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| name = Woodland Realm ''Eryndor''
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| headofstate = King of the Silvan Elves
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| capital = [[Thranduil's halls]]
| language = [[Silvan Elvish]], [[Westron]]
| location = Northern Mirkwood, west of the [[Lake-town|Esgaroth]]
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| formed = By part of the migrating Elves heading west toward [[Beleriand]]
| established = Years of the Trees
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The '''Woodland Realm''', or '''''Eryndor''','' was a kingdom of [[Silvan Elves]] (the ''Tawarwaith'') in [[Mirkwood]], from the [[Second Age]] onwards.

== History ==
=== Second Age ===
The Woodland Realm was established by [[Oropher]], a [[Sindar|Sindarin]] lord of [[Doriath]], after the [[War of Wrath]]. Unlike most Sindar, Oropher and his household declined the [[Valar]]'s offer to depart from [[Middle-earth]] for [[Valinor]]. Instead he migrated eastward and became the King of the [[Nandor]] of [[Mirkwood|Greenwood the Great]]. Oropher and his household quickly adopted the language and customs of the Wood-elves, wishing to return to a simple existence natural to the Elves before they had been disturbed by the Valar.<ref name="Sindarin Princes">{{UT|Galadriel}}, "Appendix B: The Sindarin Princes of the Silvan Elves"</ref>

Originally Oropher's realm encompassed the entirety of Greenwood, with its capital at [[Amon Lanc]]. However, during the Second Age he and his people migrated north three times.<ref name="Note 14">{{UT|Gladden}}, note 14</ref> According to one tradition, the first movement was northward beyond the [[Gladden Fields]], due to Oropher's desire to distance himself from the increasing encroachments of the Dwarves of [[Moria]] and his resentment of the intrusions of [[Celeborn]] and [[Galadriel]] in [[Lórien]]. However his people did maintain constant intercourse with their kin west of the [[Anduin]].<ref name="Sindarin Princes"/> Oropher was also disturbed by the reports of [[Sauron]]'s rising power and by the end of the Second Age he dwelt in the western glens of the [[Emyn Duir]] or Dark Mountains and his people lived north of the [[Men-i-Naugrim]] or Dwarf-road.<ref name="Note 14"/>

In {{SA|3430}},<ref>{{App|SA}}</ref> Oropher and Amdír led their combined forces against [[Sauron]] as part of the [[Last Alliance of Elves and Men]]. During the [[Battle of Dagorlad]] the Silvan contingent refused to obey the orders of the [[Noldor]]in king [[Gil-galad]], instead charging the enemy alone. They fought valiantly, but being ill-equipped and outnumbered most were slain, among them Oropher.<ref name="Sindarin Princes"/>

=== Third Age ===
[[File:Anke Eißmann - Thranduil.jpg|thumb|200px|''Thranduil'' by [[Anke Eißmann]]|right]]
Oropher's son, [[Thranduil]], succeeded him as king of the Woodland Realm<ref name="Sindarin Princes"/> and ruled for the duration of the [[Third Age]].

Around {{TA|1050}} an evil entity known as the [[Necromancer]] (later identified as Sauron) inhabited the abandoned halls of [[Amon Lanc]], and Greenwood grew infested with [[Orcs]] and giant [[Spiders]].<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref> The Wood-elves retreated yet further north<ref name="Sindarin Princes"/> and many landmarks were renamed: Greenwood became [[Mirkwood]], the Emyn Duir the Mountains of Mirkwood or ''[[Emyn-nu-Fuin]]'', and Amon Lanc was known as [[Dol Guldur]], the Hill of Sorcery.

By the middle of the Third Age the Silvan Elves of Mirkwood were much reduced in number and confined to the lands north of the [[Forest River]], living mainly in [[Thranduil's halls]]. They also become increasingly withdrawn and wary of strangers, though they did trade with the neighbouring realms of [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]] and [[Dale]], and imported wine from [[Dorwinion]] via the [[River Running]]. The former traffic came to an end upon with the destruction of Erebor by the [[Dragons|dragon]] [[Smaug]] in {{TA|2770}},<ref name="TA"/> who also attacked the Woodland Realm itself, putting further pressure on the beleaguered elves.

==== Quest for Erebor ====
In {{TA|2941}}<ref name="TA"/> Thranduil's people were disturbed by a band of [[Dwarves]] while feasting in the forest. Perhaps still resentful over the Dwarves' role in attracting Smaug to their borders, or simply cautious, they imprisoned them for trespassing onto their lands. The Dwarves' leader, [[Thorin]], refused to reveal the purpose of their journey from their halls far to the west in [[Eriador]].<ref>{{H|Flies}}</ref> After many days of imprisonment the dwarves escaped with the help of their companion, the [[Hobbits|hobbit]] [[Bilbo Baggins]] who had avoided capture using a [[The One Ring|magic ring]].<ref>{{H|Barrels}}</ref>

Sometime later the elves heard that Smaug, provoked by the escaped Dwarves, had left Erebor to attack [[Lake-town]] where he was slain by [[Bard|Bard the Bowman]]. Thranduil immediately assembled an army to claim part of the dragon's hoard in compensation for the destruction it had caused to the Woodland Realm. On the way they met messengers from Bard seeking aid for the people of destroyed Lake-town. Thranduil accepted, bring food and helping the people erect shelters for the winter. He and Bard then joined forces and marched north to claim the dragon's hoard and divide it between Bard, the people of Lake-town, and the Wood-elves.<ref>{{H|Fire}}</ref>

[[File:Capucine Mazille - The Battle of Five Armies.jpg|thumb|200px|''The Battle of Five Armies'' by [[Capucine Mazille]]]]
On arriving however they found Thorin and his company alive, and he refused to relinquish his claim on any of the treasure and had secured Erebor against an assault. Thranduil and Bard then lay siege to the Dwarves, who awaited aid from their relatives in the [[Iron Hills]] to the east.<ref>{{H|Gathering}}</ref> Hoping to avert battle, the hobbit Bilbo Baggins earned the respect of Thranduil and was named '[[Elf-friend]]' by delivering the [[Arkenstone]] to the Wood-elves and Men so they could use it to bargain with Thorin.<ref>{{H|Thief}}</ref> Negotiations were cut short however by the arrival of a host of Orcs and [[Wargs]] from the [[Misty Mountains]]. In the ensuing [[Battle of Five Armies]] many Wood-elves were slain, <ref>{{H|Burst}}</ref> as was Thorin Oakenshield, but afterwards an agreement was reached as to the division of the dragon hoard.<ref>{{H|Return}}</ref>

In the same year the [[White Council]], including [[Gandalf]], drove the Necromancer from Dol Guldur.<ref>{{H|Stage}}</ref>

==== War of the Ring ====
[[File:Michael Kaluta - Legolas Draws the Bow of Galadriel.jpg|thumb|200px|''Legolas Draws the Bow of Galadriel'' by [[Michael Kaluta]]|left]]
Sauron, now revealed as the evil presence which had abandoned (not, as it had been thought at the time, driven out of) Dol Guldur, from his rebuilt stronghold in [[Mordor]] sent three [[Nazgûl]] to reoccupy Dol Guldur in {{TA|2951|n}}.<ref name="TA"/> On [[20 June]] {{TA|3018|n}} a force of [[Orcs]] attacked the Woodland Realm from this base, the purpose of this raid being to provide a distraction and facilitate the escape of [[Gollum]]<ref name="Great">{{App|Great}}</ref> who had been entrusted to Thranduil's care by the [[Rangers of the North|Ranger]] [[Aragorn]].

In the wake of this Thranduil sent his son, [[Legolas|Legolas Greenleaf]], to deliver news of Gollum's escape to Aragorn and [[Elrond]] in [[Rivendell]]. Upon arriving Legolas participated in the [[Council of Elrond]] where the full details of Sauron's resurgence were revealed. <ref>{{FR|II2}}</ref> Legolas was chosen to represent the Elves in the [[Fellowship of the Ring]], and journeyed with the [[Ringbearer]] [[Frodo Baggins]] towards Mordor. After the [[Breaking of the Fellowship]] Legolas continued to accompany Aragorn, fighting in the [[Battle of the Hornburg]], the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]] and the [[Battle of the Morannon]]. Legolas also developed a close friendship with the dwarf [[Gimli]], son of one of Thorin's companions: [[Gloin]]. This friendship did much to improve relations between the two peoples.

Meanwhile, on [[15 March]] {{TA|3019|n}} Sauron attacked the Woodland Realm in force, resulting in the bloody [[Battle Under Trees]]. Thranduil led his forces to victory, however, and then set about a campaign to clear Mirkwood of orcs and other evil beings. On [[Elven New Year]] he met [[Celeborn]], the king of [[Lothlórien]], and the two agreed to rename the forest [[Eryn Lasgalen]]. It was the divided: Thranduil was to rule north of the mountains, the forest south of the [[Narrows]] become [[East Lórien]] and the rest was given to the [[Beornings]].<name="Great"/>

=== Fourth Age ===
During the Fourth Age the Woodland Realm prospered, free of enemies. A group of Wood-elves led by Legolas helped rebuild [[Minas Tirith]] and settled for a time in [[Ithilien]].

The eventual fate of the Woodland Realm is unknown. In {{FoA|120}} Legolas, having seen the sea during the War of the Ring, eventually sailed west to Valinor, reputedly with Gimli at his side.<ref>{{App|Later}}</ref> Like all Elves the people of the Woodland Realm were destined to either leave [[Middle-earth]] for Valinor or to 'fade' and become rustic woodland spirits. Given Oropher and Thranduil's refusal to leave Middle-earth at the end of the [[First Age]] was rooted in a desire to 'live naturally' as Elves had before being contacted by the Valar it seems likely that the latter was the fate of Thranduil and most of his people.

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| siblings=[[Finrod]], [[Angrod]] and [[Aegnor]]
| spouse=[[Celeborn]]
| children=[[Celebrían]]
| gender=Female
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{{quote|Very tall [Galadriel and Celeborn] were, and the Lady no less tall than the Lord; and they were grave and beautiful. They were clad wholly in white; and the hair of the Lady was of deep gold… but no sign of age was upon them, unless it were in the depths of their eyes; for these were keen as lances in the starlight, and yet profound, the wells of deep memory.|''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', "[[The Mirror of Galadriel]]"}}
'''Galadriel''' ([[Sindarin|S]], pron. {{IPA|[ɡaˈladri.el]}}) was a [[Noldo]], one of the [[Calaquendi]], and arguably the most famous and powerful elf of the [[Third Age]]. She was one of the bearers of the [[Three Rings]], of [[Nenya]], and with it kept her realm of [[Lothlórien]] free of stain.

==History==
===Life in Aman===

When a fourth child was born to [[Finarfin]], prince of the Noldor, and [[Eärwen]], princess of the [[Teleri]], her father named her '''[[Artanis]]''', which is "noble woman". She was unusually tall and strong as she grew, and so Eärwen’s name for her was '''[[Nerwen]]''', "man-maiden". It is said among the Eldar that her hair had captured the light of the [[Two Trees]] in Valinor, which resulted a very unique and dazzling colour of gold and silver. According to a legend, this is how [[Fëanor]] conceived the idea of capturing the light of the trees inside the [[Silmarils]].
Despite her mixed blood, she was identified as a princess of the Noldor, as her father was the third son of [[Finwë]], [[High King of the Noldor]].

During the [[Darkening of Valinor]], she was just as fiery and visionary as Fëanor, although she despised him, her intentions at this time are not clear. She swore no [[Oath of Fëanor|oaths]] but the words of Fëanor concerning Middle-earth had kindled a desire in her heart, as she was eager to see those wide unguarded lands and rule a realm at her own will.
During the troubles that followed, it is unclear if she took any part in the [[Kinslaying of Alqualondë]]. Dismayed by the prophecy of [[Mandos]], her father Finarfin abandoned the march of the Noldor and returned to Valinor. But Galadriel and her brothers crossed the [[Helcaraxë]] in far north and arrived to the northern shores of [[Hither Lands]]<ref name="Sil9">{{S|Flight}}</ref>. There has been many debates about her origins and early life. See ''[[#Other Versions of the Legendarium|Other Versions of the Legendarium]]''.

===First Age===

In [[Beleriand]], Galadriel and her eldest brother [[Finrod Felagund]] came to [[Doriath]] as guests of [[Elu Thingol]], the King of Doriath. It was there she met [[Celeborn]], a kinsman of Thingol, who would become her husband and companion in Middle-earth<ref>{{S|13}}</ref>. When her brother Finrod departed to the [[Caverns of Narog]] to establish the stronghold of [[Nargothrond]], Galadriel did not go with him and remained in Doriath with her husband. Though she occasionally spent time with her brother in his realm at Nargothrond.
[[Image:Donato Giancola - Galadriel and the mirror.jpg|right|thumb|''Galadriel and the mirror'' by [[Donato Giancola]] ]]
During her days in Doriath, Galadriel became friends with Queen [[Melian]] the [[Maia]], speaking often to one another about Valinor.<ref name="Sil15">{{S|15}}</ref> Melian was eager to learn of the happenings of the [[Exile of the Noldor|Exile]], but Galadriel would tell her nothing of what occurred after the death of the Trees. Eventually, however, as Melian’s guesses became more shrewd and accurate, Galadriel told her more, except for that of the death of Finwë, the Kinslaying, and the burning of the Ships at [[Losgar]].<ref name="Sil15"/> Melian was able to discern some, and the rest came in rumors to Thingol’s ears. At last, egged on by the accusing words of Thingol, [[Angrod]] told all. Galadriel escaped being removed from Doriath by Thingol’s sympathy to the houses of Finarfin and Fingolfin for the wrongs they had suffered. All the same, she came to Nargothrond to live with Finrod for a time.<ref name="Sil15"/> Presumably, she had gone back to Doriath to live with her husband.

Galadriel did not have any significant role in the general course of events in the rest of the [[First Age]]. One thing is sure that she and her husband had survived the [[Wars of Beleriand]]. Precisely where the twain were during the [[Sack of Nargothrond|destruction of Nargothrond]] in {{FA|495}} and [[Sack of Doriath|Doriath]] in {{FA|503}}/{{FA|506}} is unknown; perhaps they were there during the sacks and escaped one or both. It is not unlikely that after the destruction of the latter they went either to the [[Havens of Sirion]] or with their Telerin kin to the [[Isle of Balar]] with [[Círdan]]. If the former, they escaped the [[Third Kinslaying]] there, and either went into hiding in Beleriand or, more probably, went to the Isle of Balar. During the [[War of Wrath]], given the choice whether to stay in Middle-earth or not, they surprisingly decided to remain. Galadriel was still very proud, even arrogant, and refused to accept the pardon of the [[Valar]] and therefore exiled herself in Middle-earth.

===Second Age===

After the War of Wrath, Galadriel and Celeborn came to [[Lindon]] with the other survivors of Beleriand. They ruled over the fiefdom of [[Harlindon]], which was composed mostly of [[Sindar]], under the [[Gil-galad|High King Gil-galad]]<ref>{{PM|X}}</ref>. Eventually the couple moved to a new land called [[Eregion]] in far eastwards of Lindon. It was ruled by [[Celebrimbor]], a grandson of Fëanor and distant cousin of Galadriel. They dwelt there for a time and Galadriel was probably present during the crafting of the [[Rings of Power]]. Eventually Galadriel and Celeborn made contact with the [[Nandor]] of [[Amdír]], who dwelt in a forest realm called [[Lórinand]] across the [[Misty Mountains]]. They crossed the [[Hithaeglir]] through [[Khazad-dûm]] and relocated to there, becoming great among the [[Wood-elves]].

Celebrimbor and the jewelsmiths of [[Gwaith-i-Mírdain]] collaborated with [[Annatar]] on the great process of making Rings of Power.<ref name="SilV">{{S|V}}</ref> By Annatar’s help, the Elves of Eregion created many rings, but both Celebrimbor and Annatar created greater rings of their own in secret. Celebrimbor wrought the [[Three Rings]] of the Elves, which were far more powerful than the lesser rings. Annatar, however, wrought the [[One Ring]]. When he placed it on his finger, the Elves were aware of his treachery, and took off their rings. Celebrimbor, afraid for his life but even more for the safety of the Three Rings, sent them to two of the [[Wise]]: [[Narya]] and [[Vilya]] for Gil-galad (who eventually gave Narya to [[Círdan]]), and [[Nenya]] for Galadriel. Very few even of the Eldar knew who hid each of these Rings. Celebrimbor was slain by [[Sauron]] not long after, and Eregion was laid waste.<ref name="SilV"/> But the Three Rings were safe. [[Image:Angus McBride - Galadriel.gif|thumb|left|250px|''Galadriel'' by [[Angus McBride]]]]

===Third Age===

When King [[Amroth]] son of Amdír perished, Celeborn and Galadriel ruled Lórinand (now known as [[Lothlórien]] or Lórien) jointly, and were called the [[Lord and Lady]]. Lothlórien blossomed, and Galadriel planted the [[mallorn]] seeds brought with her from Lindon, the only mallorns east of the Sea. They established [[Caras Galadhon]], and the realm of Lothlórien was one of light and life. It was during their days of power and glory in Lothlórien (either before or after the deaths of Amdír and Amroth) that Galadriel bore her first and only child: a daughter exceedingly fair named [[Celebrían]]. She married [[Elrond]], a close friend of Galadriel’s and bearer of [[Vilya]] after the death of Gil-galad during the Alliance. Celeborn and Galadriel had three grandchildren by her, one of whom, [[Arwen]], they were especially close to. But Celebrían was waylaid and tortured by [[Orcs]] in {{TA|2509}}, and passed West over the sea.

In {{TA|2463}} the [[White Council]] was formed. Galadriel, being one of the [[Wise]] and the greatest threat to Sauron alive, was one of the members.<ref name="SilV"/> Celeborn may have been as well, but this is not known for sure. She was a good friend of [[Gandalf]], and recommended that he be made head of the Council. But this distinction fell instead to [[Saruman]], whom she distrusted.

[[Image:Billy Mosig - The Mirror of Galadriel.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''The Mirror of Galadriel'' by [[Billy Mosig]]]]During the [[War of the Ring]], Galadriel met the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] in {{TA|3019}}. She especially was attentive to the [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] [[Frodo Baggins]], who was the bearer of [[the One Ring]]. She showed him Nenya, and let him gaze into her [[Mirror of Galadriel|mirror]] of seeing. He offered her the One Ring, and despite the extreme temptation, she resisted it successfully. She sent the Fellowship off on their quest furnished with [[Gifts_of_Galadriel|gifts]]. The two most important gifts she gave were to [[Aragorn]], whom she knew well and liked, and a [[Dwarves|dwarf]] named [[Gimli]]. To Aragorn she gave the [[Elfstone]], which she and her daughter Celebrían had worn. She was unsure as to what to give Gimli, and asked what he wanted. After complimenting her beauty, he requested a single strand of her hair. Galadriel remembered the posing of a similar question by Fëanor, but had searched Gimli’s heart and knew that his intentions were pure. She rewarded him with three strands, which he was later to put into an imperishable crystal in memory of her.

Not long after the departure of the Fellowship she received the resurrected Gandalf. She reclothed and refurnished him, giving him a new staff. After Gandalf left, Lothlórien was subjected to three successive attacks by armies coming out of [[Dol Guldur]]. By the power of her Ring they were thrice repulsed. Celeborn then led [[Fall of Dol Guldur|an attack on Dol Guldur]] itself. Once the dark fortress was in the hands of the Galadhrim, Galadriel came, threw down its walls, and purified it of its evil. It was her last act of power, for the One Ring was destroyed, and the strength of Nenya waned and eventually vanished almost completely.

===Return to Valinor===

Galadriel attended the wedding of Aragorn with Arwen, then returned to Lothlórien. But in {{TA|3021}}, two years later, she bade farewell to Celeborn her husband and went West to Valinor. With her went the other two bearers of the Rings, Gandalf and Elrond, and Frodo and Bilbo Baggins who had borne the One Ring. They passed West, and came never again to Middle-earth. There in Valinor Galadriel must have tried to heal Frodo of his spiritual wounds. Whether she was successful or not is unknown. But sometime later during the [[Fourth Age]] she received Celeborn, her husband. And in {{FoA|120}}, it is said, she received Gimli her admirer, who died in Valinor.

==Characteristics==

Galadriel was very beautiful, her hair being the most notable feature about her. It reminded the Eldar of the light of the [[Two Trees]]. Galadriel, at least in her earlier years, was of a somewhat proud and rebellious nature. She was free-spirited, and during her time in Aman had many dreams of wide unexplored lands. Her favorite brother was Finrod, for he, too, shared this vision. She could explore the minds and hearts of others, and her gaze was seeing. It may be because of her unusual beauty and power that she became proud.

But by the Third Age she is also seen to act with wisdom and gentleness. In ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', she appears very gentle, firm, and wise. She was revered even more than Celeborn by the Galadhrim and all who met her.

==Etymology==

''[[Galadriel]]'' is a [[Sindarin]] name translated by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] as "glittering garland",<ref>{{L|345}}, p. 423</ref> "Maiden crowned with gleaming hair",<ref>{{L|348}}, p. 428</ref> and "maiden crowned with a radiant garland".<ref name=SApp>{{S|Appendix}}</ref><ref>{{HM|RC}}, pp. 44-45</ref> It has been suggested that ''Galadriel'' consists of ''[[galad]]'' ("light, radiance") + ''[[rî]]'' ("crown") + ''[[iell]]'' ("daughter").<ref>[http://www.tolkiendil.com/langues/english/i-lam_arth/compound_sindarin_names#g Compound Sindarin Names] at [http://www.tolkiendil.com/ Tolkiendil.com] (accessed 19 June 2011)</ref> Tolkien notes that the element ''galad'' had no relation to Sindarin ''[[galadh]]'' ("tree", or Silvan ''galad'' "tree"), but that such a connexion often was made and her name then became ''Galadhriel''.<ref name=SApp/><ref>{{MR|P3I5}}, p. 182 (commentary to §42)</ref>

==Names==

'''''Alatáriel''''' was the [[Telerin]] [[Quenya]] name given to Galadriel by [[Celeborn]], meaning "Maiden Crowned with Radiant Garland", which referred to her hair.{{fact}}

'''''Artanis''''' ([[Quenya|Q]], pron. {{IPA|[ˈartanis]}}, stem ''Artaniss-'') was Galadriel's [[father-name]]: it means "Noble Woman" in [[Quenya]] from ''[[arta]]'' and ''[[nís]]''.{{fact}}

'''''Galadhriel''''' was a name occasionally, and incorrectly, used of [[Galadriel]] after she became [[Lady of Lórien]], and meaning 'tree-garland'. As the [[Lady of the Galadhrim]], whose capital was at [[Caras Galadhon]], it is perhaps understandable that her name should have become confused with the [[Elvish]] word galadh, meaning 'tree'. Nonetheless, this usage was mistaken — her true name ''Galadriel'' actually derived from the word ''galad'' ("radiant"), and the false variant ''Galadhriel'' was never used in her own country of [[Lórien in Middle-earth|Lórien]].<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''kal-''</ref>

==Other Versions of the Legendarium==
There is a bit of befuddlement and confusion in the story of Galadriel, which [[Tolkien]] revised multiple times. Originally, and in the published ''[[The Silmarillion|Silmarillion]]'', Galadriel followed Fëanor into Exile.<ref name="Sil9"/> Then she met Celeborn in [[Doriath]], for Celeborn was one of the Sindar.<ref>{{S|Return}}</ref> This earlier account explains the difficulty of Celeborn and Galadriel being so closely related (the Eldar did not marry that close). Though it's possible that Galadriel and Celeborn rebelliously defied the customs and laws, it is primarily because of this difficulty that the earlier account has some veracity.

According to the version of ''History of Galadriel and Celeborn'' in [[Unfinished Tales]], she lived with her [[Teleri|Telerin]] relatives in Alqualondë. It was in there that she met ''Teleporno'', a young Telerin prince probably the son or grandson of [[Olwë]] (which would make him Artanis’s uncle or cousin)*. They eventually fell in love, and he called her in his own Telerin tongue [[Alatáriel]] (later [[Sindarization|Sindarinized]] as Galadriel and semi-[[Quenya|Quenyarized]] as [[Altáriel]]). She had another admirer as well: her half-uncle, Fëanor. Fëanor, being a lover of beauty and brilliance, noted her shining hair. He may have been inspired by her tresses to make the Silmarils, both being said to capture the light of the Two Trees. He begged her to spare him some of her hair, but she refused him a single hair three times and he gave up. She had unusually strong powers of mental perception, and when she looked into his mind, she saw only darkness, hinting at Fëanor's evil nature.
During the troubles that followed the Darkening of Valinor, she took no part in the atrocities against the Teleri during the Kinslaying of Alqualondë, but urged Teleporno her beloved to sail across the Sea to Middle-earth by her side. He agreed for her sake, and so they both came under the [[Doom of Mandos]]. Their crossing to Middle-earth by ship was the exception—Fëanor and [[Sons of Fëanor|his sons]] had sailed stolen Telerin ships, while the vast majority of the other Noldor under Fingolfin crossed the [[Helcaraxë]] on foot.

Once in Beleriand they were welcomed by King [[Thingol]] of Doriath, as both were Telerin in origin. Thingol knew nothing of what had happened to his brother Olwë and the [[Calaquendi]], and they brought news. But they said nothing about the Kinslaying. [[Teleporno]] was Sindarinized as ''Celeborn'', and Artanis adopted Teleporno’s pet name for her, Alatáriel, in its Sindarin form: ''Galadriel''.
After the rest of the Noldor arrived in Beleriand and the great [[Dagor-nuin-Giliath]] was fought, Galadriel re-established contact with her brothers, though her hate for the orphaned sons of Fëanor was still strong. She learned much from Melian during her days in Doriath, and occasionally spent time in Nargothrond with her eldest brother Finrod Felagund.

The couple survived the [[War of Wrath|Fall of Beleriand]] and came to [[Lindon]]. Galadriel and her husband stayed there for a while, in the kingdom of Galadriel’s relative [[Gil-galad]]. There for a time they ruled over a fiefdom of [[Sindar]]. Eventually in early [[Second Age]] they went eastwards and established (primarily but by no means solely) the Noldorin realm of [[Eregion]]. [[Celebrimbor]] lived there, and was high in importance among the [[Gwaith-i-Mirdain|smiths]].
Though Galadriel urged Celebrimbor against it, the Noldo collaborated with [[Annatar]] (who was actually Sauron in a fair disguise) on the great process of making Rings of Power. When Sauron's plot revealed, Galadriel counselled Celebrimbor to send the Three Rings far from Eregion. So two of the rings (Narya and Vilya) were sent to Gil-Galad (who eventually gave Narya to Círdan) and Nenya was given to Galadriel. She took the ring across the Misty Mountains through [[Khazad-dûm]] to safety in a land called [[Lórinand]] in the east.
In time [[Amdír]], King of Lórinand, was slain in the [[Battle of Dagorlad]] during the [[War of the Last Alliance]]. Celeborn may have participated in the war, but the greatest effect it had on the twain (and Lórinand) was the destruction of [[Sauron]] and the loss of the [[One Ring]]. Galadriel was now free to use her ring. With [[Nenya]], the Ring of Water, Galadriel made the realm of Lórinand even greater. With the power of her ring, she protected it from the intrusion of evils throughout the Third Age.

In the [[Unfinished Tales]] version, Galadriel and Celeborn had two children, of which one was [[Amroth]].<ref>{{UT|Galadriel}}</ref>

It should be noted that Tolkien did not reject any of these versions, therefore it is not possible to say which of these variations would become the 'true' history of Galadriel, if he had time to finish the Silmarillion.

== Genealogy ==
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==Portrayal in adaptations==
<gallery>
File:The Lord of the Rings (1978 film) - Galadriel.jpg|Galadriel as portrayed in [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1978 film)]]
File:The Lord of the Rings - The Motion Picture Trilogy - Galadriel.jpg|[[Cate Blanchett]] as Galadriel in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]]
File:Galadriel lotr fotr.JPG|Galadriel as portrayed in [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|Vivendi's ''The Fellowship of the Ring'']]
File:Galadriel.jpg|Galadriel in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''
File:The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey - Galadriel.jpg|[[Cate Blanchett]] as Galadriel in ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]''
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'''1978: [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1978 film)]]:'''
:Galadriel is voiced by [[Annette Crosbie]].

'''1981: [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1981 radio series)]]:'''
:The voice of Galadriel is provided by [[Marian Diamond]].

'''2001: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
:Galadriel is played by [[Cate Blanchett]]. Galadriel narrates the Prologue, explaining the creation of the Rings of Power and the War of the Last Alliance. Earlier plans considered were to have either Frodo or Gandalf narrate the Prologue, but this was dropped: Frodo was not alive until thousands of years after these events happened, and although Gandalf was alive, he was not present in Middle-earth at the time; the Wizards came some one thousand years after the Prologue ends. Thus Galadriel narrates the Prologue, because she had first-hand accounts of this history and actively participated in its events.

'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]:'''
:Galadriel, voiced by [[Jennifer Hale]], is the narrator of the Prologue and the Epilogue, and appears in Lothlórien.

'''2002: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'':'''
:Galadriel frequently seems to be consulting telepathically with Elrond; there is some indication from the books that the two were able to communicate in some way, but the specific instances in the movies have no direct counterparts in the books. Further, the notion that Galadriel would send her warriors to assist at [[Helm's Deep]] is practically unthinkable in the context of the books, where [[Lothlórien]] was itself under threat of attack at the time. Galadriel sending a force of Elves to Helm's Deep is essentially an ''extreme'' condensation of Sauron's attack on Lothlorien with the attack on Helm's Deep. In the DVD commentary, Peter Jackson and his fellow writers explain that they worried audiences would wonder why the Elves don't seem to be helping in the war, while at the same time, they felt that actually inserting an entire separate battle scene at Lothlorien would take up too much screentime and resources.

'''2003: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'':'''
:A spiritual apparition of Lady Galadriel appears to provide Frodo strength following his passage through Shelob's Lair, soon after he uses the Phial that she gave him. She is later seen leaving Middle-Earth along with other Ring-Bearers, but in film version her husband Celeborn departs with her at the same time.

'''2006: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'':'''
:Galadriel is the strongest of "Hero" units available to the Free Peoples. If a player's army manages to spot [[Gollum]] on the battlefield, take The One Ring from him and deliver it to their forces, the option to "summon" Galadriel unlocks for a large amount of resources. Thus, Lady Galadriel is represented as succumbing to corruption of The Ring, similar to the respective scene in the ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' movie.

'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Galadriel is a non-playable character, who narrates cutscenes and instances throughout the second Volume of the Epic story. Introduced in [[The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria]] Book VI: [[The Shadowy Abyss]], she usually resides on a [[talan]] at [[Caras Galadhon]].

'''2012-14: [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]]:'''
: Cate Blanchett will reprise her role as Galadriel in [[Peter Jackson|Peter Jackson's]] adaptation of The Hobbit.<ref name="PJCasting">{{webcite|author=[[Peter Jackson]]|articleurl=http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150168211921558|articlename=Production begins in New Zealand on The Hobbit|dated=20-March-2011|website=[http://www.facebook.com/ Facebook]|accessed=23-Dec-2011}}</ref>

== See Also ==
* [[:Category:Images of Galadriel|Images of Galadriel]]
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[[Category:Characters in The Silmarillion]]
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Talk:Celeborn

2013-03-24T14:48:19Z

Amaranth: /* Controversy */

== Imladris? ==

Is there evidence that Celeborn once ruled Imladris? That info was added by Linathiel. ~ [[User:Earendilyon|Earendilyon]] 03:21, 21 May 2008 (EDT)

:It is not specifically stated, only that he dwelt there, if memeory serves me. -- [[User:Ederchil|Ederchil]] 03:48, 21 May 2008 (EDT)

::Celeborn never ruled Imladris. He dwelt there for some time during the second age, he again went to live there after Galadriel had sailed away into the West.--[[User:Legolas|Legolas]] 10:29, 21 May 2008 (EDT)

:::I agree with Legolas, Imladris was founded by Elrond, sent by Gil-galad, and ruled by him ever since, until he passed overseas. It is never stated who ruled Imladris after that, one may suppose that his sons, who remained there for a time, did so, though Celeborn was of course their senior, in years, status and powers. But he had no inherent authority in Imladris, that was a Noldorin settlement under the High King and his lieutenant(s). -- [[User:Mithrennaith|Mithrennaith]] 19:58, 21 May 2008 (EDT)

::::Deleted from the info-box. ~ [[User:Earendilyon|Earendilyon]] 06:32, 22 May 2008 (EDT)

:::::Maybe Linathiel simply thought realm = residence? -- [[User:Ederchil|Ederchil]] 09:09, 22 May 2008 (EDT)

==Opening sentence and infobox==
I know that this whole article should just be re-written, but in the mean time we should avoid making such bold statements of objectivity in the opening sentences. Under our new canon policy we can only really say that he was an elf of unknown/disputed origins who married Galadriel and lived for a time in Lórien. My main reason for prompting this discussion is because even using the [[Template:Teleri infobox|Teleri infobox]] is a conscious judgement on our part. Do we have a generic Elf infobox?--{{User:KingAragorn/sig}} 14:57, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

:I agree. We currently don't have a generic elf infobox, but we should have on for situations like this. --[[User:Amroth|Amroth]] 19:32, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

==Controversy==
I believe the information from the published versions must come always first and the unpublished information from Tolkien's notes should be stated as alternatives (as in Controversy) later date or not. Therefore, Celeborn of Doriath, kinsman of Thingol should be 'accepted' as canon (for it is in the published books) and added to the main article and Celeborn of Alqualonde should be in the Controversy section. I don't understand the purpose behind this, making it so is misleading since Celeborn of Aman (Falmari) is a whole alternate history not only concerning him but Galadriel and the history of Lorien. And then Amroth must be accepted as their son as well. Besides, C. Tolkien suggests in Unfinished Tales, that the first original scenario (Celeborn and Galadriel meeting in Doriath) should be the 'right' version.

[[User:Amaranth|Amaranth]] 08:32, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
:In the matter of the Silmarillion, the "published version" is not a choice by Tolkien but a posthumous product and contains interpretations by Christopher. As such, the Silmarillion as a "published version" doesn't hold any more authority than portions of UT or HoMe. In some points TG has accepted the later history, such as the early death of [[Amras]] and [[Gil-galad]]'s parentage. I am not justifying it, just giving some explanation. [[User:Sage|Sage]] 10:38, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

:: I understand and I am not against the content itself, but the order of it. It is even clearly stated in the controversy section that the widely accepted version is the one in the Silmarillion yet the main article still presents the alternative version as the accepted one. Since there's a dispute over this part, the alternative content in the main article should be moved to Controversy section, and the version of Celeborn from the Silmarillion should be presented as the primary one. A swap in the order of the content is my suggestion. [[User:Amaranth|Amaranth]] 17:38, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
:::And I understand you didn't speak about removal of content but what we accept as primary content. That's what I talked about and our logic here. In [[Amras]] we accept his early death and we have a section about his (almost nonexistent) role in the published Silmarillion. In [[Gil-galad]] we accept Orodreth as his parent and include a section discussing his connection to Fingon in the published Silmarillion. We disregard that Tolkien didn't have a time to develop his legendarium according to his newer ideas but we accept them nonetheless. It seems that Celeborn follows the same pattern. The case of Celeborn is somewhat different as CT seems to have a preference to the earlier version. Can you quote his reasoning? [[User:Sage|Sage]] 19:50, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

:::It should be noted that our canon policy has changed last year (see [[Forum:Tolkien Gateway canon policy]]). --[[User:Amroth|Amroth]] 21:23, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

:I'm not here to argue which version is canon; "''1. It is not our place to decide what is canon and what is not. - [[Forum:Tolkien Gateway canon policy|Tolkien Gateway canon policy]]'' "

So you can't tell me 'we accept A or B as canon' according to this policy. I'm not trying to do that either. But I do not wish make this a personal debate, so that's not my point. My point is the right order of the content presented in the articles, disputable content from from later sources that my contain any inconsistency with the earlier versions should fall under their own category, not the other way around. This is to avoid confusion and inconsistency between versions. It's not suggesting which is more canon or the removal of the content from any other version. After reading The Silmarillion this article would confuse me unless I read HoME and UT.

''On the other hand, the making of Celeborn into a Telerin Elf of Aman contradicts not only statements in The Silmarillion, but also those cited already (p. 228) from The Road Goes Ever On and Appendix B to The Lord of the Rings [...] - C.Tolkien, Unfinished Tales''

Since we can't decide which one is more canon, I think these content should be under a category (as in the example of many other character articles) such as "Other Versions of the Legendarium."

''Unfinished Tales consists of essays and stories composed after The Lord of the Rings which were generally consistent with The Lord of the Rings. The book reveals parallel traditions regarding the history of Galadriel and Celeborn, the nature of the Istari, and a few minor sub-plots. Although some people argue that the book is generally acceptable as canon, readers must bear in mind the fact that no true consistency exists between these unfinished tales and the earlier works. -TG '[[Canon]]'''

If we put these seperate contents in the same category throughout all other articles that have disputable backgrounds I believe this would make them clearer (and better organized) for all readers. --[[User:Amaranth|Amaranth]] 07:48, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

:I agree with Amaranth.--[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 08:01, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

::As do I. --{{User:Mith/sig}} 12:15, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

I notice that the [[Galadriel]] article narrates the newer version, therefore it's contradictory to this article. It sure will look strange to someone who wishes to read the couple's history. [[User:Sage|Sage]] 14:56, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

: Yes, her article contains both versions mixed together. I intend to revise it as well by seperating the information from different versions under "Other versions.." category. --[[User:Amaranth|Amaranth]] 14:48, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

Talk:Celeborn

2013-03-24T14:47:39Z

Amaranth: /* Controversy */

Finarfin

2013-03-24T12:57:29Z

Amaranth: relinked

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'''Finarfin''' ([[Sindarin|S]], pron. {{IPA|[fiˈnarfin]}}) was the youngest child and son of [[Finwë]] and [[Indis]]. After the [[Flight of the Noldor]] he remained in [[Tirion]] and became the [[High King of the Noldor]] (or at least the remnant remaining in [[Aman]]).<ref>{{S|Index}}, ''Finarfin''</ref>

==History==
Finarfin was born in [[Valinor]] in {{YT|1230}}.<ref>{{MR|P2j}},p. 92</ref> He was the youngest of the five children of [[Finwë]], the [[High King of the Noldor]]. Finarfin's mother was [[Indis]], Finwë's second wife.<ref>{{S|Princes}}</ref> Finarfin's full siblings were [[Findis]], [[Fingolfin]], and [[Írimë]] while his half-brother was the great [[Elves|Elf]] Lord [[Fëanor]]. Fëanor disapproved of his father's second marriage and had small love for Indis and her children.<ref>{{S|Feanor}}</ref>

In {{YT|1280}} Finarfin married [[Eärwen]], daughter of [[Olwë]], King of the [[Teleri]] in [[Valinor]].<ref>{{MR|P2j}}, p. 92</ref> They had four children: [[Finrod]], [[Angrod]], [[Aegnor]] and [[Galadriel]].<ref group="note">[[Orodreth]] appears as one of Finarfin's sons in ''[[The Silmarillion]]''. In [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien's]] writings, however, he was clearly marked as [[Angrod]]'s son. [[Christopher Tolkien]], the editor of ''The Silmarillion'', later admitted the mistake.</ref><ref>{{PM|Gil-galad}},pp. 349-351</ref> Finarfin's mother was of the [[Vanyar]], and he inherited her fair hair, which he passed on to his children.<ref>{{PM|Case}},p. 336</ref> All other Noldor had dark hair. Thus the Elves of the'''[[House of Finarfin]]''' were unique among their kin.

In {{YT|1495}}.<ref>{{MR|P2j}}, p. 100</ref> [[Morgoth|Melkor]] destroyed the [[Two Trees]],<ref>{{S|Darkening}}</ref> slaughtered Finarfin's father Finwë, and stole the [[Silmarils]] of Fëanor. Enraged, Fëanor came to the city of [[Tirion|Tirion upon Túna]] and convinced many of his kinsmen to leave Valinor for [[Middle-earth]], to recover the Silmarils and defeat Morgoth. Fëanor was a charismatic speaker, but Fingolfin and Finarfin were unmoved. However they too followed their half-brother, more for their children who eagerly accepted his cause.

The [[Noldor]] followed Fëanor in groups, and Fingolfin and Finarfin led the last host. As such they did not participate in the [[First Kinslaying]] or know its true cause at the time. While they were travelling up the coast of [[Araman]], the [[Valar|Vala]] [[Mandos]] appeared and pronounced the [[Doom of Mandos|Doom of the Noldor]]. Finarfin, dismayed by the prophecy and already contemplating return because of the tragedy of the Kinslaying of his wife's people at [[Alqualonde]], returned to Valinor with a small group of his people(his sons, though, would not forsake the sons of Fingolfin and went on).<ref>{{S|Flight}}</ref> He presumably still rules the few remaining Noldor in Valinor from Tirion upon [[Túna]].

== Etymology ==
Finarfin's [[father-name]] was '''Arafinwë''' ([[Quenya|Q]]:"Noble [son of] Finwë", pron. [[Noldorin|N]] {{IPA|[ˌaraˈfinwe]}},[[Vanyarin|V]] {{IPA|[ˌaraˈɸinwe]}}).<ref>{{PM|Finwe}}, p.344</ref> His [[Amilessë|mother-name]] was '''Ingoldo''', changed fromthe earlier Ingalaurë ("[[Vanyar|Inga]]-gold", pron.{{IPA|[ˌiŋɡaˈla͡ʊre]}}).<ref>{{PM|Finwe}}, note 30, p. 360</ref>

The name ''Finarfin'' is the [[Sindarin]] version of his father-name.

Finarfin is rare among the [[High Elves]] of the [[Undying Lands]] who did not leave and fall under the [[Doom of Mandos]], in that he is known primarily by his name in Sindarin, a language indigenous to [[Middle-earth]] and not thought to have been known or studied in Aman until after the Exiles were allowed to return at the end of the [[First Age]], save the possibility that Sindarin was learned from the Elves of [[Beleriand]] who died and went to sojourn in the [[Halls of Mandos]]. Other such Amanya High Elves who stayed behind are primarily known by their [[Quenya]] or [[Telerin]] names. But both of Finarfin's brothers went into Exile, with the result that both were largely remembered by Sindarin names, and also Finarfin's name is structured very similarly to that of his brother [[Fingolfin]]. It is probably unlikely that [[Fëanor]] and [[Amras]] had the time to learn Sindarin before they died so soon after reaching Beleriand, but they fell under the Doom of Mandos nevertheless, making Finarfin the only known [[Amanyar|Amanya]] never under the Doom whose name is primarily known in its Sindarin form.

== Genealogy ==
Names in ''italics'' are females.
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== Other Versions of the Legendarium ==
Finarfin was called [[Finrod]] in earlier versions of the [[legendarium]], and his son was named '''[[Inglor Felagund]]'''. As such he appears in the 1st edition of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' as Finrod. This was changed in later editions, but not all references to '''Inglor''' were removed, since in the later version, it is probably the Sindarin version of '''Ingalaurë'''. (see [[Gildor|Gildor Inglorion]]).

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Eärendil

2013-03-07T08:01:50Z

Amaranth: Added some details (and shortened the intro of the article), added a reference.

{{disambig-more|Eärendil|[[Eärendil (disambiguation)]]}}
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<center>{{quote|Eärendil was a mariner that tarried in [[Arvernien]] he built a [[Vingilótë|boat]] of timber felled in [[Nimbrethil]] to journey in...|''[[Eärendil by Bilbo|Eärendil]]'' by [[Bilbo Baggins]]}}</center>
'''Eärendil the Mariner''' ([[Quenya|Q]] "sea-friend", pron. {{IPA|[ˌe.aˈrendil]}}) was one of the [[Peredhil]] ([[Sindarin|S]] "Half-elven") and the most important figures in the legends of the [[Elder Days]]. Descended from all the [[Edain#The Three Houses|Three Houses]] of the [[Edain]], he was the first known person to reach [[Aman]] in the [[First Age]]. He was crucial in the [[War of Wrath]] and the patriarch of the line of the [[Kings of Númenor]].

Among all the [[Half-elven]] whose Elvish ancestry is documented, Eärendil is the most [[Vanyar]]in of them, being five-sixteenths Vanyarin through his five-eighths Vanyarin mother [[Idril]].

== History ==
The son of [[Tuor]] and [[Idril]], daughter of King [[Turgon]], Eärendil was raised as a child in [[Gondolin]]. When Eärendil was seven years old, he escaped the [[Fall of Gondolin]] on the shoulders of Idril's house-carle [[Hendor]], living afterwards in [[Arvernien]] by the [[Havens of Sirion]]. Eärendil later became the leader of the people who lived there, and married [[Elwing]], daughter of [[Dior]] the son of [[Beren]] and [[Lúthien]]. They had two sons, [[Elrond]] and [[Elros]].
[[File:Ted Nasmith - Eärendil the Mariner.jpg|left|thumb|200px|''Eärendil the Mariner'' by [[Ted Nasmith]]]]

With the aid of [[Círdan]] the Shipwright, Eärendil built a ship, ''[[Vingilótë]]'' (or ''Vingilot''), and sailed around the seas west of Middle-earth, leaving his wife behind in Arvernien. At this time Elwing had in her possession the [[Silmaril]] that Beren had wrested from [[Morgoth]]. News of this came to the sons of [[Fëanor]] that were still living, and they attacked the people living in Arvernien, and slew most of them. But Elwing, rather than be captured, threw herself with the Silmaril into the sea. The Silmaril was not lost, however:
{{quote|For [[Ulmo]] bore up Elwing out of the waves, and he gave her the likeness of a great white bird, and upon her breast there shone as a star the Silmaril, as she flew over the water to seek Eärendil her beloved. On a time of night Eärendil at the helm of his ship saw her come towards him, as a white cloud exceeding swift beneath the moon, as a star over the sea moving in strange courses, a pale flame on wings of storm. And it is sung that she fell from the air upon the timbers of Vingilot, in a swoon, nigh unto death for the urgency of her speed, and Eärendil took her to his bosom; but in the morning with marveling eyes he beheld his wife in her own form beside him with her hair upon his face, and she slept.|''[[The Silmarillion]]'', "Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"|}}

Hearing of the tragedy that had befallen in Arvernien, Eärendil then sought after [[Valinor]], and he and Elwing found their way there at last. Eärendil thus became the first of all mortals to set foot in Valinor. Eärendil then went before the [[Valar]], and asked them for aid for Men and Elves in Middle-earth, to fight against Morgoth; and the Valar accepted his plea.

Because Eärendil had undertaken this errand on behalf of Men and Elves, and not for his own sake, [[Manwë]] forbore to deal out the punishment of death that was due; and because both Eärendil and Elwing were descended from a union of Elves and Men, Manwë granted to them and their sons the gift to choose to which race they would be joined (a gift that was further passed to the children of Elrond, who became known as the [[Half-elven]]). Elwing chose to be one of the Elves. Eärendil would have rather been one of the Men; however, for the sake of his wife, he chose to be one of the Elves.

{{quote|But when all was spoken, Manwë gave judgement, and he said: 'In this matter the power of doom is given to me. The peril that he ventured for love of the Two Kindreds shall not fall upon Eärendil, nor shall it fall upon Elwing his wife, who entered into peril for love of him; but they shall not walk again ever among Elves or Men in the Outer Lands. And this is my decree concerning them: to Eärendil and to Elwing, and to their sons, shall be given leave each to choose freely to which kindred their fates shall be joined, and under which kindred they shall be judged.'.|''[[The Silmarillion]]'', "Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"|}}

[[File:Ted Nasmith - Eärendil and the Battle of Eagles and Dragons.jpg|thumb|Eärendil and the Battle of Eagles and Dragons]]
The Valar, having listened to Eärendil's plea, went with a mighty host to Middle-earth, and overthrew Morgoth, and bound him. Eärendil took part in the battle, his ship Vingilótë was blessed by the Valar, and filled with a shining white flame and sent to the skies. He sailed at its helm with the Silmaril bound upon his brow. Alongside [[Thorondor]] and the [[Eagles]], Eärendil the Mariner slew the great dragon [[Ancalagon]] and cast it down onto [[Thangorodrim]], the event which, along with the sheer devastation caused by the [[War of Wrath]], led to the Ruin of [[Beleriand]].

Eärendil lived on in Valinor and the gleaming of the Silmaril upon his brow could still be seen in the skies of the distant West as the bright Evening Star.<ref name="S24">{{S|24}}</ref> Those who remained in Middle-earth called it '''Gil-Estel''' ([[Sindarin|S]] "Star of High Hope").

== Genealogy ==

 
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== Names and Etymology ==

Eärendil was known by many epithets: Eärendil Halfelven<ref>{{S|23}}</ref>, Eärendil [[the Blessed]]<ref>{{S|17}}</ref><ref>{{S|IV}}</ref>, Bright Eärendil<ref name="S24"/><ref>{{S|Akallabeth}}</ref>, and Eärendil the Mariner<ref name="S24"/><ref>{{S|V}}</ref>.

''Eärendil'' was his given [[father-name]]. His [[mother-name]] was ''[[Ardamir Eärendil|Ardamírë]]''. ''Eärendil'' is a [[Quenya]] name, meaning "Devoted to the Sea", literaly "Sea lover" (''[[eär]]'' + ''[[-ndil]]'').<ref>{{S|Appendix}}</ref><ref>{{PM|XI}}: ''The names of Finwë's descendants''</ref>

Although these Quenya names were not given [[Sindarin]] forms in the [[legendarium]], experimental forms affected by Sindarin, such as ''Aerendil'' and ''Aerennel'', were used by Tolkien in certain manuscripts.<ref>{{PM|XI}}: Note 52</ref>

Eärendil was translated as [[Azrubêl]] in [[Adûnaic]].

== Inspiration ==
[[Image:J.R.R._Tolkien_-_Earendil's_Heraldic_Device.JPG|right|thumb|100px|One of the two Heraldic Devices [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] designed for the House of Eärendil]]
While ''Eärendil'' is a [[Quenya]] name inside the [[legendarium]], Tolkien created the name based on [[Old English]] literature. Tolkien himself stated that the name was derived from the [[Old English|Anglo-Saxon]] ''éarendel''.<ref>{{L|297}}</ref> He says that he was struck by the "great beauty" of the name as early as 1913, which he perceived as "entirely coherent with the normal style of A-S, but euphonic to a peculiar degree in that pleasing but not 'delectable' language."

There is a poem by Tolkien dated to 1914 entitled ''The Voyage of Eärendel the Evening Star''.<ref>{{LT2|V}}, pp. 267–9</ref> Tolkien was also aware of the name's Germanic cognates (Old Norse ''Aurvandill'', Lombardic ''Auriwandalo''), and the question why the Anglo-Saxon one rather than the Lombardic or Proto-Germanic form should be taken up in the mythology is alluded to in ''[[The Notion Club Papers]]''.<ref>{{SD|Notion}}</ref> The Old Norse together with the Anglo-Saxon evidence point to an astronomical myth, the name referring to a star, or a group of stars, and the Anglo-Saxon in particular points to the Morning Star as the herald of the rising Sun (in ''Crist'' christianized to refer to John the Baptist).

Tolkien was particularly inspired by the lines in ''Crist'':

<blockquote>''éala éarendel engla beorhtast / ofer middangeard monnum sended'' 
"Hail Earendel, brightest of angels / sent over Middle-earth to men."</blockquote>

which can be taken as the inspiration not only for the role of Eärendil in Tolkien's work, but also for the term [[Middle-earth]] (translating ''Middangeard'') for the inhabitable lands.

The first line is paralleled by [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]'s exclamation in [[Cirith Ungol]], ''"[[Aiya]] Eärendil Elenion Ancalima!"'' which is in [[Quenya]] and translates as "Hail Eärendil, brightest of stars!" Frodo's exclamation was in reference to the "[[Phial of Galadriel|Star-glass]]" he carried, which contained the light of Eärendil's star, the [[Silmaril]].

== See Also ==
* [[:Category:Images of Eärendil|Images of Eärendil]]
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Elven characteristics

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[[File:Piotr Fox Wysocki - Last Elf.jpg|thumb|''Last Elf'' by Piotr Wysocki]]
The [[Elves]] were the fairest creatures in [[Arda]], a far more beautiful race than [[Men]], and generally tall (about six feet). Among them, [[Calaquendi|those]] who had gone to [[Valinor]] were the fairest and had the greatest skill of body.

Elves had keener senses, sight and hearing than Men, were slender, graceful yet strong, but were resistant to extremes of nature, illness and disease. However many [[Noldor]] died at the crossings of [[Helcaraxe]].

Practical considerations, including a number of occasions where Men were mistaken for Elves (most notably [[Túrin|Túrin Turambar]]), suggest that the points of difference between Elves and Men, must have been subtle.

== Pointed ears ==
If Elvish ears were pointed is open for speculation,<ref name=Dunkerson>{{webcite|author=Conrad Dunkerson|articleurl=http://tolkien.slimy.com/essays/Ears.html|articlename=Do the Elves in Tolkien's stories have pointed ears?|dated=|website=[http://tolkien.slimy.com/ The Tolkien Meta-FAQ]|accessed=15 February 2012}}</ref><ref name=Martinez>{{webcite|author=[[Michael Martinez]]|articleurl=http://middle-earth.xenite.org/2011/09/21/do-tolkiens-elves-have-pointy-ears/|articlename=Do Tolkien’s Elves Have Pointy Ears?|dated=21 September 2011|website=[http://middle-earth.xenite.org/ Middle.earth.Xenite.org]|accessed=15 February 2012}}</ref> but it should be noted that there are no explicit references to pointed Elvish ears in ''[[The Hobbit]]'', ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' or ''[[The Silmarillion]]''.

It was stated in early linguistic writings that "the [[Quendi|Quendian]] ears were more pointed and leaf-shaped than [[Men|Human]]."<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 368 (roots LAS1 and LAS2)</ref><ref>{{VT|45a}}, p. 26</ref> Answering to a question on [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] ears, [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] wrote that these were "only slightly pointed and 'elvish'".<ref>{{L|27}}</ref> Some fans take this to mean that Elvish ears were pointed, while others argue that it is an ambiguous statement.<ref name=Dunkerson/><ref name=Martinez/>

== Hair colour ==
Elven hair colour is quite varied and complex. In general, the [[Vanyar]] were golden-haired, and the other Elves (including [[Noldor]], [[Sindar]], and [[Avari]]) had dark (brown) or even black hair,<ref>{{PE|17}}, pp. 118, 125</ref><ref group=note>[[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] notes in one manuscript that "''no Elf had absolute black hair''" ({{PE|17}}, p. 125).</ref> although some of the Teleri (including [[Celeborn]]) had silver hair. [[Lúthien|Lúthien Tinúviel]] and her remote descendant [[Arwen|Arwen Undómiel]], both described as the fairest of all Elves, were dark haired.

This is not the full picture, however: [[Míriel Serindë]], a Noldo and the first wife of [[Finwë]] and mother of [[Fëanor]] described as having a silvery hair.<ref>{{MR|P3I6}}</ref> [[Finarfin]], the youngest son of Finwë, and his descendants (such as [[Galadriel]]) had golden hair on account of Finwë's second wife, [[Indis]] of the Vanyar. [[Idril]], the daughter of [[Turgon]], had golden hair inherited from her mother, [[Elenwë]] of the Vanyar.
Fëanor, the eldest Noldorin prince is described as having a "raven-dark" hair.<ref>{{S|Feanor}}</ref> But sons of Fëanor were not all dark-haired: [[Maedhros]] and the twins [[Amrod]] and [[Amras]] had auburn hair, from their grandfather [[Mahtan]]. [[Celegorm]], one of the sons of Fëanor and [[Nerdanel]], had blond hair, thus his epithet ''the Fair'' in contrast to his brother, [[Caranthir]] ''the Dark''. Another Noldo with unusual hair colour was [[Glorfindel]], whose hair is described as of "shining gold" in colour.

Additionally, a silver hair colour existed in the royal houses of the Sindar, with [[Thingol]], [[Círdan]] and [[Celeborn]] are all described as having silver hair.<ref>{{WJ|Quendi}}: Sindar</ref> [[Galadriel]] displayed an extremely rare hair colour nowhere else observed: "silver-golden" hair, said to be dazzlingly beautiful ("blending the light of the [[Two Trees]], [[Telperion]] and [[Laurelin]]"), which may have been a result of her unusual mixed Noldorin-Vanyarin-Telerin heritage (her mother was the niece of [[Thingol]], and her father was a son of [[Finwë]] and [[Indis]]). [[Thranduil]], father of [[Legolas]] and a Sindarin Elf, is described as having blond ("golden") hair in ''The Hobbit'',<ref>{{H|8}}</ref> but his son Legolas' own hair colour is not recorded. The golden hair colour is sometimes implied among the other Elves. [[Amroth]], a Sindarin Elf of Lórien is one such case, whose hair described as "bright" and shining like a spark of gold in the sun.<ref>{{UT|6}}</ref> In ''The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring'', a very similar reference is made for an [[Galadhrim|Elf of Lothórien]] with a hair "glinted like gold" in the sun.<ref>{{FR|Lorien}}</ref> However, these descriptions can be interpreted differently.

==Eye colour==
When Tolkien describes Elven eyes, they tend to be grey. This is certainly true of Lúthien (and her descendants: [[Elrond]], Arwen and her brothers, and [[Aragorn]] and the Dúnedain). [[Voronwë]], who guided the man [[Tuor]] to Gondolin, also had grey eyes.

Though he was half-Noldorin, [[Maeglin]] is said to have dark eyes (possibly from his father [[Eöl]], who was not of the Noldor), while [[Olwë]] (the brother of Lúthien's father [[Thingol]], and a Telerin king) had blue eyes. The eye colour of most other Elves is not mentioned, and so would be difficult to generalize.

==Other characteristics==
The Elves were like [[Ainur]] in spirit; they loved all beauty of nature, especially water, the [[Sea]] and the [[stars]], since they were the first things they saw; as a consequence [[Ulmo]] and [[Varda]] were the [[Ainur]] closer to them. They were marked for an insatiable curiosity and desire of learning and creating.

They detested all evil and usually were incorruptible, to it, unless evil tricked them with fair form, like [[Annatar]]. Conversely, their work harmed evil, like [[lembas]] and the [[Elven rope]] brought pain to [[Gollum]]'s skin.

The Eldar could manipulate '''''[[sanwe-latya]]''''' ([[Quenya]] for "thought-opening" or "telepathy") which allowed them to communicate with thought ([[Ósanwe]]).

Elves apparently did not sleep but rested their minds with beautiful thoughts in reverie or looking at fair things.

Also, unlike Men, Elves were ambidextrous.<ref>{{VT|49a}}</ref>

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Sindar

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'''Sindar''' (meaning "Grey People", singular ''Sinda''<ref group=note>The singular term was not generally used by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]</ref>) or '''Grey Elves''' were [[Elves]] of [[Teleri|Telerin]] descent who inhabited [[Beleriand]]. They were united under the Kings of [[Doriath]], [[Thingol|Elu Thingol]] and his grandson [[Dior|Dior Eluchíl]].

They belonged to the Teleri who did accept the invitation and set out on the [[Great Journey]] and were [[Eldar]], but never having actually set foot in [[Valinor]], they were not counted among the [[Calaquendi|Elves of the Light]]. They are therefore sometimes referred to as '''"Elves of the Twilight"'''. Although [[Moriquendi]], they became the fairest and most wise and skillful of the elves of Middle-earth under the rule of Thingol and [[Melian]] in Doriath.

The Teleri were the largest of the three hosts of the Eldar. They had two kings, the brothers [[Elwë]] (known as Elu Thingol in the Sindarin tongue) and [[Olwë]]. When the Teleri reached [[Beleriand]] during the [[Great Journey]] from [[Cuiviénen]], Thingol went wandering in the forests as was his wont. In the forest of [[Nan Elmoth]] he encountered [[Melian]], one of the [[Maiar]]. They fell in love, and with Melian, Thingol stood spellbound in Nan Elmoth for several years.

In the meantime, Olwë and many of the Teleri could not delay longer, and departed for [[Aman]] without Elwë and his following. Elwë's followers stayed in Beleriand, to search for their king. They later became known as the '''''[[Eglath]]''''' (the "Forsaken"). At long last he awoke from the spell and set up a kingdom in the midst of Beleriand: [[Eglador]] ("Land of the Forsaken" or "Land of the Elves", the etymology is not clear). The [[Dwarves]] of [[Nogrod]] and [[Belegost]] in the [[Blue Mountains]] were contracted to aid in the building of the city of [[Menegroth]].

Other Teleri also stayed behind: these were the friends of [[Ossë]] the [[Maia]], who had fallen in love with the shores of [[Middle-earth]], and did not wish to depart. Their leader was [[Círdan]], and they established cities at [[Eglarest]] and [[Brithombar]]. They were known as the [[Falathrim]], or "Elves of the [[Falas]]". They were not part of the realm of Eglador, but still took Thingol as their High King.

Yet other stray bands of Teleri settled in [[Nevrast]] and [[Hithlum]] to the north of Eglador, although these did not form any realms.

The Teleri of Eglador, the northlands, and the Falas were collectively known as the Sindar in later days, because they developed a civilisation all its own, which almost equalled that of the [[Calaquendi]] or Light Elves of [[Valinor]].

A last group of Teleri in Beleriand were the [[Laiquendi]] or "Green Elves". They were descended from the [[Nandor]], which had split from the Great Journey before the [[Misty Mountains]], and gone south along the [[Anduin|Great River]]. A part of them, under [[Denethor of the Nandor|Denethor]] son of [[Lenwë]], crossed the Blue Mountains eventually, and settled in [[Ossiriand]], or as it was later known [[Lindon]] ("Land of the Singers"). They remained a people apart for long, although many of them removed to Thingol's realm after Denethor was killed.

Just before the arrival of the Noldorin exiles, the Dark Lord [[Morgoth]] returned to his old stronghold of [[Angband]], and his activities increased. Thingol had Melian use her magic to create a girdle of bewilderment around Eglador, so that nobody could enter without the king's permission. Ever after it was known as [[Doriath]] ("Land of the Fence"). Thingol remained High King of the Sindar and nominal Overlord of Beleriand, although especially the Noldor following of the sons of [[Fëanor]] usually ignored his commands.

In the early [[Second Age]], after the [[War of Wrath]], some of the Sindar who had no desire to leave Middle-earth (or to be merged with the other Sindar dominated by the [[Noldor|Noldorin Exiles]]) came to the forest realm east of [[Misty Mountains]]<ref name="SE-UTb">{{UT|6b}}</ref>. They became the rulers of the [[Silvan Elves]] living there and established the Wooldland Realms of [[Greenwood the Great]] ([[Sindarin|S]] "Eryn Galen") and Lórinand (or Laurelindórenan). Sindar soon merged with the Silvan Elves and adopted their culture.<ref name="SE-UTb"/>
[[File:Tuuliky - Sindarin lady.jpg|right|thumb|''A Sindarin lady'' by Tuuliky]]

==Language==
The language of the Sindar diverged from common Telerin over the long ages they were sundered from their kin, and became known as [[Sindarin]]. By the time the Noldor arrived in Beleriand, the languages had become mutually unintelligible, but the Noldor were quick to learn it. In the Second and Third Age, Sindarin became known as the "Noble Tongue", and became the [[Elvish]] tongue used in daily speech throughout [[Middle-earth]] (helped by the decree of Thingol, who forbade the use of [[Quenya]] in his realm). It was also adopted for daily use by the [[Númenóreans]], and remained somewhat in use in the realms-in-exile of [[Gondor]] and [[Arnor]].

Sindarin eventually replaced [[Quenya]] as the language used by the Noldor in [[Beleriand]], even in predominantly Noldorin settlements such as [[Gondolin]], although Quenya survived as a language of knowledge.

When the Sindar came to rule over the Silvan Elves, their language [[Sindarin]] was adopted by the Silvan Elves who spoke a language of [[Nandorin]] origin. Sindarin soon influenced by Silvan language and this new dialect became known as [[Silvan Elvish]] (or "woodland tongue"). Names such as [[Lórien]], [[Caras Galadhon]], [[Amroth]], [[Nimrodel]] are possibly of Silvan origin, adapted to Sindarin.<ref>{{App|Elves}}</ref>

==Etymology==
The term ''Sindar'' ("the Grey" or "the Grey-elves") is not [[Sindarin]] in origin: it is the [[Quenya]] name devised by the [[Noldor|Noldorin]] exiles, derived from [[Primitive Quendian|PQ]] ''[[thindi]]''. A less common Quenya name for this people was ''Sindeldi'' (sing. ''[[Sindel]]'').<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 117</ref><ref name=WJQE11/>

The name that the Sindar used for themselves was simply '''''Edhil''''' ("Elves", singular ''[[Edhel]]'').

Why the Sindar had been called the "grey" yielded a discussion among the [[Lambengolmor|loremasters]]. One theory suggested that it referred to [[Thingol|Elu Thingol]]'s, and those near akin to him, hair of silver hue (although most Sindar were dark-haired). Another theory suggested that the name was derived from the meaning of ''Thingol'' ([[Quenya |Q.]] ''[[Sindikollo]]''), "Grey-cloak" (the [[Mithrim|Northern Sindar]] were also said to have been clad much in grey).<ref name=WJQE11>{{WJ|Quendi}}: Sindar" [also, Author's Note 11]</ref>

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Talk:Glorfindel

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Just a note: this wiki has Orodreth as Gil-galad's father, as does Wikipedia, and unlike the Encyclopedia of Arda. But why does it insist on having two Glorfindels? (Wikipedia has one.) [[User:202.175.228.179|202.175.228.179]] 05:32, 12 August 2006 (EDT)

:As I suppose you know, based on a writing in [[The Peoples of Middle-earth]], many if not most Tolkienists assume that the two Glorfindels were actually one. But because the controversy still remains (see {{Redlink|[[Talk:Glorfindel of Rivendell]]}}), Tolkien Gateway has accepted placing them differently. I personally favor putting them into one article. Someday, I suppose, when we have more Gatekeepers, we shall be placing it up to a vote. By the way, Orodreth was Gil-galad's father according to Tolkien's later writings, such as the [[Shibboleth of Fëanor]], which were ignored by [[Christopher Tolkien]] in ''[[The Silmarillion]]''. This, again, is controversial because many believe that Tolkien's later works were not his final thoughts, were not meant to be published, and/or Tolkien was in decline at that time. Those are the most common arguments, at least. I hope that lays it out well. --[[User:Narfil Palùrfalas|Narfil Palùrfalas]] 08:58, 12 August 2006 (EDT)

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Would it be a good idea that in this article (currently disambig) the probability and evidence of them being one and the same is discussed? --[[User:Narfil Palùrfalas|Narfil Palùrfalas]] 21:21, 29 October 2006 (EST)

:No-one has answered, so I'm going to renew the question, presuming it has been missed and/or forgotten. --[[User:Narfil Palùrfalas|Narfil Palùrfalas]] 17:22, 19 December 2006 (EST)

Narfil, I agree that the prbability and evidence of them being one should be discussed in this article also. So I think you should copy paste the argument from the Glorfindel(Rivendell) article into this one.--[[User:Legolas|Legolas]] 01:53, 20 December 2006 (EST)

== References ==

This is a strong article, with good illustrations, and it could be a candidate for FA status. It needs some references, however, to reasonably be nominated. Anyone like to step up to that job?--[[User:Theoden1|Theoden1]] 16:08, 31 July 2008 (EDT)

==Parentage==

As an explanation for this new section in the article: some disputable and not sourced content about his parentage were included in "Early Life" and "Etymology" sections. Moved them all under a new "Parentage" section. It can be merged with "Controversy". [[User:Amaranth|Amaranth]] 23:20, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

:It was nice to isolate them. Now that I am looking at it, I don't think we need this, or tracing every Elf's parentage. We do know that some hundreds of Noldor and/or Vanyar followed Feanor and his brothers, but we are told nothing about their relationship to Finwe, there is no point to think that all were children, grandchildren or nephews of Finwe. [[User:Sage|Sage]] 23:46, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

I agree that it is not necessary to trace the lineage of every Elf in the Legendarium. Besides in this case even Tolkien himself didn't see it necessary it seems. The assumption of Glorfindel being Vanyarin descendant is because of his golden hair colour (a stereotypical Vanyar trait) and there were no Vanyar in Middle-earth (after the Great Journey) except the Half-Vanyarin kin of Indis. But from many example we know that there were Elves with hair colours unusual for their lineage and many Elves were not desribed in full detail. Tolkien apparently didn't put any restrictions for this. So labelling every blond(e) Elf as 'Vanya' doesn't seem right to me. Instead of removing it, I preferred to seperate the content by moving it into a different section. But removing it doesn't seem unreasonable to me. --[[User:Amaranth|Amaranth]] 01:55, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

Talk:Glorfindel

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Just a note: this wiki has Orodreth as Gil-galad's father, as does Wikipedia, and unlike the Encyclopedia of Arda. But why does it insist on having two Glorfindels? (Wikipedia has one.) [[User:202.175.228.179|202.175.228.179]] 05:32, 12 August 2006 (EDT)

:As I suppose you know, based on a writing in [[The Peoples of Middle-earth]], many if not most Tolkienists assume that the two Glorfindels were actually one. But because the controversy still remains (see {{Redlink|[[Talk:Glorfindel of Rivendell]]}}), Tolkien Gateway has accepted placing them differently. I personally favor putting them into one article. Someday, I suppose, when we have more Gatekeepers, we shall be placing it up to a vote. By the way, Orodreth was Gil-galad's father according to Tolkien's later writings, such as the [[Shibboleth of Fëanor]], which were ignored by [[Christopher Tolkien]] in ''[[The Silmarillion]]''. This, again, is controversial because many believe that Tolkien's later works were not his final thoughts, were not meant to be published, and/or Tolkien was in decline at that time. Those are the most common arguments, at least. I hope that lays it out well. --[[User:Narfil Palùrfalas|Narfil Palùrfalas]] 08:58, 12 August 2006 (EDT)

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Would it be a good idea that in this article (currently disambig) the probability and evidence of them being one and the same is discussed? --[[User:Narfil Palùrfalas|Narfil Palùrfalas]] 21:21, 29 October 2006 (EST)

:No-one has answered, so I'm going to renew the question, presuming it has been missed and/or forgotten. --[[User:Narfil Palùrfalas|Narfil Palùrfalas]] 17:22, 19 December 2006 (EST)

Narfil, I agree that the prbability and evidence of them being one should be discussed in this article also. So I think you should copy paste the argument from the Glorfindel(Rivendell) article into this one.--[[User:Legolas|Legolas]] 01:53, 20 December 2006 (EST)

== References ==

This is a strong article, with good illustrations, and it could be a candidate for FA status. It needs some references, however, to reasonably be nominated. Anyone like to step up to that job?--[[User:Theoden1|Theoden1]] 16:08, 31 July 2008 (EDT)

==Parentage==

As an explanation for this new section in the article: some disputable and not sourced content about his parentage were included in "Early Life" and "Etymology" sections. Moved them all under a new "Parentage" section. It can be merged with "Controversy". [[User:Amaranth|Amaranth]] 23:20, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

:It was nice to isolate them. Now that I am looking at it, I don't think we need this, or tracing every Elf's parentage. We do know that some hundreds of Noldor and/or Vanyar followed Feanor and his brothers, but we are told nothing about their relationship to Finwe, there is no point to think that all were children, grandchildren or nephews of Finwe. [[User:Sage|Sage]] 23:46, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

:I agree that it is not necessary to trace the lineage of every Elf in the Legendarium. Besides in this case even Tolkien himself didn't see it necessary it seems. The assumption of Glorfindel being Vanyarin descendant is because of his golden hair colour (a stereotypical Vanyar trait) and there were no Vanyar in Middle-earth (after the Great Journey) except the Half-Vanyarin kin of Indis. But from many example we know that there were Elves with hair colours unusual for their lineage and many Elves were not desribed in full detail. Tolkien apparently didn't put any restrictions for this. So labelling every blond(e) Elf as 'Vanya' doesn't seem right to me. Instead of removing it, I preferred to seperate the content by moving it into a different section. But removing it doesn't seem unreasonable to me. --[[User:Amaranth|Amaranth]] 01:55, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

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{{disambig-two|the Lord of Lórien|the Tree|[[Celeborn (White Tree)]]}}
{{sindar infobox
| image=[[File:Līga Kļaviņa - Celeborn.jpg|250px]]
| name=Celeborn
| othernames= [[Telerin|T.]] ''[[Teleporno]]''; Lord of the Wood, Lord of Lórien, Lord of the [[Galadhrim]]
| titles=Lord of the [[Lothlórien|Golden Wood]]
| birth=Uncertain, see [[#Controversy|below]]
| realm=[[Doriath]], [[Lindon]], [[Eregion]], [[Lothlórien]]
| death=Did not die; sailed [[Valinor|West]] in the early [[Fourth Age]]
| spouse=[[Galadriel]]
| children=[[Celebrían]]
| parentage=Uncertain, see [[#Controversy|below]]
| gender=Male
| hair=Silver, long<ref name="Mirror">{{FR|Mirror}}</ref>
}}{{Pronounce|Celeborn.mp3|Ardamir}}
'''Celeborn''' ([[Sindarin|S]]: "silver-tall", pron. {{IPA|[ˈkeleborn]}}) was a noble of the [[Sindar]], who wedded the famous [[Galadriel]] of the [[Noldor]] and eventually became [[Lord of Lórien]].

==History==
===Early life===
Celeborn was a [[Sindar|Sindarin]] prince from [[Doriath]], the grandson of [[Elmo]] (the brother of [[Thingol|Elwe/Thingol]])<ref>{{S|13}}</ref> There has been many debates about his origins and early life. See ''[[#Controversy|Controversy]]''.

===First Age===
[[File:Rowena Morrill - The Swan-Boat of Galadriel.jpg|thumb|left|''Galadriel and Celeborn'' as drawn by Rowena Morrill.]]
In Early [[First Age]] Finrod and [[Galadriel]] came to Doriath as guests of [[Elu Thingol]], the King of Doriath. There Celeborn and Galadriel fell in love and were wedded. Galadriel remained in Doriath with Celeborn after [[Finrod]] went to the Caverns of Narog to establish the stronghold of [[Nargothrond]]. For the rest of the [[First Age]] Celeborn and Galadriel appear to have remained largely inactive, not affecting the course of events in [[Beleriand]] so much as their relatives, both Sindarin and Noldorin. It is not mentioned whether Celeborn and Galadriel were present at the [[Sack of Doriath]]. They may have escaped to the [[Havens of Sirion|Havens]] or the [[Isle of Balar]].

===Second Age===
After the [[War of wrath|fall of Beleriand]], Celeborn and Galadriel came to [[Lindon]] the coastal region west of the Blue Mountains. Celeborn ruled the fief of [[Harlindon]], which was composed mostly of Sindar, under the [[Gil-galad|High King Gil-galad]]. They eventually came to [[Eregion]] where they dwelt for a time with [[Celebrimbor]] and the jewelsmiths of [[Gwaith-i-Mírdain]]. After Celebrimbor had largely taken over, they made contact with the [[Nandor]] of [[Lórinand]], across the [[Hithaeglir]]. Not long after they went through [[Khazad-dûm]] to live there, becoming great among its people.

===Third Age===
After the [[Sack of Eregion]], Celeborn and Galadriel came to Lórinand, the land of [[Silvan Elves]] on the eastern side of the Misty Mountains which was ruled by King [[Amdir]]. When Amdir died in the [[Battle of Dagorlad]], his son [[Amroth]] succeeded him. In early Third Age Amroth was weary of Middle-earth and wished to sail to the [[Valinor|West]]. He departed to [[Edhellond]] and by the year [[Third Age 1981|1981 T.A]]. King Amroth drowned in the Bay of Belfalas. Celeborn and Galadriel took the title [[Lord and Lady]] of Lothlórien, the [[Sindarin]] name for Lórinand and together they built [[Caras Galadhon]].

Celeborn and Galadriel produced a daughter named [[Celebrían]], who later married [[Elrond]] Half-elven of [[Rivendell]], thus making Celeborn and her wife Galadriel the grandparents of the twins [[Elladan]] and [[Elrohir]] and their younger sister [[Arwen Undómiel]]. Celebrían's exact date and place of birth are not specified.

In response to the growing threat of [[Dol Guldur]], the [[White Council]] was formed in [[Third Age 2463|T.A. 2463]]. Galadriel was on it; it is likely that Celeborn was also a member. Some time after, during the calm before the [[War of the Ring]] in [[Third Age 3019|T.A. 3019]]), Lórien received the [[Fellowship of the Ring]], composed of various characters on the quest to destroy the One Ring. He offered advice, and boats for the [[Anduin]], speeding them on their way.

Celeborn's most significant recorded actions came in the year following, when he repulsed three attacks by [[orcs]] of [[Dol Guldur]]. Celeborn then marshall his forces to cross the Anduin and [[Fall of Dol Guldur|lay siege to Dol Guldur]]. He captured the fortress, and Galadriel threw down its walls and purified it.

===After the War of the Ring===
Celeborn attended the wedding of [[Aragorn|King Elessar]] and his granddaughter [[Arwen]], and on the journey to return bade a fond farewell to [[Treebeard]] as well.

{{quote|I do not think we shall meet again." "I do not know, Eldest.|[[Treebeard]] and Celeborn, ''[[Many Partings]]''}}.

Celeborn returned to Lothlórien, but the power of [[Nenya]] was broken. It no longer was filled with the light and life it had before. Galadriel shortly after passed West with the other [[Ring-bearers]], and Celeborn, weary, moved to Imladris to live with [[Elladan]] and [[Elrohir]], Elrond’s sons. After [[Círdan]]'s departure Celeborn was the last of the [[Wise]] in Middle-earth, they that had seen the glory of [[Valinor]] and the struggles of [[Elves|Elvenkind]]. It is not recorded when he sought the [[Grey Havens]] and sailed west, but when he did so he took with him the last memory of the Elder Days in Middle-earth[[#References|7]].

==Character==
What can be gleaned of his personality is that he was quick-thinking and swift to act, one of the wisest elves of Middle-earth in the Third Age. He was a warrior too, leading his followers into battle against [[Dol Guldur]] and other menaces. He is constantly shown deferring to his wife; sometimes for good<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''</ref>, sometimes for ill<ref name="GC"/>.

==Other Versions of the Legendarium==
According to an alternate history of Celeborn and Galadriel in [[Unfinished Tales]], Celeborn was a [[Teler]] of noble rank in [[Alqualondë]], born '''[[Teleporno]]''', grandson of [[Olwë]], King of the [[Falmari]].<ref name="GC">{{UT|6}}</ref><ref name="Shib">{{PM|Shibboleth}}</ref>

[[Galadriel|Artanis]], Olwë's granddaughter and a [[Noldor]]in princess of great beauty, often spent long visits to Alqualondë and her mother’s kin. During this time the two fell in love, and Teleporno gave her the romantic epithet ''[[Alatáriel]]'', meaning "Maiden Crowned with Radiant Garland".<ref name="Shib"/> Teleporno's name gained an additional [[Quenya]] form, '''[[Telporno]]''' (pron. {{IPA|[telˈporno]}}).

Later, Teleporno and Artanis helped to defend Alqualondë from the Noldor during the [[First Kinslaying]]. Nevertheless, Artanis’s heart was fired by the stories of [[Fëanor]] of the open lands across the [[Belegaer|sea]]. She urged Teleporno to take a ship westward to [[Endor]], and he gave in. In doing so the two fell under the [[Ban of the Valar]].

In [[Beleriand]], Teleporno and Artanis were greeted by [[Thingol|Elu Thingol]], High King of the [[Sindar]] and Lord of [[Doriath]]. The two gave him news of his old brothers and friends, [[Olwë]] and [[Finwë]], but they said nothing about the [[kinslaying]]. Teleporno eventually [[Sindarin]]ized his name to Celeborn; Artanis Sindarinized the epithet Celeborn had given her, and Alatáriel became Galadriel.

Celeborn fought in the [[Sack of Eregion]], and he and [[Elrond]] narrowly escaped to a dell, where the latter founded [[Rivendell]]. After the making of [[Three Rings|the rings]] and the Sack of Eregion, Galadriel received one of the Three Rings, [[Nenya]]. After Amdír, King of Lórinand, died, so fell also [[Sauron]], and the One Ring was lost. So Galadriel was able to put her ring to use, and made Lórinand even more beautiful and powerful.

==Controversy==
Up to the time when ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' was published, there had been no mention of Celeborn in the previously written legendarium. [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] later attempted multiple times to fix upon the story behind such an important elf. He remains a fairly unsubstantial character in the legendarium, for despite his profound effect upon the doings of the Elder Days, there is very little direct information on him as a person, mostly overshadowed by his wife.

[[Robert Foster]] mentions that although Celeborn is famed and named "the Wise", "he does not seem especially bright" in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''<ref>[[Robert Foster]], ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'', entry "Celeborn"</ref>.

In his first writings (which make up the bulk of the matter of Celeborn), the elf-lord is portrayed as a kinsman of Thingol, and met Galadriel when she came with the Noldor into exile. This was the approach chosen by [[Christopher Tolkien]] and [[Guy Kay]] for ''[[The Silmarillion]]''. In a brief, speculative paper written by Tolkien included in ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', Celeborn is made Thingol’s grandnephew, by the King’s brother [[Elmo]]. Elmo, also linked to Círdan, appears nowhere else in the legendarium.

A Sindarin origin as Elmo's grandson has been the most widely accepted one of all but Celeborn as a Telerin prince seems a late development, and there is some dispute as to which is the more canonical.

In Tolkien's last writings Celeborn is a [[Falmari]]n Elf from Valinor, then named Teleporno in [[Telerin]] (this brings him closer to being a peer and equal to Galadriel and makes their partnership seem more balanced).<ref>{{PM|Shibboleth}}, pp. 347, 364 (note 46)</ref> The name Teleporno was then "Sindarized" as Celeborn. In this account Celeborn is stated to have been a grandson of the Telerin king Olwë, so that he still was a kinsman of the Sindarin king Thingol.<ref name="GC"/>

This altered origin was not adopted into the published Silmarillion, primarily because it would have necessitated a major rewrite of the earlier parts to account for a separate departure of Galadriel.

''“On the other hand, the making of Celeborn into a Telerin Elf of Aman contradicts not only statements in The Silmarillion, but also those cited already from The Road Goes Ever On and Appendix B to The Lord of the Rings”'' - [[Christopher Tolkien]], [[Unfinished Tales]]

A further problem was that this descent would have made the couple first or second cousin (assuming that he was still to be considered closely related to Thingol), and Elves never married close kin.

==Etymology==
''Celeborn'' is a [[Sindarin]] name, consisting of ''[[celeb]]'' ("silver") + a derivative of ''[[ornā]]'' ("tall"). ''Teleporno'', his original [[Telerin]] name, has an identical meaning. The name Teleporno was "Sindarized" as ''Celeborn'': [[Telerin]] ''[[telepi|telpe]]'' ("silver") (Quenya ''[[telpe|tyelpe]]'') was transformed to Sindarin ''celeb''.<ref>{{UT|6e}}</ref>

He was given the epithet "the Wise" by Galadriel in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.

==Portrayal in adaptations==
[[File:Celeborn.jpg|thumb|350px|Celeborn's appearance in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''.]]
'''1978: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:Celeborn did not have a speaking role. He only appeared beside [[Galadriel]] for a brief shot.

'''1981: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|The Lord of the Rings]]'''''
:Celeborn was voiced by [[Simon Cadell]].

'''2001: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
:Celeborn is played by [[Marton Csokas]]. The role was extremely small in the theatrical version, but expanded slightly in the Extended Edition of ''The Fellowship of the Ring''. In that version, he participates in giving gifts to the Fellowship as they are leaving Lórien. Notably, he gives [[Aragorn]] a dagger and warns him of the dangers the Fellowship will face while sailing down the [[Anduin]].

'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]:'''
:Celeborn makes a brief appearance in Lothlorien.

'''2003: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'':'''
:Celeborn leaves for Valinor with Galadriel and the other Ringbearers, rather than remaining behind as in the book.

'''2006: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'':'''
:Celeborn only appears during the "Evil" campaign, when is he is slain by the Forces of Sauron.

'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Celeborn can be found alongside Galadriel on a main talan in [[Caras Galadhon]]. He is involved in various storylines, including negotiations with the Dwarves of the Iron Hill Garrison and organization of a military assault against [[Dol Guldur]] in [[Mirkwood]].

==See also==
*[[:Category:Images of Celeborn|Images of Celeborn]].

{{References}}
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[The Lord of the Rings Appendices|Appendices]] [[Appendix A|A]] and [[Appendix B|B]].
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[Prologue]]''.

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{{disambig-two|the Lord of Lórien|the Tree|[[Celeborn (White Tree)]]}}
{{sindar infobox
| image=[[File:Līga Kļaviņa - Celeborn.jpg|250px]]
| name=Celeborn
| othernames= [[Telerin|T.]] ''[[Teleporno]]''; Lord of the Wood, Lord of Lórien, Lord of the [[Galadhrim]]
| titles=Lord of the [[Lothlórien|Golden Wood]]
| birth=Uncertain, see [[#Controversy|below]]
| realm=[[Doriath]], [[Lindon]], [[Eregion]], [[Lothlórien]]
| death=Did not die; sailed [[Valinor|West]] in the early [[Fourth Age]]
| spouse=[[Galadriel]]
| children=[[Celebrían]]
| parentage=Uncertain, see [[#Controversy|below]]
| gender=Male
| hair=Silver, long<ref name="Mirror">{{FR|Mirror}}</ref>
}}{{Pronounce|Celeborn.mp3|Ardamir}}
'''Celeborn''' ([[Sindarin|S]]: "silver-tall", pron. {{IPA|[ˈkeleborn]}}) was a noble of the [[Sindar]], who wedded the famous [[Galadriel]] of the [[Noldor]] and eventually became [[Lord of Lórien]].

==History==
===Early life===
Celeborn was a [[Sindar|Sindarin]] prince from [[Doriath]], the grandson of [[Elmo]] (the brother of [[Thingol|Elwe/Thingol]])<ref>{{S|13}}</ref> There has been many debates about his origins and early life. See ''[[#Controversy|Controversy]]''.

===First Age===
[[File:Rowena Morrill - The Swan-Boat of Galadriel.jpg|thumb|left|''Galadriel and Celeborn'' as drawn by Rowena Morrill.]]
In Early [[First Age]] Finrod and [[Galadriel]] came to Doriath as guests of [[Elu Thingol]], the King of Doriath. There Celeborn and Galadriel fell in love and were wedded. Galadriel remained in Doriath with Celeborn after [[Finrod]] went to the Caverns of Narog to establish the stronghold of [[Nargothrond]]. For the rest of the [[First Age]] Celeborn and Galadriel appear to have remained largely inactive, not affecting the course of events in [[Beleriand]] so much as their relatives, both Sindarin and Noldorin. It is not mentioned whether Celeborn and Galadriel were present at the [[Sack of Doriath]]. They may have escaped to the [[Havens of Sirion|Havens]] or the [[Isle of Balar]].

===Second Age===
After the [[War of wrath|fall of Beleriand]], Celeborn and Galadriel came to [[Lindon]] the coastal region west of the Blue Mountains. Celeborn ruled the fief of [[Harlindon]], which was composed mostly of Sindar, under the [[Gil-galad|High King Gil-galad]]. They eventually came to [[Eregion]] where they dwelt for a time with [[Celebrimbor]] and the jewelsmiths of [[Gwaith-i-Mírdain]]. After Celebrimbor had largely taken over, they made contact with the [[Nandor]] of [[Lórinand]], across the [[Hithaeglir]]. Not long after they went through [[Khazad-dûm]] to live there, becoming great among its people.

===Third Age===
After the [[Sack of Eregion]], Celeborn and Galadriel came to Lórinand, the land of [[Silvan Elves]] on the eastern side of the Misty Mountains which was ruled by King [[Amdir]]. When Amdir died in the [[Battle of Dagorlad]], his son [[Amroth]] succeeded him. In early Third Age Amroth was weary of Middle-earth and wished to sail to the [[Valinor|West]]. He departed to [[Edhellond]] and by the year [[Third Age 1981|1981 T.A]]. King Amroth drowned in the Bay of Belfalas. Celeborn and Galadriel took the title [[Lord and Lady]] of Lothlórien, the [[Sindarin]] name for Lórinand and together they built [[Caras Galadhon]].

Celeborn and Galadriel produced a daughter named [[Celebrían]], who later married [[Elrond]] Half-elven of [[Rivendell]], thus making Celeborn and her wife Galadriel the grandparents of the twins [[Elladan]] and [[Elrohir]] and their younger sister [[Arwen Undómiel]]. Celebrían's exact date and place of birth are not specified.

Celeborn's most significant recorded actions came in the year following, when he repulsed three attacks by [[orcs]] of [[Dol Guldur]]. Celeborn then marshall his forces to cross the [[Anduin]] and [[Fall of Dol Guldur|lay siege to Dol Guldur]]. He captured the fortress, and Galadriel threw down its walls and purified it.

===After the War of the Ring===
Celeborn attended the wedding of [[Aragorn|King Elessar]] and his granddaughter [[Arwen]], and on the journey to return bade a fond farewell to [[Treebeard]] as well.

{{quote|I do not think we shall meet again." "I do not know, Eldest.|[[Treebeard]] and Celeborn, ''[[Many Partings]]''}}.

Celeborn returned to Lothlórien, but the power of [[Nenya]] was broken. It no longer was filled with the light and life it had before. Galadriel shortly after passed West with the other [[Ring-bearers]], and Celeborn, weary, moved to Imladris to live with [[Elladan]] and [[Elrohir]], Elrond’s sons. After [[Círdan]]'s departure Celeborn was the last of the [[Wise]] in Middle-earth, they that had seen the glory of [[Valinor]] and the struggles of [[Elves|Elvenkind]]. It is not recorded when he sought the [[Grey Havens]] and sailed west, but when he did so he took with him the last memory of the Elder Days in Middle-earth[[#References|7]].

==Character==
What can be gleaned of his personality is that he was quick-thinking and swift to act, one of the wisest elves of Middle-earth in the Third Age. He was a warrior too, leading his followers into battle against [[Dol Guldur]] and other menaces. He is constantly shown deferring to his wife; sometimes for good<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''</ref>, sometimes for ill<ref name="GC"/>.

==Other Versions of the Legendarium==
According to an alternate history of Celeborn and Galadriel in [[Unfinished Tales]], Celeborn was a [[Teler]] of noble rank in [[Alqualondë]], born '''[[Teleporno]]''', grandson of [[Olwë]], King of the [[Falmari]].<ref name="GC">{{UT|6}}</ref><ref name="Shib">{{PM|Shibboleth}}</ref>

[[Galadriel|Artanis]], Olwë's granddaughter and a [[Noldor]]in princess of great beauty, often spent long visits to Alqualondë and her mother’s kin. During this time the two fell in love, and Teleporno gave her the romantic epithet ''[[Alatáriel]]'', meaning "Maiden Crowned with Radiant Garland".<ref name="Shib"/> Teleporno's name gained an additional [[Quenya]] form, '''[[Telporno]]''' (pron. {{IPA|[telˈporno]}}).

Later, Teleporno and Artanis helped to defend Alqualondë from the Noldor during the [[First Kinslaying]]. Nevertheless, Artanis’s heart was fired by the stories of [[Fëanor]] of the open lands across the [[Belegaer|sea]]. She urged Teleporno to take a ship westward to [[Endor]], and he gave in. In doing so the two fell under the [[Ban of the Valar]].

In [[Beleriand]], Teleporno and Artanis were greeted by [[Thingol|Elu Thingol]], High King of the [[Sindar]] and Lord of [[Doriath]]. The two gave him news of his old brothers and friends, [[Olwë]] and [[Finwë]], but they said nothing about the [[kinslaying]]. Teleporno eventually [[Sindarin]]ized his name to Celeborn; Artanis Sindarinized the epithet Celeborn had given her, and Alatáriel became Galadriel.

Celeborn fought in the [[Sack of Eregion]], and he and [[Elrond]] narrowly escaped to a dell, where the latter founded [[Rivendell]]. After the making of [[Three Rings|the rings]] and the Sack of Eregion, Galadriel received one of the Three Rings, [[Nenya]]. After Amdír, King of Lórinand, died, so fell also [[Sauron]], and the One Ring was lost. So Galadriel was able to put her ring to use, and made Lórinand even more beautiful and powerful.

==Controversy==
Up to the time when ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' was published, there had been no mention of Celeborn in the previously written legendarium. [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] later attempted multiple times to fix upon the story behind such an important elf. He remains a fairly unsubstantial character in the legendarium, for despite his profound effect upon the doings of the Elder Days, there is very little direct information on him as a person, mostly overshadowed by his wife.

[[Robert Foster]] mentions that although Celeborn is famed and named "the Wise", "he does not seem especially bright" in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''<ref>[[Robert Foster]], ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'', entry "Celeborn"</ref>.

In his first writings (which make up the bulk of the matter of Celeborn), the elf-lord is portrayed as a kinsman of Thingol, and met Galadriel when she came with the Noldor into exile. This was the approach chosen by [[Christopher Tolkien]] and [[Guy Kay]] for ''[[The Silmarillion]]''. In a brief, speculative paper written by Tolkien included in ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', Celeborn is made Thingol’s grandnephew, by the King’s brother [[Elmo]]. Elmo, also linked to Círdan, appears nowhere else in the legendarium.

A Sindarin origin as Elmo's grandson has been the most widely accepted one of all but Celeborn as a Telerin prince seems a late development, and there is some dispute as to which is the more canonical.

In Tolkien's last writings Celeborn is a [[Falmari]]n Elf from Valinor, then named Teleporno in [[Telerin]] (this brings him closer to being a peer and equal to Galadriel and makes their partnership seem more balanced).<ref>{{PM|Shibboleth}}, pp. 347, 364 (note 46)</ref> The name Teleporno was then "Sindarized" as Celeborn. In this account Celeborn is stated to have been a grandson of the Telerin king Olwë, so that he still was a kinsman of the Sindarin king Thingol.<ref name="GC"/>

This altered origin was not adopted into the published Silmarillion, primarily because it would have necessitated a major rewrite of the earlier parts to account for a separate departure of Galadriel.

''“On the other hand, the making of Celeborn into a Telerin Elf of Aman contradicts not only statements in The Silmarillion, but also those cited already from The Road Goes Ever On and Appendix B to The Lord of the Rings”'' - [[Christopher Tolkien]], [[Unfinished Tales]]

A further problem was that this descent would have made the couple first or second cousin (assuming that he was still to be considered closely related to Thingol), and Elves never married close kin.

==Etymology==
''Celeborn'' is a [[Sindarin]] name, consisting of ''[[celeb]]'' ("silver") + a derivative of ''[[ornā]]'' ("tall"). ''Teleporno'', his original [[Telerin]] name, has an identical meaning. The name Teleporno was "Sindarized" as ''Celeborn'': [[Telerin]] ''[[telepi|telpe]]'' ("silver") (Quenya ''[[telpe|tyelpe]]'') was transformed to Sindarin ''celeb''.<ref>{{UT|6e}}</ref>

He was given the epithet "the Wise" by Galadriel in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.

==Portrayal in adaptations==
[[File:Celeborn.jpg|thumb|350px|Celeborn's appearance in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''.]]
'''1978: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:Celeborn did not have a speaking role. He only appeared beside [[Galadriel]] for a brief shot.

'''1981: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|The Lord of the Rings]]'''''
:Celeborn was voiced by [[Simon Cadell]].

'''2001: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
:Celeborn is played by [[Marton Csokas]]. The role was extremely small in the theatrical version, but expanded slightly in the Extended Edition of ''The Fellowship of the Ring''. In that version, he participates in giving gifts to the Fellowship as they are leaving Lórien. Notably, he gives [[Aragorn]] a dagger and warns him of the dangers the Fellowship will face while sailing down the [[Anduin]].

'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]:'''
:Celeborn makes a brief appearance in Lothlorien.

'''2003: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'':'''
:Celeborn leaves for Valinor with Galadriel and the other Ringbearers, rather than remaining behind as in the book.

'''2006: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'':'''
:Celeborn only appears during the "Evil" campaign, when is he is slain by the Forces of Sauron.

'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Celeborn can be found alongside Galadriel on a main talan in [[Caras Galadhon]]. He is involved in various storylines, including negotiations with the Dwarves of the Iron Hill Garrison and organization of a military assault against [[Dol Guldur]] in [[Mirkwood]].

==See also==
*[[:Category:Images of Celeborn|Images of Celeborn]].

{{References}}
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[The Lord of the Rings Appendices|Appendices]] [[Appendix A|A]] and [[Appendix B|B]].
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[Prologue]]''.

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| image=[[File:Līga Kļaviņa - Celeborn.jpg|250px]]
| name=Celeborn
| othernames= [[Telerin|T.]] ''[[Teleporno]]''; Lord of the Wood, Lord of Lórien, Lord of the [[Galadhrim]]
| titles=Lord of the [[Lothlórien|Golden Wood]]
| birth=Uncertain, see [[#Controversy|below]]
| realm=[[Doriath]], [[Lindon]], [[Eregion]], [[Lothlórien]]
| death=Did not die; sailed [[Valinor|West]] in the early [[Fourth Age]]
| spouse=[[Galadriel]]
| children=[[Celebrían]]
| parentage=Uncertain, see [[#Controversy|below]]
| gender=Male
| hair=Silver, long<ref name="Mirror">{{FR|Mirror}}</ref>
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'''Celeborn''' ([[Sindarin|S]]: "silver-tall", pron. {{IPA|[ˈkeleborn]}}) was a noble of the [[Sindar]], who wedded the famous [[Galadriel]] of the [[Noldor]] and eventually became [[Lord of Lórien]].

==History==
===Early life===
Celeborn was a [[Sindar|Sindarin]] prince from [[Doriath]], the grandson of [[Elmo]] (the brother of [[Thingol|Elwe/Thingol]])<ref>{{S|13}}</ref> There has been many debates about his origins and early life. See ''[[#Controversy|Controversy]]''.

===First Age===
[[File:Rowena Morrill - The Swan-Boat of Galadriel.jpg|thumb|left|''Galadriel and Celeborn'' as drawn by Rowena Morrill.]]
In Early [[First Age]] Finrod and [[Galadriel]] came to Doriath as guests of [[Elu Thingol]], the King of Doriath. There Celeborn and Galadriel fell in love and were wedded. Galadriel remained in Doriath with Celeborn after [[Finrod]] went to the Caverns of Narog to establish the stronghold of [[Nargothrond]]. For the rest of the [[First Age]] Celeborn and Galadriel appear to have remained largely inactive, not affecting the course of events in [[Beleriand]] so much as their relatives, both Sindarin and Noldorin. It is not mentioned whether Celeborn and Galadriel were present at the [[Sack of Doriath]]. They may have escaped to the [[Havens of Sirion|Havens]] or the [[Isle of Balar]].

===Second Age===
After the [[War of wrath|fall of Beleriand]], Celeborn and Galadriel came to [[Lindon]] the coastal region west of the Blue Mountains. Celeborn ruled the fief of [[Harlindon]], which was composed mostly of Sindar, under the [[Gil-galad|High King Gil-galad]]. They eventually came to [[Eregion]] where they dwelt for a time with [[Celebrimbor]] and the jewelsmiths of [[Gwaith-i-Mírdain]]. After Celebrimbor had largely taken over, they made contact with the [[Nandor]] of [[Lórinand]], across the [[Hithaeglir]]. Not long after they went through [[Khazad-dûm]] to live there, becoming great among its people.

===Third Age===
After the [[Sack of Eregion]], Celeborn and Galadriel came to Lórinand, the land of [[Silvan Elves]] on the eastern side of the Misty Mountains which was ruled by King [[Amdir]]. When Amdir died in the [[Battle of Dagorlad]], his son [[Amroth]] succeeded him. In early Third Age Amroth was weary of Middle-earth and wished to sail to the [[Valinor|West]]. He departed to [[Edhellond]] and by the year [[Third Age 1981|1981 T.A]]. King Amroth drowned in the Bay of Belfalas. Celeborn and Galadriel took the title [[Lord and Lady]] of Lothlórien, the [[Sindarin]] name for Lórinand and together they built [[Caras Galadhon]].

Celeborn and Galadriel produced a daughter named [[Celebrían]], who later married [[Elrond]] Half-elven of [[Rivendell]], thus making Celeborn and her wife Galadriel the grandparents of the twins [[Elladan]] and [[Elrohir]] and their younger sister [[Arwen Undómiel]]. Celebrían's exact date and place of birth are not specified.

Celeborn's most significant recorded actions came in the year following, when he repulsed three attacks by [[orcs]] of [[Dol Guldur]]. Celeborn then marshall his forces to cross the [[Anduin]] and [[Fall of Dol Guldur|lay siege to Dol Guldur]]. He captured the fortress, and Galadriel threw down its walls and purified it.

===After the War of the Ring===
Celeborn attended the wedding of [[Aragorn|King Elessar]] and his granddaughter [[Arwen]], and on the journey to return bade a fond farewell to [[Treebeard]] as well.

{{quote|I do not think we shall meet again." "I do not know, Eldest.|[[Treebeard]] and Celeborn, ''[[Many Partings]]''}}.

Celeborn returned to Lothlórien, but the power of [[Nenya]] was broken. It no longer was filled with the light and life it had before. Galadriel shortly after passed West with the other [[Ring-bearers]], and Celeborn, weary, moved to Imladris to live with [[Elladan]] and [[Elrohir]], Elrond’s sons. After [[Círdan]]'s departure Celeborn was the last of the [[Wise]] in Middle-earth, they that had seen the glory of [[Valinor]] and the struggles of [[Elves|Elvenkind]]. It is not recorded when he sought the [[Grey Havens]] and sailed west, but when he did so he took with him the last memory of the Elder Days in Middle-earth[[#References|7]].

==Character==
What can be gleaned of his personality is that he was quick-thinking and swift to act, one of the wisest elves of Middle-earth in the Third Age. He was a warrior too, leading his followers into battle against [[Dol Guldur]] and other menaces. He is constantly shown deferring to his wife; sometimes for good<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''</ref>, sometimes for ill<ref name="GC"/>.

==Other Versions of the Legendarium==
According to an alternate history of Celeborn and Galadriel in [[Unfinished Tales]], Celeborn was a [[Teler]] of noble rank in [[Alqualondë]], born '''[[Teleporno]]''', grandson of [[Olwë]], King of the [[Falmari]].<ref name="GC">{{UT|6}}</ref><ref name="Shib">{{PM|Shibboleth}}</ref>

[[Galadriel|Artanis]], Olwë's granddaughter and a [[Noldor]]in princess of great beauty, often spent long visits to Alqualondë and her mother’s kin. During this time the two fell in love, and Teleporno gave her the romantic epithet ''[[Alatáriel]]'', meaning "Maiden Crowned with Radiant Garland".<ref name="Shib"/> Teleporno's name gained an additional [[Quenya]] form, '''[[Telporno]]''' (pron. {{IPA|[telˈporno]}}).

Later, Teleporno and Artanis helped to defend Alqualondë from the Noldor during the [[First Kinslaying]]. Nevertheless, Artanis’s heart was fired by the stories of [[Fëanor]] of the open lands across the [[Belegaer|sea]]. She urged Teleporno to take a ship westward to [[Endor]], and he gave in. In doing so the two fell under the [[Ban of the Valar]].

In [[Beleriand]], Teleporno and Artanis were greeted by [[Thingol|Elu Thingol]], High King of the [[Sindar]] and Lord of [[Doriath]]. The two gave him news of his old brothers and friends, [[Olwë]] and [[Finwë]], but they said nothing about the [[kinslaying]]. Teleporno eventually [[Sindarin]]ized his name to Celeborn; Artanis Sindarinized the epithet Celeborn had given her, and Alatáriel became Galadriel.

==Controversy==
Up to the time when ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' was published, there had been no mention of Celeborn in the previously written legendarium. [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] later attempted multiple times to fix upon the story behind such an important elf. He remains a fairly unsubstantial character in the legendarium, for despite his profound effect upon the doings of the Elder Days, there is very little direct information on him as a person, mostly overshadowed by his wife.

[[Robert Foster]] mentions that although Celeborn is famed and named "the Wise", "he does not seem especially bright" in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''<ref>[[Robert Foster]], ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'', entry "Celeborn"</ref>.

In his first writings (which make up the bulk of the matter of Celeborn), the elf-lord is portrayed as a kinsman of Thingol, and met Galadriel when she came with the Noldor into exile. This was the approach chosen by [[Christopher Tolkien]] and [[Guy Kay]] for ''[[The Silmarillion]]''. In a brief, speculative paper written by Tolkien included in ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', Celeborn is made Thingol’s grandnephew, by the King’s brother [[Elmo]]. Elmo, also linked to Círdan, appears nowhere else in the legendarium.

A Sindarin origin as Elmo's grandson has been the most widely accepted one of all but Celeborn as a Telerin prince seems a late development, and there is some dispute as to which is the more canonical.

In Tolkien's last writings Celeborn is a [[Falmari]]n Elf from Valinor, then named Teleporno in [[Telerin]] (this brings him closer to being a peer and equal to Galadriel and makes their partnership seem more balanced).<ref>{{PM|Shibboleth}}, pp. 347, 364 (note 46)</ref> The name Teleporno was then "Sindarized" as Celeborn. In this account Celeborn is stated to have been a grandson of the Telerin king Olwë, so that he still was a kinsman of the Sindarin king Thingol.<ref name="GC"/>

This altered origin was not adopted into the published Silmarillion, primarily because it would have necessitated a major rewrite of the earlier parts to account for a separate departure of Galadriel.

''“On the other hand, the making of Celeborn into a Telerin Elf of Aman contradicts not only statements in The Silmarillion, but also those cited already from The Road Goes Ever On and Appendix B to The Lord of the Rings”'' - [[Christopher Tolkien]], [[Unfinished Tales]]

A further problem was that this descent would have made the couple first or second cousin (assuming that he was still to be considered closely related to Thingol), and Elves never married close kin.

==Etymology==
''Celeborn'' is a [[Sindarin]] name, consisting of ''[[celeb]]'' ("silver") + a derivative of ''[[ornā]]'' ("tall"). ''Teleporno'', his original [[Telerin]] name, has an identical meaning. The name Teleporno was "Sindarized" as ''Celeborn'': [[Telerin]] ''[[telepi|telpe]]'' ("silver") (Quenya ''[[telpe|tyelpe]]'') was transformed to Sindarin ''celeb''.<ref>{{UT|6e}}</ref>

He was given the epithet "the Wise" by Galadriel in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.

==Portrayal in adaptations==
[[File:Celeborn.jpg|thumb|350px|Celeborn's appearance in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''.]]
'''1978: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:Celeborn did not have a speaking role. He only appeared beside [[Galadriel]] for a brief shot.

'''1981: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|The Lord of the Rings]]'''''
:Celeborn was voiced by [[Simon Cadell]].

'''2001: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
:Celeborn is played by [[Marton Csokas]]. The role was extremely small in the theatrical version, but expanded slightly in the Extended Edition of ''The Fellowship of the Ring''. In that version, he participates in giving gifts to the Fellowship as they are leaving Lórien. Notably, he gives [[Aragorn]] a dagger and warns him of the dangers the Fellowship will face while sailing down the [[Anduin]].

'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]:'''
:Celeborn makes a brief appearance in Lothlorien.

'''2003: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'':'''
:Celeborn leaves for Valinor with Galadriel and the other Ringbearers, rather than remaining behind as in the book.

'''2006: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'':'''
:Celeborn only appears during the "Evil" campaign, when is he is slain by the Forces of Sauron.

'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Celeborn can be found alongside Galadriel on a main talan in [[Caras Galadhon]]. He is involved in various storylines, including negotiations with the Dwarves of the Iron Hill Garrison and organization of a military assault against [[Dol Guldur]] in [[Mirkwood]].

==See also==
*[[:Category:Images of Celeborn|Images of Celeborn]].

{{References}}
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[The Lord of the Rings Appendices|Appendices]] [[Appendix A|A]] and [[Appendix B|B]].
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[Prologue]]''.

[[Category:Characters in The Lord of the Rings]]
[[Category:Characters in The Silmarillion]]
[[Category:Falmari]]
[[Category:First Age characters]]
[[Category:Second Age characters]]
[[Category:Third Age characters]]
[[Category:Fourth Age characters]]
[[Category:Sindarin names]]
[[Category:Years of the Trees characters]]

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Talk:Celeborn

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Talk:Celeborn

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== Imladris? ==

Is there evidence that Celeborn once ruled Imladris? That info was added by Linathiel. ~ [[User:Earendilyon|Earendilyon]] 03:21, 21 May 2008 (EDT)

:It is not specifically stated, only that he dwelt there, if memeory serves me. -- [[User:Ederchil|Ederchil]] 03:48, 21 May 2008 (EDT)

::Celeborn never ruled Imladris. He dwelt there for some time during the second age, he again went to live there after Galadriel had sailed away into the West.--[[User:Legolas|Legolas]] 10:29, 21 May 2008 (EDT)

:::I agree with Legolas, Imladris was founded by Elrond, sent by Gil-galad, and ruled by him ever since, until he passed overseas. It is never stated who ruled Imladris after that, one may suppose that his sons, who remained there for a time, did so, though Celeborn was of course their senior, in years, status and powers. But he had no inherent authority in Imladris, that was a Noldorin settlement under the High King and his lieutenant(s). -- [[User:Mithrennaith|Mithrennaith]] 19:58, 21 May 2008 (EDT)

::::Deleted from the info-box. ~ [[User:Earendilyon|Earendilyon]] 06:32, 22 May 2008 (EDT)

:::::Maybe Linathiel simply thought realm = residence? -- [[User:Ederchil|Ederchil]] 09:09, 22 May 2008 (EDT)

==Opening sentence and infobox==
I know that this whole article should just be re-written, but in the mean time we should avoid making such bold statements of objectivity in the opening sentences. Under our new canon policy we can only really say that he was an elf of unknown/disputed origins who married Galadriel and lived for a time in Lórien. My main reason for prompting this discussion is because even using the [[Template:Teleri infobox|Teleri infobox]] is a conscious judgement on our part. Do we have a generic Elf infobox?--{{User:KingAragorn/sig}} 14:57, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

:I agree. We currently don't have a generic elf infobox, but we should have on for situations like this. --[[User:Amroth|Amroth]] 19:32, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

==Controversy==
I believe the information from the published versions must come always first and the unpublished information from Tolkien's notes should be stated as alternatives (as in Controversy) later date or not. Therefore, Celeborn of Doriath, kinsman of Thingol should be 'accepted' as canon (for it is in the published books) and added to the main article and Celeborn of Alqualonde should be in the Controversy section. I don't understand the purpose behind this, making it so is misleading since Celeborn of Aman (Falmari) is a whole alternate history not only concerning him but Galadriel and the history of Lorien. And then Amroth must be accepted as their son as well. Besides, C. Tolkien suggests in Unfinished Tales, that the first original scenario (Celeborn and Galadriel meeting in Doriath) should be the 'right' version.

[[User:Amaranth|Amaranth]] 08:32, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
:In the matter of the Silmarillion, the "published version" is not a choice by Tolkien but a posthumous product and contains interpretations by Christopher. As such, the Silmarillion as a "published version" doesn't hold any more authority than portions of UT or HoMe. In some points TG has accepted the later history, such as the early death of [[Amras]] and [[Gil-galad]]'s parentage. I am not justifying it, just giving some explanation. [[User:Sage|Sage]] 10:38, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

:: I understand and I am not against the content itself, but the order of it. It is even clearly stated in the controversy section that the widely accepted version is the one in the Silmarillion yet the main article still presents the alternative version as the accepted one. Since there's a dispute over this part, the alternative content in the main article should be moved to Controversy section, and the version of Celeborn from the Silmarillion should be presented as the primary one. A swap in the order of the content is my suggestion. [[User:Amaranth|Amaranth]] 17:38, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
:::And I understand you didn't speak about removal of content but what we accept as primary content. That's what I talked about and our logic here. In [[Amras]] we accept his early death and we have a section about his (almost nonexistent) role in the published Silmarillion. In [[Gil-galad]] we accept Orodreth as his parent and include a section discussing his connection to Fingon in the published Silmarillion. We disregard that Tolkien didn't have a time to develop his legendarium according to his newer ideas but we accept them nonetheless. It seems that Celeborn follows the same pattern. The case of Celeborn is somewhat different as CT seems to have a preference to the earlier version. Can you quote his reasoning? [[User:Sage|Sage]] 19:50, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

:::It should be noted that our canon policy has changed last year (see [[Forum:Tolkien Gateway canon policy]]). --[[User:Amroth|Amroth]] 21:23, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

:I'm not here to argue which version is canon; "''1. It is not our place to decide what is canon and what is not. - [[Forum:Tolkien Gateway canon policy|Tolkien Gateway canon policy]]'' "

So you can't tell me 'we accept A or B as canon' according to this policy. I'm not trying to do that either. But I do not wish make this a personal debate, so that's not my point. My point is the right order of the content presented in the articles, disputable content from from later sources that my contain any inconsistency with the earlier versions should fall under their own category, not the other way around. This is to avoid confusion and inconsistency between versions. It's not suggesting which is more canon or the removal of the content from any other version. After reading The Silmarillion this article would confuse me unless I read HoME and UT.

''On the other hand, the making of Celeborn into a Telerin Elf of Aman contradicts not only statements in The Silmarillion, but also those cited already (p. 228) from The Road Goes Ever On and Appendix B to The Lord of the Rings [...] - C.Tolkien, Unfinished Tales''

Since we can't decide which one is more canon, I think these content should be under a category (as in the example of many other character articles) such as "Other Versions of the Legendarium."
''Unfinished Tales consists of essays and stories composed after The Lord of the Rings which were generally consistent with The Lord of the Rings. The book reveals parallel traditions regarding the history of Galadriel and Celeborn, the nature of the Istari, and a few minor sub-plots. Although some people argue that the book is generally acceptable as canon, readers must bear in mind the fact that no true consistency exists between these unfinished tales and the earlier works. -TG '[[Canon]]'''
If we put these seperate contents in the same category throughout all other articles that have disputable backgrounds I believe this would make them clearer (and better organized) for all readers. --[[User:Amaranth|Amaranth]] 07:48, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

Talk:Celeborn

2013-01-17T17:39:14Z

Amaranth: /* Controversy */

Talk:Celeborn

2013-01-17T17:38:35Z

Amaranth: /* Controversy */