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| Sinda | |
| Celebrían | |
|---|---|
| Biographical Information | |
| Pronunciation | S, [kɛlɛˈbriː.an] |
| Titles | Lady of Rivendell |
| Location | Eregion, Imladris, Lothlórien |
| Birth | S.A. 300 |
| Sailed west | T.A. 2510 (aged 5650) Grey Havens |
| Family | |
| Parentage | Celeborn and Galadriel |
| Spouse | Elrond |
| Children | Elladan, Elrohir, Arwen |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
| Gallery | Images of Celebrían |
Celebrían was an Elf-lady, the daughter of Celeborn[1] and Galadriel[2] and the wife of Elrond[1]. She was the mother of Arwen and the twins Elrohir and Elladan.[3] Her daughter would later marry Aragorn Elessar, hero of the War of the Ring,[4] and become the Queen of the Reunited Kingdom[5].
History
Celebrían was born early in the Second Age, likely in S.A. 300, when Galadriel refused to return to Eressëa, and passed over the Mountains.[6] Celebrían lived in Eregion, and later moved to Lórien with her mother in S.A. 1350. In S.A. 1701, she went to Rivendell with Galadriel searching for Celeborn, where she first met Lord Elrond, who loved her in secret.[7] Their marriage was delayed by the wars against Sauron,[8]:135 though they would eventually wed in T.A. 109.[1] Their first children, the twins Elladan and Elrohir, were born in 130, and their daughter Arwen in 241.[3] She had inherited the Elfstone from her mother, which was later given to Arwen, her daughter.[9]
In T.A. 2509, on a trip to Lórien to visit her parents, she was waylaid by Orcs of the Misty Mountains in the Redhorn Pass. She was captured and tormented, receiving a poisoned wound. Her sons rescued her and she was physically healed by Elrond, but never fully recovered in mind or spirit, and no longer wished to stay in Middle-earth. She left for the Grey Havens and passed over the Great Sea the following year.[10]
She was followed by Elrond and her mother Galadriel, who eventually took the White Ship in the end of the Third Age and also passed the Great Sea to the Undying Lands,[11] where they presumably reunited with her. Later Celeborn and possibly her sons, Elladan and Elrohir, also went to the Grey Havens to sail to the Undying Lands,[12] and presumably reunited with Celebrían.
Etymology
Celebrían is a Sindarin name[13][14], which means "Silver queen"[15]. It is probably a compound of celeb ("silver") and rían ("queen").[13]
Genealogy
| Finarfin b. Y.T. 1230 | Eärwen b. Y.T. | Galadhon b. F.A. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finrod Y.T. 1300 - F.A. 465 | Angrod d. F.A. 455 | Eldalótë b. Y.T. | Aegnor d. F.A. 455 | Galadriel b. Y.T. 1362 | Celeborn b. F.A. | Galathil b. F.A. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Orodreth d. F.A. 495 | Elrond b. F.A. 532 | CELEBRÍAN b. S.A. 300 | Arathorn II T.A. 2873 - 2933 | Gilraen T.A. 2907 - 3007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FinduilasNB F.A. 272 - 495 | Gil-galad d. S.A. 3441 | Elladan b. T.A. 130 | Elrohir b. T.A. 130 | Arwen T.A. 241 - Fo.A. 121 | Aragorn II T.A. 2931 - Fo.A. 120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eldarion Fo.A. 1 - 220 | unknown daughters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other versions of the legendarium
J.R.R. Tolkien tried to define the birth-year of Celebrían in different manuscripts, specially those dealing with chronology and Elven growth. Here are the dates of the Second Age, presented in chronological order as Tolkien considered them: 300 (circa),[16] 300 ("probably"),[6] 260 or 350,[17] 850 (a proposal while calculating her age),[18] 9 (circa) or 45.[19]
In "Concerning Galadriel and Celeborn" (the only narrative dealing with a complete history of Middle-earth during the Second Age), both Celebrían and Amroth are children of Galadriel and Celeborn,[7] but in later texts J.R.R. Tolkien gave Amroth a Sindarin origin.[20]
In the drafts of The Tale of Years of the Third Age, Elrond married Celebrían c. T.A. 2500 and their children were born in the same century. In T.A. 2600, she was slain by Orcs instead of captured.[21]:226 The marriage was later changed to 2300, and her capture and departure to 2509.[21]:234–6
Portrayal in adaptations
2019: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Celebrían was held captive at Shathur-munzu, an abandoned dwarven outpost of the fallen Khazad-dûm.
- During the journey to Minas Tirith for her wedding, Lady Arwen wishes to visit the place where her mother was being held. She comes to Shathur-munzu in the company of Lady Galadriel and they speak of Celebrían and her fate together.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age", entry for the year 109, p. 1085
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Farewell to Lórien", p. 227
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age", entries for the years 130 and 241, p. 1085
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Chief Days from the Fall of Barad-dûr to the End of the Third Age", entry for the year 3019, Mid-year's Day
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Many Partings", p. 974
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Carl F. Hostetter (ed.), The Nature of Middle-earth, "Part One. Time and Ageing: IX. Time-scales and Rates of Growth", p. 65
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", "Concerning Galadriel and Celeborn", pp. 234, 240
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Carl F. Hostetter (ed.), The Nature of Middle-earth, "Part One. Time and Ageing: XVIII. Elvish Ages & Númenórean"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", "The Elessar", p. 251
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Eriador, Arnor, and the Heirs of Isildur", entry about Chieftain Arahad I, p. 1043
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Grey Havens", p. 1029
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Prologue", "Note on the Shire Records", p. 15
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Paul Strack, "S. Celebrían f.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon, accessed 12 September 2024
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 338
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 345, (dated 30 November 1972), p. 423
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Carl F. Hostetter (ed.), The Nature of Middle-earth, "Part Three. The World, its Lands, and its Inhabitants: XVI. Galadriel and Celeborn", p. 346
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Carl F. Hostetter (ed.), The Nature of Middle-earth, "Part One. Time and Ageing: X. Difficulties in Chronology", p. 73
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Carl F. Hostetter (ed.), The Nature of Middle-earth, "Part One. Time and Ageing: XI. Ageing of Elves", pp. 77, 79
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Carl F. Hostetter (ed.), The Nature of Middle-earth, "Part One. Time and Ageing: XVIII. Elvish Ages & Númenórean", p. 149
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", "Amroth and Nimrodel", p. 244
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "VIII. The Tale of Years of the Third Age"