Celebrían

Celebrían is a fictional character created by J. R. R. Tolkien. She is an Elven noblewoman, the daughter of Celeborn and Galadriel, wife of Elrond, and mother of Elrohir, Elladan and Arwen. She was referred to as Lady of Rivendell. Her name means "silver queen" in Sindarin.

Biography

Celebrían's birth date is unspecified, and she first appears (in the "Unfinished Tales") as having gone with her mother from Eregion to Lórinand around S.A. 1350. She was born in Ost-in-Edhil sometime before 1091 Second Age. [First appearing in the Annals at that date.] However, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn" [ME-ref|UT|"The History of Galadriel and Celeborn"] mentions her as early as 1350 S.A., but Tolkien considerably amended this manuscript, so this date may have been subject to change as Tolkien's "mythos" evolved. She married Elrond in T.A. 109.

After Sauron's invasion of Eregion in 1697 S.A., Galadriel, Celebrían and their kin, fled from Ost-in-Edhil through the mines of Moria, eventually reaching Lothlórien (then called Q. "Laurelindórenan"). It is uncertain as to whether or not Celebrían was present at the Founding of Rivendell, about 1700 S.A., but as her parents were, it can be surmised that she was.

Sojourning with the Silvan Elves in Lórien for many a year, Celebrían and her parents eventually travelled to Rivendell (Imladris). Half-Noldor, half-Sindar, it was there that she wed Elrond, himself half-Elven ("peredhel"), in 109 Third Age. Together they had three children, Arwen Undómiel (Evenstar) in 241 T.A., preceded by the twins Elladan and Elrohir in 130 T.A.

Meanwhile (though this spans 2,000 years), Galadriel and Celeborn had returned to Lórien and set about rejuvenating the Wood Realm after the death of their king Amroth, and ruled the silvan Nandor-folk there.

In T.A. 2509, on a trip from Rivendell to Lórien, she was waylaid by Orcs in the Redhorn Pass of the Misty Mountains ("Caradhras"), captured and tormented, receiving a poisoned wound. Her sons rescued her and she was healed by Elrond, but "after fear and torment" [ME-ref|PoMe|pp. 235-6] she could no longer find joy in Middle-earth, so she passed to the Grey Havens and over Sea in the following year.

Tolkien has said that "after the destruction of the Ruling Ring the Three Rings of the Eldar lost their virtue. Then Elrond prepared at last to depart from Middle-earth and follow Celebrían." ["The Peoples of Middle-earth", p. 243.] Thus it passed that after 500 long years, at the Haven of Alqualondë in Valinor, Elrond and Celebrían were finally reunited, sometime after 3021 Third Age (the Ringbearers sailing on September 29, 3021 TA). However, Elrond was then "sundered" forever from his beloved daughter Arwen. [citebook
last=Tyler
first=Tony
authorlink=Tony Tyler
title=The Complete Tolkien Companion
year=2002
publisher= Pan Books
pages=p.195
isbn=0-330-41165-9 ]

Descent of Celebrían

Telerin descent

Notes

External links

* [http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/c/celebrian.html The Encyclopedia of Arda]
*Fromén, Björn, " [http://www.forodrim.org/daeron/md_vali.html Valinórenna] "