath]]1 and took her back to live by the [[Lanthir Lamath]] waterfall at the base of the [[Blue Mountains]]. There they had three children: [[Elwing]], [[Eluréd]], and [[Elurín]]. After Thingol was slain by the [[Dwarves]] who coveted the [[Nauglamír]], Dior went to [[Menegroth]] and became King of Doriath.Dior's grandfather [[Thingol]] and Nimloth's Great-grandfather [[Elmo]] were brothers, therefore Dior and Nimloth were related to one another. (Second cousins once removed). See [[Royal Sindarin/Teleri Relations]]

Four years later Dior and Nimloth were themselves slain, during the [[Sack of Doriath]] by the [[Sons of Fëanor]]. The Elf lords and their servants had been consumed by the [[Oath of Fëanor]] and killed anyone preventing them from gaining the [[Silmaril]]. Dior managed to kill [[Celegorm]] (who, ironically, was also called ''the Fair''), and [[Caranthir]] and [[Curufin]] were also slain, but the Kingdom of Doriath was destroyed.

After the attack, the servants of Celegorm left Eluréd and Elurín in the forest to die. Elwing, however, escaped with the remnant of the Elves of Doriath to the [[Havens of Sirion]]. Years later she would wed [[Eärendil the Mariner]] and together they would aid from [[Valinor]].

== Genealogy ==
<code>
[[Elu Thingol]] = [[Melian]] [[Elmo]]
| |
| |
| [[House of Bëor]] [[Galadhon]]
| : |
| : |
[[Lúthien]] = [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]] [[Galathil]]
| |
| |
'''DIOR ELUCHIL''' = [[Nimloth of Doriath|Nimloth]]1
|
________|________
| | |
| | |
[[Eärendil the Mariner|Eärendil]] = [[Elwing]] [[Eluréd]] [[Elurín]]
|
____|____
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[[Elrond]] [[Elros]]
</code>

{{sequence
|prev=[[Elu Thingol]]
|next=none (Kingdom destroyed)
|list=[[King of Doriath]] <code>I</code> 502 – <code>I</code> 506
}}
===See Also===
* [[Royal Sindarin/Teleri Relations]]

== Notes ==
# [[Nimloth of Doriath|Nimloth's]] parentage is uncertain. She may have been the daughter of [[Galathil]] and a descendant of [[Elmo]], the younger brother of [[Elu Thingol]].

[[Category:Half-elven]]
[[Category:Characters]]
[[de:Dior Aranel]]
[[fi:Dior Eluchíl]]

2008-04-12T20:25:56Z

*MAYA*: /* First Age */

''(See also [[Celeborn, White Tree|Celeborn the White Tree]], seedling of Galathilion)''

{{teleri infobox
| image=[[Image:Hope_Hoover_-_Celeborn_sketch.jpg|250px]]
| name=Celeborn
| othernames= Lord of the Wood, "the Lord", Lord of Lórien, Lord of the [[Galadhrim]]; [[Telerin|T.]] ''[[Teleporno]]''
| titles=Lord of the [[Lothlórien|Golden Wood]]
| birth=Mid- to Late-[[Years of the Trees]]
| realm=[[Alqualondë]], [[Lindon]], [[Eregion]], [[Lothlórien]]
| death=Passed [[Valinor|West]] sometime during the early [[Fourth Age]]
| age=7100+
| spouse=[[Galadriel]]
| children=[[Celebrían]]
| parentage=Unknown, possibly [[Olwë]] as father or grandfather
| gender=Male
| hair=Silver
|}}
'''Celeborn''' "the Wise" was a prince of the [[Falmari]], who wedded the famous [[Galadriel]] of the [[Noldor]] and eventually became [[Lord of Lórien]]. He remains a fairly unsubstantial character in the legendarium, for despite his profound effect upon the doings of the first age, there is very little direct information on him as a person, mostly overshadowed by his wife.

==History==
===Early History===

According to later writings (see [[Celeborn (Lord of Lórien)#Controversy|below]]), Celeborn was a [[Teler]] of noble rank in [[Alqualondë]][[ Celeborn (Lord of Lórien)#References|1]], [[Celeborn (Lord of Lórien)#References|2]], born ''Teleporno''. His parentage is uncertain; due to his rank he may have been a son, grandson, or even great-grandson of [[Olwë]], King of the Falmari. [[Galadriel|Artanis]], Olwë’s granddaughter and a [[Noldor]]in princess of great beauty, often spent long visits to Alqualondë and her mother’s kin. During this time the two fell in love, and Teleporno gave her the romantic epithet ''[[Alatáriel]]'', meaning "Maiden Crowned with Radiant Garland"[[ Celeborn (Lord of Lórien)#References|2]].

Later, according to this account, Teleporno and Artanis helped to defend Alqualondë from the Noldor during the [[First Kinslaying]]. Nevertheless, Artanis’s heart was fired by the stories of [[Fëanor]] of the open lands across the [[Belegaer|sea]]. She urged Teleporno to take a ship westward to [[Endor]], and he gave in. In doing so the two fell under the [[Ban of the Valar]].

===First Age===

In Endor, Teleporno and Artanis were greeted by [[Elu Thingol]], [[High King of the Sindar]] and Lord of [[Doriath]]. The two gave him news of his old brothers and friends, Olwë and Finwë, but they said nothing about the kinslaying. Teleporno eventually [[Sindarin]]ized his name to Celeborn; Artanis Sindarinized the epithet Celeborn had given her, and Alatáriel became Galadriel.

For the rest of the [[First Age]] Celeborn and Galadriel appear to have remained inactive, not affecting the course of events in [[Beleriand]] so much as their relatives, both Sindarin and Noldorin. For a time they dwelt in [[Nargothrond]], but had moved back to [[Doriath]] by the year [[First Age 300|300]]. They were not mentioned in the sacks of [[Nargothrond]], Doriath, and the [[Havens of Sirion|Havens]], and so it may be presumed that they escaped one or more of these, or else moved down to the [[Isle of Balar]]. After the [[War of Wrath]], the two were given the choice as to whether or not they wanted to go back to [[Aman]]. Galadriel, hurt and proud, refused the pardon. Celeborn, whether because he felt the same way or for his wife’s sake, likewise declined[[ Celeborn (Lord of Lórien)#References|3]].

Before Tolkien came up with this origin, Celeborn was first described as a Sidarin prince from Doriath, the grandson of Elmo (The brother of Elwe/Thingol). This origin was later changed as seen above. As a result there has been many debates about his origins and early life. See Controversy.

===Second Age===
{{Pronounce|Celeborn.mp3|Ardamir}}After the fall of Beleriand, Celeborn ruled the fief of [[Harlindon]], which was composed mostly of [[Sindar]][[ Celeborn (Lord of Lórien)#References|4]], under the [[High King of the Noldor|High King]] [[Gil-galad]]. He and Galadriel eventually moved to or founded [[Eregion]]. After [[Celebrimbor]] had largely taken over, they made contact with the [[Nandor]] of [[Lórinand]], across the [[Hithaeglir]]. Not long after they went through [[Moria]] to live there, becoming great among its people.

After the making of the rings and the [[Sack of Eregion]], Galadriel received one of the [[Three Rings]], [[Nenya]]. After [[Amdír]], King of Lórinand, died, so fell also [[Sauron]], and the [[One Ring]] was lost. So Galadriel was able to put her ring to use, and made Lórinand even more beautiful and powerful.

===Third Age===

[[Image:Rowena Morrill - The Swan-Boat of Galadriel.jpg|thumb|''Galadriel and Celeborn'' as drawn by [[Rowena Morrill]].]]After King [[Amroth]] died, Celeborn and Galadriel ruled jointly as the [[Lord and Lady]] over Lórinand, now known as [[Lothlórien]]. It was during this time that Galadriel bore Celeborn their first child, a daughter named [[Celebrían]]. Their daughter took as a husband [[Elrond]], and dwelt in [[Imladris]].

In response to the growing threat of [[Dol Guldur]], the [[White Council]] was formed in [[Third Age 2463|2463]]. Galadriel was on it; it is likely that Celeborn was also a member[[Celeborn (Lord of Lórien)#References|6]] Some time after, during the calm before the [[War of the Ring]] ([[Third Age 3019|3019]]), Lórien received the [[Fellowship of the Ring]], composed of various characters on the quest to destroy the [[One Ring]]. He offered advice, and boats for the [[Anduin]], speeding them on their way.

Celeborn’s most significant recorded actions came in the year following, when he repulsed three attacks by [[orcs]] of [[Dol Guldur]]. Celeborn then marshaled his forces to cross the [[Anduin]] and [[Fall of Dol Guldur|lay siege to Dol Guldur]]. He captured the city, and Galadriel threw down its walls and purified it.

===Post War of the Ring===

Celeborn attended the wedding of [[Aragorn II|Aragorn Elessar]] to his granddaughter [[Arwen]], and on the journey to return bade a fond farewell to [[Treebeard]] as well.

{{quote| 'I do not think we shall meet again.' 'I do not know, Eldest.'|[[Treebeard]] and Celeborn, ''[[Many Partings]]''}}

Celeborn returned to Lothlórien, but the power of [[Nenya]] was broken. It no longer was filled with the light and life it had before. Galadriel shortly after passed west with the other ringbearers, and Celeborn, weary, moved to [[Imladris]] to live with [[Elladan]] and [[Elrohir]], Elrond’s sons. After [[Círdan]]’s departure Celeborn was the last of the [[Wise]] in Middle-earth, they that had seen the glory of [[Valinor]] and the struggles of the [[Elves|Elvenkind]]. It is not recorded when he sought the [[Grey Havens]] and sailed west, but when he did so he took with him the last memory of the Elder Days in Middle-earth[[Celeborn (Lord of Lórien)#References|7]].

==Character==

[[Image:Angus McBride - Celeborn.jpg|thumb|200px|''Celeborn'' by [[Angus McBride]].]]What can be gleaned of his personality is that he was quick-thinking and swift to act, one of the wisest elves of Middle-earth in the Third Age. He was a warrior too, leading his followers into battle against [[Dol Guldur]] and other menaces. He is constantly shown deferring to his wife; sometimes for good[[ Celeborn (Lord of Lórien)#References|5]], sometimes for ill[[ Celeborn (Lord of Lórien)#References|1]].

==Controversy==

According to the earlier versions of the legendarium, including the published ''[[The Silmarillion|Silmarillion]]'', Celeborn was a [[Sindar]]in kinsman of [[Thingol]], and met Galadriel when she came with the Noldor into exile. Celeborn as a Telerin prince seems a late development, and there is some dispute as to which is the more canonical. A Sindarin origin as Elmo's Grandson has been the most widely accepted one of all.

This simple origin was later changed: in Tolkien's last writings Celeborn is a Telerin Elf from Valinor, then named Teleporno in Telerin Quenya. (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 Alqualondë, before the rebellion of the Noldor. They decide to travel together to Middle-earth, without asking permission from the Valar 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 Olwë, likely one of his sons or grandsons.
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.

Up to the time when ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' was published, there had been no mention of Celeborn in the previously written legendarium. [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] later attempted multiple times to fix upon the story behind such an important elf.

In his first writings (which make up the bulk of the matter of Celeborn), the elf-lord is portrayed as a kinsman of Thingol, though by what relation is unknown. This was the approach chosen by [[Christopher Tolkien]] and [[Guy Kay]] for ''[[The Silmarillion]]''.

In a brief, speculative paper written by Tolkien included in ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', Celeborn is made Thingol’s grandnephew, by the King’s brother [[Elmo]]. Elmo, also linked to Círdan, appears nowhere else in the legendarium.

In the later writings, Celeborn was one of the Falmari, in the account given above. This account is considered by many to be of greater canonical significance than the previous one, due to its later date.

==Etymology==

Celeborn probably comes from [[Sindarin]] ''[[celeb]]'' "silver" + ''[[orna]]'' "tall". ''Teleporno'', his original [[Telerin]] [[Quenya]] name, has an identical meaning. The name Teleporno was "Sindarized" as ''Celeborn'': [[Telerin]] ''telep'' ("silver") (Noldorin Quenya ''tyelep'') was translated to Sindarin ''keleb'' or ''celeb''.

He was given the epithet "the Wise" by Galadriel in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.

== Portrayal in Adaptations ==
[[Image:PJ's LotR - Celeborn1.jpg|thumb|[[Marton Csokas]] plays Celeborn in [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]].]]
In [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]], Celeborn is played by [[Marton Csokas]]. The role was extremely small in the theatrical version, but expanded slightly in the Extended Edition of The Fellowship of the Ring. In that version, he participates in giving gifts to the Fellowship as they are leaving Lórien. Notably, he gives [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] a dagger and warns him of the dangers the Fellowship will face while sailing down the [[Anduin]]. In [[Peter Jackson's The Return of the King|The Return of the King]], Celeborn leaves for Valinor with Galadriel and the other Ringbearers, rather than remaining behind as in the book.

== See Also ==
* [[:Category:Images of Celeborn|Images of Celeborn]]

==References==
# ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', ''[[The History of Galadriel and Celeborn]]''
# ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'', ''[[The Shibboleth of Fëanor]]''
# ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', [[Quenta Silmarillion]]
# ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'', ''[[Of Dwarves and Men]]'', note 65
# ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', various chapters
# ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendices]] [[Appendix A|A]] and [[Appendix B|B]]
# ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[Prologue]]''

==External Links==
* [http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/tolkien/96308 Celeborn Unplugged], an essay by [[Michael Martinez]] on the importance of Celeborn in the legendarium.

[[Category:Characters in The Lord of the Rings]]
[[Category:Falmari]]
[[Category:Years of the Trees characters]]
[[Category:First Age characters]]
[[Category:Second Age characters]]
[[Category:Third Age characters]]
[[Category:Fourth Age characters]]

[[de:Celeborn (Elb)]]
[[fi:Celeborn]]

Celeborn

2008-04-12T20:18:04Z

*MAYA*: /* Controversy */

''(See also [[Celeborn, White Tree|Celeborn the White Tree]], seedling of Galathilion)''

{{teleri infobox
| image=[[Image:Hope_Hoover_-_Celeborn_sketch.jpg|250px]]
| name=Celeborn
| othernames= Lord of the Wood, "the Lord", Lord of Lórien, Lord of the [[Galadhrim]]; [[Telerin|T.]] ''[[Teleporno]]''
| titles=Lord of the [[Lothlórien|Golden Wood]]
| birth=Mid- to Late-[[Years of the Trees]]
| realm=[[Alqualondë]], [[Lindon]], [[Eregion]], [[Lothlórien]]
| death=Passed [[Valinor|West]] sometime during the early [[Fourth Age]]
| age=7100+
| spouse=[[Galadriel]]
| children=[[Celebrían]]
| parentage=Unknown, possibly [[Olwë]] as father or grandfather
| gender=Male
| hair=Silver
|}}
'''Celeborn''' "the Wise" was a prince of the [[Falmari]], who wedded the famous [[Galadriel]] of the [[Noldor]] and eventually became [[Lord of Lórien]]. He remains a fairly unsubstantial character in the legendarium, for despite his profound effect upon the doings of the first age, there is very little direct information on him as a person, mostly overshadowed by his wife.

==History==
===Early History===

According to later writings (see [[Celeborn (Lord of Lórien)#Controversy|below]]), Celeborn was a [[Teler]] of noble rank in [[Alqualondë]][[ Celeborn (Lord of Lórien)#References|1]], [[Celeborn (Lord of Lórien)#References|2]], born ''Teleporno''. His parentage is uncertain; due to his rank he may have been a son, grandson, or even great-grandson of [[Olwë]], King of the Falmari. [[Galadriel|Artanis]], Olwë’s granddaughter and a [[Noldor]]in princess of great beauty, often spent long visits to Alqualondë and her mother’s kin. During this time the two fell in love, and Teleporno gave her the romantic epithet ''[[Alatáriel]]'', meaning "Maiden Crowned with Radiant Garland"[[ Celeborn (Lord of Lórien)#References|2]].

Later, according to this account, Teleporno and Artanis helped to defend Alqualondë from the Noldor during the [[First Kinslaying]]. Nevertheless, Artanis’s heart was fired by the stories of [[Fëanor]] of the open lands across the [[Belegaer|sea]]. She urged Teleporno to take a ship westward to [[Endor]], and he gave in. In doing so the two fell under the [[Ban of the Valar]].

===First Age===

In Endor, Teleporno and Artanis were greeted by [[Elu Thingol]], [[High King of the Sindar]] and Lord of [[Doriath]]. The two gave him news of his old brothers and friends, Olwë and Finwë, but they said nothing about the kinslaying. Teleporno eventually [[Sindarin]]ized his name to Celeborn; Artanis Sindarinized the epithet Celeborn had given her, and Alatáriel became Galadriel.

For the rest of the [[First Age]] Celeborn and Galadriel appear to have remained inactive, not affecting the course of events in [[Beleriand]] so much as their relatives, both Sindarin and Noldorin. For a time they dwelt in [[Nargothrond]], but had moved back to [[Doriath]] by the year [[First Age 300|300]]. They were not mentioned in the sacks of [[Nargothrond]], Doriath, and the [[Havens of Sirion|Havens]], and so it may be presumed that they escaped one or more of these, or else moved down to the [[Isle of Balar]]. After the [[War of Wrath]], the two were given the choice as to whether or not they wanted to go back to [[Aman]]. Galadriel, hurt and proud, refused the pardon. Celeborn, whether because he felt the same way or for his wife’s sake, likewise declined[[ Celeborn (Lord of Lórien)#References|3]].

===Second Age===
{{Pronounce|Celeborn.mp3|Ardamir}}After the fall of Beleriand, Celeborn ruled the fief of [[Harlindon]], which was composed mostly of [[Sindar]][[ Celeborn (Lord of Lórien)#References|4]], under the [[High King of the Noldor|High King]] [[Gil-galad]]. He and Galadriel eventually moved to or founded [[Eregion]]. After [[Celebrimbor]] had largely taken over, they made contact with the [[Nandor]] of [[Lórinand]], across the [[Hithaeglir]]. Not long after they went through [[Moria]] to live there, becoming great among its people.

After the making of the rings and the [[Sack of Eregion]], Galadriel received one of the [[Three Rings]], [[Nenya]]. After [[Amdír]], King of Lórinand, died, so fell also [[Sauron]], and the [[One Ring]] was lost. So Galadriel was able to put her ring to use, and made Lórinand even more beautiful and powerful.

===Third Age===

[[Image:Rowena Morrill - The Swan-Boat of Galadriel.jpg|thumb|''Galadriel and Celeborn'' as drawn by [[Rowena Morrill]].]]After King [[Amroth]] died, Celeborn and Galadriel ruled jointly as the [[Lord and Lady]] over Lórinand, now known as [[Lothlórien]]. It was during this time that Galadriel bore Celeborn their first child, a daughter named [[Celebrían]]. Their daughter took as a husband [[Elrond]], and dwelt in [[Imladris]].

In response to the growing threat of [[Dol Guldur]], the [[White Council]] was formed in [[Third Age 2463|2463]]. Galadriel was on it; it is likely that Celeborn was also a member[[Celeborn (Lord of Lórien)#References|6]] Some time after, during the calm before the [[War of the Ring]] ([[Third Age 3019|3019]]), Lórien received the [[Fellowship of the Ring]], composed of various characters on the quest to destroy the [[One Ring]]. He offered advice, and boats for the [[Anduin]], speeding them on their way.

Celeborn’s most significant recorded actions came in the year following, when he repulsed three attacks by [[orcs]] of [[Dol Guldur]]. Celeborn then marshaled his forces to cross the [[Anduin]] and [[Fall of Dol Guldur|lay siege to Dol Guldur]]. He captured the city, and Galadriel threw down its walls and purified it.

===Post War of the Ring===

Celeborn attended the wedding of [[Aragorn II|Aragorn Elessar]] to his granddaughter [[Arwen]], and on the journey to return bade a fond farewell to [[Treebeard]] as well.

{{quote| 'I do not think we shall meet again.' 'I do not know, Eldest.'|[[Treebeard]] and Celeborn, ''[[Many Partings]]''}}

Celeborn returned to Lothlórien, but the power of [[Nenya]] was broken. It no longer was filled with the light and life it had before. Galadriel shortly after passed west with the other ringbearers, and Celeborn, weary, moved to [[Imladris]] to live with [[Elladan]] and [[Elrohir]], Elrond’s sons. After [[Círdan]]’s departure Celeborn was the last of the [[Wise]] in Middle-earth, they that had seen the glory of [[Valinor]] and the struggles of the [[Elves|Elvenkind]]. It is not recorded when he sought the [[Grey Havens]] and sailed west, but when he did so he took with him the last memory of the Elder Days in Middle-earth[[Celeborn (Lord of Lórien)#References|7]].

==Character==

[[Image:Angus McBride - Celeborn.jpg|thumb|200px|''Celeborn'' by [[Angus McBride]].]]What can be gleaned of his personality is that he was quick-thinking and swift to act, one of the wisest elves of Middle-earth in the Third Age. He was a warrior too, leading his followers into battle against [[Dol Guldur]] and other menaces. He is constantly shown deferring to his wife; sometimes for good[[ Celeborn (Lord of Lórien)#References|5]], sometimes for ill[[ Celeborn (Lord of Lórien)#References|1]].

==Controversy==

According to the earlier versions of the legendarium, including the published ''[[The Silmarillion|Silmarillion]]'', Celeborn was a [[Sindar]]in kinsman of [[Thingol]], and met Galadriel when she came with the Noldor into exile. Celeborn as a Telerin prince seems a late development, and there is some dispute as to which is the more canonical. A Sindarin origin as Elmo's Grandson has been the most widely accepted one of all.

This simple origin was later changed: in Tolkien's last writings Celeborn is a Telerin Elf from Valinor, then named Teleporno in Telerin Quenya. (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 Alqualondë, before the rebellion of the Noldor. They decide to travel together to Middle-earth, without asking permission from the Valar 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 Olwë, likely one of his sons or grandsons.
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.

Up to the time when ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' was published, there had been no mention of Celeborn in the previously written legendarium. [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] later attempted multiple times to fix upon the story behind such an important elf.

In his first writings (which make up the bulk of the matter of Celeborn), the elf-lord is portrayed as a kinsman of Thingol, though by what relation is unknown. This was the approach chosen by [[Christopher Tolkien]] and [[Guy Kay]] for ''[[The Silmarillion]]''.

In a brief, speculative paper written by Tolkien included in ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', Celeborn is made Thingol’s grandnephew, by the King’s brother [[Elmo]]. Elmo, also linked to Círdan, appears nowhere else in the legendarium.

In the later writings, Celeborn was one of the Falmari, in the account given above. This account is considered by many to be of greater canonical significance than the previous one, due to its later date.

==Etymology==

Celeborn probably comes from [[Sindarin]] ''[[celeb]]'' "silver" + ''[[orna]]'' "tall". ''Teleporno'', his original [[Telerin]] [[Quenya]] name, has an identical meaning. The name Teleporno was "Sindarized" as ''Celeborn'': [[Telerin]] ''telep'' ("silver") (Noldorin Quenya ''tyelep'') was translated to Sindarin ''keleb'' or ''celeb''.

He was given the epithet "the Wise" by Galadriel in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.

== Portrayal in Adaptations ==
[[Image:PJ's LotR - Celeborn1.jpg|thumb|[[Marton Csokas]] plays Celeborn in [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]].]]
In [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]], Celeborn is played by [[Marton Csokas]]. The role was extremely small in the theatrical version, but expanded slightly in the Extended Edition of The Fellowship of the Ring. In that version, he participates in giving gifts to the Fellowship as they are leaving Lórien. Notably, he gives [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] a dagger and warns him of the dangers the Fellowship will face while sailing down the [[Anduin]]. In [[Peter Jackson's The Return of the King|The Return of the King]], Celeborn leaves for Valinor with Galadriel and the other Ringbearers, rather than remaining behind as in the book.

== See Also ==
* [[:Category:Images of Celeborn|Images of Celeborn]]

==References==
# ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', ''[[The History of Galadriel and Celeborn]]''
# ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'', ''[[The Shibboleth of Fëanor]]''
# ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', [[Quenta Silmarillion]]
# ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'', ''[[Of Dwarves and Men]]'', note 65
# ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', various chapters
# ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendices]] [[Appendix A|A]] and [[Appendix B|B]]
# ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[Prologue]]''

==External Links==
* [http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/tolkien/96308 Celeborn Unplugged], an essay by [[Michael Martinez]] on the importance of Celeborn in the legendarium.

[[Category:Characters in The Lord of the Rings]]
[[Category:Falmari]]
[[Category:Years of the Trees characters]]
[[Category:First Age characters]]
[[Category:Second Age characters]]
[[Category:Third Age characters]]
[[Category:Fourth Age characters]]

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