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'''Celegorm | <center>{{quote|Then Celegorm arose amid the throng, and drawing his sword he cried: ‘Be he friend or foe, whether demon of Morgoth, or Elf, or child of Men, or any other living thing in Arda, neither law, nor love, nor league of hell, nor might of the Valar, nor any power of wizardry, shall defend him from the pursuing hate of Fëanor's sons, if he take or find a Silmaril and keep it. For the Silmarils we alone claim, until the world ends.’|''[[The Silmarillion]]'', [[Of Beren and Lúthien]]}}</center> | ||
'''Celegorm''', called "the Fair", was the third son of [[Fëanor]] and [[Nerdanel]],<ref name=Eldamar>{{S|Eldamar}}</ref> and a constant companion of his younger brother, [[Curufin]]. | |||
Celegorm was a great huntsman, and was a friend of the [[Valar|Vala]] [[Oromë]]. From Oromë he learned great skill of birds and beasts, and could understand a number of their languages.<ref name=Eldamar/> He had brought with him from [[Valinor]] the great hound [[Huan]], a gift from Oromë.<ref name=Beren>{{S|Beren}}</ref> | Celegorm was a great huntsman, and was a friend of the [[Valar|Vala]] [[Oromë]]. From Oromë he learned great skill of birds and beasts, and could understand a number of their languages.<ref name=Eldamar/> He had brought with him from [[Valinor]] the great hound [[Huan]], a gift from Oromë.<ref name=Beren>{{S|Beren}}</ref> | ||
==History== | == History == | ||
As with the other [[ | === Arrival to Middle-earth === | ||
As with the other [[sons of Fëanor]], Celegorm was bound by his father's [[Oath of Fëanor|oath]] to recover the [[Silmarils]], which had been stolen by the Dark Lord [[Morgoth]].<ref>{{S|Flight}}</ref> This oath caused him and his brothers to follow Fëanor back to [[Middle-earth]]. Upon arrival, Celegorm was the one who heard news of [[Orcs]] descending through the [[Vale of Sirion]] to attack [[Círdan]] in the [[Havens of the Falas]]. Celegorm led part of the Elven-host that fell upon the Orcs near the [[Eithel Sirion]] and drove them into the [[Fen of Serech]].<ref>{{S|Return}}</ref> | |||
=== Life in Beleriand === | |||
Celegorm dwelt with his brother Curufin in [[Himlad]] and fortified [[Aglon]], a pass that led northeast into [[Lothlann]].<ref>{{S|Beleriand}}</ref> However, in the [[Dagor Bragollach]] in {{FA|455}} the two brothers were defeated and had to flee with their people<ref>{{GA|148}}</ref> to [[Nargothrond]], where their cousin [[Finrod|Finrod Felagund]] welcomed them.<ref>{{S|Fingolfin}}</ref> | |||
=== Celegorm and Curufin in Nargothrond === | |||
[[File:Elena Kukanova - Celegorm and Curufin finds Luthien.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Elena Kukanova - ''Celegorm and Curufin find Lúthien'']] | |||
In {{FA|465|n}},<ref>{{GA|181}}</ref> while he and his brother Curufin lived in Nargothrond they almost took it over at the departure of Finrod Felagund. They captured [[Lúthien|Lúthien Tinúviel]], daughter of King [[Thingol]] of Doriath. Celegorm wished to marry her, thus forcing a bond of kinship with Thingol. Huan, however, broke with his master and helped Lúthien escape. He was expelled from Nargothrond with his brother at the order of [[Orodreth|Arothir]], after hearing the news of the deeds of [[Beren]] and Lúthien, and of Finrod's death.<ref name=Beren/> | |||
Celegorm | After being banished from Nargothrond, Celegorm and his brother Curufin stumbled upon Beren and Lúthien - and Celegorm in his wrath tried to trample Beren with his horse, while Curufin tried to kidnap Lúthien, but Beren leaped upon Curufin with all his strength and almost killed him, but Lúthien restrained him. Beren then took Curufin's knife [[Angrist]] and his horse, and the brothers left - but not before Curufin wounded Beren with an arrow from the back of Celegorm's horse.<ref name=Beren/> | ||
Because of the deeds of Celegorm and Curufin, in {{FA|468|n}} | Because of the deeds of Celegorm and Curufin, in {{FA|468|n}} Arothir refused to join the [[Union of Maedhros|Union of Maedros]]<ref>{{GA|212}}</ref> before the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]].<ref>{{S|Fifth}}</ref> | ||
Celegorm fell in the [[Second Kinslaying]] in {{FA| | === The Second Kinslaying === | ||
Celegorm fell in the [[Second Kinslaying]] in {{FA|507|n}},<ref>{{WJ|Years}}</ref> when the [[sons of Fëanor]] attacked Doriath to seize a Silmaril in the possession of the King [[Dior|Dior Eluchíl]]. Dior and Celegorm slew each other in the halls of [[Menegroth]]. There also fell two of his brothers, [[Curufin]] and [[Caranthir]].<ref>{{S|Doriath}}</ref> | |||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
Celegorm's [[father-name]] was '''''[[Turcafinwë]]''''', which in [[The Shibboleth of | Celegorm's [[father-name]] was '''''[[Turcafinwë]]''''', which in ''[[The Shibboleth of Fëanor]]'' is translated as "Strong, powerful (in body) Finwë". His [[Amilessë|mother-name]] was '''''[[Tyelkormo|Tyelcormo]]''''', meaning "Hasty-riser" a reference to his quick temper. ''[[Tyelka|Tyelca]]'', in [[Quenya]], is an adjective which means "swift, agile or hasty".<ref>{{PM|Feanor}}</ref> The name Celegorm is the [[Sindarin]] version of his [[Amilessë|mother-name]]. The [[Sindarin]] ''[[celeg]]'' has the same meaning as ''tyelca'', as they are both derived from the root ''kyelek''.<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, '''''KYELEK-'''''</ref> | ||
== Genealogy == | == Genealogy == | ||
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Revision as of 20:47, 4 October 2015
Celegorm | |
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"Celegorm" by Elena Kukanova | |
Biographical Information | |
Other names | Turcafinwë (Q, fn) Tyelcormo (Q, mn) Celegorm the Fair |
Location | Tirion Formenos Himlad Nargothrond Himring Amon Ereb |
Affiliation | Oath of Fëanor Union of Maedros |
Language | Quenya Sindarin |
Birth | after Y.T. 1190 Tirion |
Death | F.A. 507 Doriath (Menegroth) |
Family | |
House | House of Fëanor |
Parentage | Fëanor (father) Nerdanel (mother) |
Siblings | Maedros (brother) Maglor (brother) Curufin (brother) Caranthir (brother) Amros (brother) Amarthan (brother) |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Hair color | Fair |
Weaponry | Sword, spear and bow |
Steed | Huan |
Gallery | Images of Celegorm |
- "Then Celegorm arose amid the throng, and drawing his sword he cried: ‘Be he friend or foe, whether demon of Morgoth, or Elf, or child of Men, or any other living thing in Arda, neither law, nor love, nor league of hell, nor might of the Valar, nor any power of wizardry, shall defend him from the pursuing hate of Fëanor's sons, if he take or find a Silmaril and keep it. For the Silmarils we alone claim, until the world ends.’"
- ― The Silmarillion, Of Beren and Lúthien
Celegorm, called "the Fair", was the third son of Fëanor and Nerdanel,[1] and a constant companion of his younger brother, Curufin.
Celegorm was a great huntsman, and was a friend of the Vala Oromë. From Oromë he learned great skill of birds and beasts, and could understand a number of their languages.[1] He had brought with him from Valinor the great hound Huan, a gift from Oromë.[2]
History
Arrival to Middle-earth
As with the other sons of Fëanor, Celegorm was bound by his father's oath to recover the Silmarils, which had been stolen by the Dark Lord Morgoth.[3] This oath caused him and his brothers to follow Fëanor back to Middle-earth. Upon arrival, Celegorm was the one who heard news of Orcs descending through the Vale of Sirion to attack Círdan in the Havens of the Falas. Celegorm led part of the Elven-host that fell upon the Orcs near the Eithel Sirion and drove them into the Fen of Serech.[4]
Life in Beleriand
Celegorm dwelt with his brother Curufin in Himlad and fortified Aglon, a pass that led northeast into Lothlann.[5] However, in the Dagor Bragollach in F.A. 455 the two brothers were defeated and had to flee with their people[6] to Nargothrond, where their cousin Finrod Felagund welcomed them.[7]
Celegorm and Curufin in Nargothrond
In 465,[8] while he and his brother Curufin lived in Nargothrond they almost took it over at the departure of Finrod Felagund. They captured Lúthien Tinúviel, daughter of King Thingol of Doriath. Celegorm wished to marry her, thus forcing a bond of kinship with Thingol. Huan, however, broke with his master and helped Lúthien escape. He was expelled from Nargothrond with his brother at the order of Arothir, after hearing the news of the deeds of Beren and Lúthien, and of Finrod's death.[2]
After being banished from Nargothrond, Celegorm and his brother Curufin stumbled upon Beren and Lúthien - and Celegorm in his wrath tried to trample Beren with his horse, while Curufin tried to kidnap Lúthien, but Beren leaped upon Curufin with all his strength and almost killed him, but Lúthien restrained him. Beren then took Curufin's knife Angrist and his horse, and the brothers left - but not before Curufin wounded Beren with an arrow from the back of Celegorm's horse.[2]
Because of the deeds of Celegorm and Curufin, in 468 Arothir refused to join the Union of Maedros[9] before the Nirnaeth Arnoediad.[10]
The Second Kinslaying
Celegorm fell in the Second Kinslaying in 507,[11] when the sons of Fëanor attacked Doriath to seize a Silmaril in the possession of the King Dior Eluchíl. Dior and Celegorm slew each other in the halls of Menegroth. There also fell two of his brothers, Curufin and Caranthir.[12]
Etymology
Celegorm's father-name was Turcafinwë, which in The Shibboleth of Fëanor is translated as "Strong, powerful (in body) Finwë". His mother-name was Tyelcormo, meaning "Hasty-riser" a reference to his quick temper. Tyelca, in Quenya, is an adjective which means "swift, agile or hasty".[13] The name Celegorm is the Sindarin version of his mother-name. The Sindarin celeg has the same meaning as tyelca, as they are both derived from the root kyelek.[14]
Genealogy
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Beren and Lúthien"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Flight of the Noldor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Return of the Noldor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Beleriand and its Realms"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "The Grey Annals": §148
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "The Grey Annals": §181
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "The Grey Annals": §212
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Three. The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings not forming part of the Quenta Silmarillion: V. The Tale of Years"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Doriath"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XI. The Shibboleth of Fëanor", "The names of the Sons of Fëanor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", KYELEK-