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'''Elmo''' was an [[Elf]] of the royal house of the [[Teleri]]. He was the younger brother of the two kings of the Teleri, [[Thingol|Elwë]] and [[Olwë]]. The parentage of the three brothers is unknown, but unlike his older brothers, he was born during the [[Great Journey]].<ref>{{NM|P1xvii}}, p. 142</ref> He remained behind in Beleriand after Elwë was lost in [[Nan Elmoth]] and Olwë departed for [[Valinor]]. After Elwë returned as Elu Thingol, Elmo became one of the [[Sindar]] of [[Doriath]].<ref name=UTG>{{UT|Galadriel}}, last paragraph before the section "Concerning Galadriel and Celeborn", p. 233</ref>   
'''Elmo''' was an [[Elf]] of the royal house of the [[Teleri]]. He was the younger brother of the two kings of the Teleri, [[Thingol|Elwë]] and [[Olwë]].
 
== History ==
The parentage of the three brothers is unknown, but unlike his older brothers, he was born during the [[Great Journey]].<ref>{{NM|P1xvii}}, p. 142</ref> He remained behind in Beleriand after Elwë was lost in [[Nan Elmoth]] and Olwë departed for [[Valinor]]. After Elwë returned as Elu Thingol, Elmo became one of the [[Sindar]] of [[Doriath]].<ref name=UTG>{{UT|Galadriel}}, last paragraph before the section "Concerning Galadriel and Celeborn", p. 233</ref>   


Elmo is notable mainly for his descendants [[Celeborn]] and [[Nimloth of Doriath|Nimloth]], as no deeds are ascribed to him in the histories.<ref name=UTG/> It is possible that he was a leader of the [[Eglath]] in the time between the departure of Olwë and the return of Elwë.
Elmo is notable mainly for his descendants [[Celeborn]] and [[Nimloth of Doriath|Nimloth]], as no deeds are ascribed to him in the histories.<ref name=UTG/> It is possible that he was a leader of the [[Eglath]] in the time between the departure of Olwë and the return of Elwë.


== Genealogy ==
== Genealogy ==
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==Other versions of the legendarium==
== Other versions of the legendarium ==
Elmo was developed to explain the reference in ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' that [[Celeborn]] was a "kinsman of Thingol". One of the solutions was to establish Celeborn as the son of an unimportant brother of Thingol. Depending on the texts, Elmo is considered as a younger brother of Elwë ([[Thingol]]), the grandfather of [[Celeborn]]<ref name=concerning>{{UT|Concerning}}</ref> or his father<ref>{{NM|P1xviii}}, p. 148</ref>.  
Elmo was developed to explain the reference in ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' that [[Celeborn]] was a "kinsman of Thingol". One of the solutions was to establish Celeborn as the son of an unimportant brother of Thingol. Depending on the texts, Elmo is considered as a younger brother of Elwë ([[Thingol]]), the grandfather of [[Celeborn]]<ref name=concerning>{{UT|Concerning}}</ref> or his father<ref>{{NM|P1xviii}}, p. 148</ref>.  


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In other, later writings, Celeborn is made into a [[Falmari|Falmarin]] Elf and a grandson of Olwë, but this idea was not further developed or published, [[Celeborn#Controversy|possibly]] because it would cause Celeborn and Galadriel to become first cousins.
In other, later writings, Celeborn is made into a [[Falmari|Falmarin]] Elf and a grandson of Olwë, but this idea was not further developed or published, [[Celeborn#Controversy|possibly]] because it would cause Celeborn and Galadriel to become first cousins.


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Revision as of 22:17, 31 January 2022

Elmo
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"Elmo" by Irsanna
Biographical Information
LocationDoriath
LanguageDoriathrin (Sindarin dialect)
BirthDuring the Great Journey
Family
ParentageUnknown (descendant of Enel & Enelyë)[1]
SiblingsThingol & Olwë
ChildrenGaladhon
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Elmo

Elmo was an Elf of the royal house of the Teleri. He was the younger brother of the two kings of the Teleri, Elwë and Olwë.

History

The parentage of the three brothers is unknown, but unlike his older brothers, he was born during the Great Journey.[2] He remained behind in Beleriand after Elwë was lost in Nan Elmoth and Olwë departed for Valinor. After Elwë returned as Elu Thingol, Elmo became one of the Sindar of Doriath.[3]

Elmo is notable mainly for his descendants Celeborn and Nimloth, as no deeds are ascribed to him in the histories.[3] It is possible that he was a leader of the Eglath in the time between the departure of Olwë and the return of Elwë.

Genealogy

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Enel
awoke in Y.T. 1050
 
Enelyë
awoke in Y.T. 1050
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Melian
 
Elwë
d. F.A. 502
 
Olwë
b. Y.T.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ELMO
b. Y.T.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beren
F.A. 432 - 503
 
Lúthien
Y.T. 1200 - F.A. 503
 
unnamed sons
 
Eärwen
b. Y.T.
 
Finarfin
b. Y.T. 1230
 
Galadhon
b. Y.T.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Galadriel
b. Y.T. 1362
 
Celeborn
b. Y.T.
 
Galathil
b. Y.T.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dior
F.A. 470 - 507
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nimloth
d. F.A. 507
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Other versions of the legendarium

Elmo was developed to explain the reference in The Silmarillion that Celeborn was a "kinsman of Thingol". One of the solutions was to establish Celeborn as the son of an unimportant brother of Thingol. Depending on the texts, Elmo is considered as a younger brother of Elwë (Thingol), the grandfather of Celeborn[4] or his father[5].

In a draft genealogy of Elwë and Elmo's descendants dated to December 1959 that Christopher Tolkien rejected from Unfinished Tales, Nimloth is the granddaughter of Elmo rather than great-granddaughter (sister rather than daughter of Galathil).[6]

In other, later writings, Celeborn is made into a Falmarin Elf and a grandson of Olwë, but this idea was not further developed or published, possibly because it would cause Celeborn and Galadriel to become first cousins.

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Carl F. Hostetter (ed.), The Nature of Middle-earth, "Part One. Time and Ageing: XVII. Generational Schemes", p. 127
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, Carl F. Hostetter (ed.), The Nature of Middle-earth, "Part One. Time and Ageing: XVII. Generational Schemes", p. 142
  3. 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", last paragraph before the section "Concerning Galadriel and Celeborn", p. 233
  4. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", "Concerning Galadriel and Celeborn"
  5. J.R.R. Tolkien, Carl F. Hostetter (ed.), The Nature of Middle-earth, "Part One. Time and Ageing: XVIII. Elvish Ages & Númenórean", p. 148
  6. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Three. The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings not forming part of the Quenta Silmarillion: V. The Tale of Years", p. 350