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'''Celeborn''' was the name of the '''White Tree''' that flourished in [[Tol Eressëa]]. It was a seedling of the tree [[Galathilion]], which in turn had been made in image of [[Telperion]], the eldest of the [[Two Trees of Valinor]].<ref>{{S|Princes}}</ref> | '''Celeborn''' was the name of the '''White Tree''' that flourished in [[Tol Eressëa]]. It was a seedling of the tree [[Galathilion]], which in turn had been made in image of [[Telperion]], the eldest of the [[Two Trees of Valinor]].<ref>{{S|Princes}}</ref> | ||
Celeborn was an ancestor to | Celeborn was an ancestor to [[Nimloth of Númenor]]<ref>{{S|Akallabeth}}</ref> which is in turn ancestor to the [[White Tree of Gondor|White Trees of Gondor]].<ref>{{FR|II2}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== |
Latest revision as of 22:21, 31 January 2023
Celeborn | |
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Other names | "White Tree" |
Location | Tol Eressëa |
Family | Seedling of Galathilion |
Celeborn was the name of the White Tree that flourished in Tol Eressëa. It was a seedling of the tree Galathilion, which in turn had been made in image of Telperion, the eldest of the Two Trees of Valinor.[1]
Celeborn was an ancestor to Nimloth of Númenor[2] which is in turn ancestor to the White Trees of Gondor.[3]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Celeb is Sindarin for "silver", while orn is "tree"; its name means "Tree of Silver".[4][5]
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
Telperion Destroyed by Morgoth and Ungoliant | |||||||||||||||||||
Galathilion on Túna Made in the image of Telperion | |||||||||||||||||||
Celeborn of Tol Eressëa | |||||||||||||||||||
Nimloth of Númenor | |||||||||||||||||||
First Tree of Gondor (Minas Ithil) S.A. 3320 - 3429 (planted by Isildur) | |||||||||||||||||||
Second Tree of Gondor (Minas Anor) T.A. 2 - 1636 (planted by Isildur) | |||||||||||||||||||
Third Tree of Gondor (Minas Tirith) T.A. 1640 - 2872 (planted by Tarondor) | |||||||||||||||||||
Fourth Tree of Gondor (Minas Tirith) Since T.A. 3019 (planted by Elessar) | |||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Akallabêth: The Downfall of Númenor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Council of Elrond"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names"