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| River | |
| Celebrant | |
|---|---|
| General Information | |
| Other names | Silverlode |
| Location | Rhovanion |
| Type | River |
| Regions | Dimrill Dale, Lothlórien |
| Gallery | Images of Celebrant |
- For the English word celebrant, as a person who celebrates their birthday, please see ribadyan.
Celebrant (translated as Silverlode) was a stream rising in the eastern Misty Mountains from springs some way below the the Mirrormere in the Dimrill Dale. It then ran through Lothlórien where it was met by the Nimrodel river, and emptied into the Anduin.
History
In T.A. 2994, an army of orcs came up the Silverlode and wiped out the colony of Dwarves dwelling in Moria.[1]
Around November T.A. 3018, Elladan and Elrohir, sent by Elrond to a secret errand, passed down the Silverlode into a "strange country" and were the last to return to Rivendell, in December.[2]
The Fellowship of the Ring followed this river when they travelled from Moria to Lothlórien.[2]
Etymology
Celebrant is a Sindarin name, consisting of celeb ("silver") + rant ("course").[3]
The element lode in Silverlode means "course, water-channel".[4]
These names were also a translation of Kibil-nâla in Khuzdul, the language of Dwarves. An earlier name is also given as Zigilnâd.[5]
Other versions of the legendarium
On the The First Map of The Lord of the Rings, the river was named "Blackroot", then "Redway"[6]. The two names were strucked out on the map.
Portrayal in adaptations
Celebrant in adaptations
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The Silverlode Banks in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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Celebrant in The Lord of the Rings Online
2008: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Celebrant is called "Kibil-nâla" by the Dwarves. During its flow through Lothlórien, the river is covered in golden mallorn leaves.
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Bridge of Khazad-dûm"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Ring Goes South"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entries celeb, rant
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 775
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, p. 279
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Treason of Isengard, "XV. The First Map of The Lord of the Rings", "The original element in the First Map", p. 296