Celegorm
| Celegorm | |
|---|---|
| Noldo | |
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| "Celegorm" by Jenny Dolfen | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | "the Fair" Turcafinwë (Q, fn), Tyelkormo (Q, mn) |
| Titles | Lord of Himlad |
| Location | Eldamar, Himlad, Nargothrond, Himring, Amon Ereb |
| Affiliation | Oath of Fëanor, Union of Maedhros |
| Language | Quenya and Sindarin |
| Birth | Between Y.T. 1190 & 1362 Tirion |
| Rule | F.A. 7 - 455 |
| Death | F.A. 506 Second Kinslaying: Menegroth |
| Family | |
| House | House of Fëanor |
| Parentage | Fëanor & Nerdanel |
| Siblings | Maedhros, Maglor, Caranthir, Curufin, Amrod and Amras |
| Spouse | Never married |
| Children | None |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | Tall |
| Hair color | Fair |
| Weaponry | Sword, spear and bow |
| Steed | Huan |
| Gallery | Images of Celegorm |
Celegorm was the third son of Fëanor and Nerdanel,[1] and a constant companion of his younger brother, Curufin.
History[edit | edit source]
Born in Valinor, Celegorm was a great huntsman, and was a friend of the Vala Oromë. From Oromë he learned great skill of birds and beasts, and could understand a number of their languages.[1] He was given by the Vala the great hound Huan.[2]
As with the other Sons of Fëanor, Celegorm was bound by his father's Oath to recover the Silmarils, which had been stolen by the Dark Lord Morgoth.[3] This oath caused him and his brothers to follow Fëanor back to Middle-earth, taking Huan with him. Upon arrival, and before the rising of the Moon, Celegorm was the one who heard news of Orcs descending through the Vale of Sirion to attack Círdan in the Havens of the Falas. Celegorm led part of the Elven-host that fell upon the Orcs near the Eithel Sirion and drove them into the Fen of Serech.[4]
Celegorm dwelt with his brother Curufin in Himlad and fortified the Pass of Aglon, a pass that led northeast into Lothlann.[5] However, during the Dagor Bragollach in F.A. 455, the two brothers were defeated at the Battle of the Pass of Aglon and had to flee with their people[6] to Nargothrond, where their cousin Finrod Felagund welcomed them.[7]
In 465,[8] while he and his brother Curufin lived in Nargothrond, they almost took it over at the departure of Finrod Felagund. They captured Lúthien Tinúviel, daughter of King Thingol of Doriath. Celegorm wished to marry her, thus forcing a bond of kinship with Thingol. Huan, however, broke with his master and helped Lúthien escape. He was expelled from Nargothrond with his brother at the order of Orodreth.[2]
Because of the deeds of Celegorm and Curufin, in 468, Orodreth refused to join the Union of Maedhros[9] before the Nirnaeth Arnoediad.[10]
Celegorm fell in the Second Kinslaying in 506,[11] when the Sons of Fëanor attacked Doriath to seize a Silmaril in the possession of the Elven King Dior Eluchíl. Dior slew Celegorm in the halls of Menegroth.[12]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Celegorm is not glossed, but being the Sindarized version of the Quenya name Tyelkormo, it would mean "Hasty-riser".[13] It is actually North Sindarin, as it keeps the final m.[14]
In the Noldorin phase of the name, it was rendered as Celegorn, presumably meaning "Swift-impetuous".[15]
Other names[edit | edit source]
Celegorm's father-name was Turcafinwë ("Strong, powerful(in body) Finwë"), being Turko the short form.[13]
His mother-name was Tyelkormo ("Hasty-riser"), a reference to his quick temper and his habit of leaping up when angered. Tyelka is Quenya for "hasty".[13] An earlier form of the Quenya version of Celegorm was Celecormë, related with Oromë.[16]
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Beren and Lúthien"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Flight of the Noldor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Return of the Noldor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Beleriand and its Realms"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "The Grey Annals": §148
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "The Grey Annals": §181
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "The Grey Annals": §212
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad"
- ↑ 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"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Doriath"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XI. The Shibboleth of Fëanor", "The names of the Sons of Fëanor", pp. 352-353
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "From The Shibboleth of Fëanor" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 41, July 2000, p. 10
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entries "GOR", "KYELEK-"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings: Eldarin Roots and Stems", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 112
| Celegorm House of Fëanor Cadet branch of the House of Finwë | ||
| None Title established | Lord of Himlad F.A. 7 – 455 (with Curufin) | None Realm destroyed |
