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== History ==
== History ==
Elmo and his elder brothers were directly descended through eldest son to eldest son from [[Enel]], the first of the [[Nelya]] to [[Awakening of the Elves|awaken]].<ref>{{NM|P1xvii}}, p. 142</ref> Unlike his older brothers who had been born by the time the Elves were found by the [[Valar]], Elmo 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 and his elder brothers were directly descended through eldest son to eldest son from [[Enel]], the first of the [[Nelyar]] to [[Awakening of the Elves|awaken]].<ref>{{NM|P1xvii}}, p. 142</ref> Unlike his older brothers who had been born by the time the Elves were found by the [[Valar]], Elmo 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]] in [[Doriath]].<ref name=UTG>{{UT|Galadriel}}, last paragraph before the section "Concerning Galadriel and Celeborn", p. 233</ref>   


 
Given that Elmo’s grandson [[Celeborn]] was reckoned a prince of [[Doriath]], it is likely that Elmo was likewise a prince. It is unknown if he survived the [[sack of Doriath]] or what his fate was otherwise. No specific deeds are ascribed to Elmo,<ref name=UTG/> and he is largely notable for his descendants: Celeborn, who was one of the noble Sindar, and [[Nimloth of Doriath|Nimloth]], who was briefly Queen of Doriath, when she married [[Dior]], Thingol's successor.
Given that Elmo’s grandson [[Celeborn]] was reckoned a prince of [[Doriath]], it is likely that Elmo was likewise a prince. It is unknown if he survived the [[sack of Doriath]] or what his fate was otherwise. No specific deeds are ascribed to Elmo,<ref name=UTG/> and he is largely notable for his descendants Celeborn, who was one of the highest of the Sindar, and [[Nimloth of Doriath|Nimloth]] who was briefly queen of Doriath by way of  marriage to [[Dior Eluchil]].


== Genealogy ==
== Genealogy ==

Revision as of 12:22, 24 February 2022

Elmo
Sinda
Irsanna - Elmo.jpg
"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

Elmo and his elder brothers were directly descended through eldest son to eldest son from Enel, the first of the Nelyar to awaken.[2] Unlike his older brothers who had been born by the time the Elves were found by the Valar, Elmo was born during the Great Journey.[3] 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 in Doriath.[4]

Given that Elmo’s grandson Celeborn was reckoned a prince of Doriath, it is likely that Elmo was likewise a prince. It is unknown if he survived the sack of Doriath or what his fate was otherwise. No specific deeds are ascribed to Elmo,[4] and he is largely notable for his descendants: Celeborn, who was one of the noble Sindar, and Nimloth, who was briefly Queen of Doriath, when she married Dior, Thingol's successor.

Genealogy

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Enel
awoke in Y.T. 1050
 
Enelyë
awoke in Y.T. 1050
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Melian
 
Thingol
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 - 506
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nimloth
d. F.A. 506
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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[5] or his father[6].

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).[7]

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.

See also

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. J.R.R. Tolkien, Carl F. Hostetter (ed.), The Nature of Middle-earth, "Part One. Time and Ageing: XVII. Generational Schemes", p. 142
  4. 4.0 4.1 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
  5. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", "Concerning Galadriel and Celeborn"
  6. J.R.R. Tolkien, Carl F. Hostetter (ed.), The Nature of Middle-earth, "Part One. Time and Ageing: XVIII. Elvish Ages & Númenórean", p. 148
  7. 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