Celebrían

Celebrían (IPA: ) was an Elven noblewoman, the daughter of Celeborn and Galadriel, the wife of Elrond, and the mother of Elladan, Elrohir and Arwen.
==Biography==
Celebrían was born early in the Second Age, likely in SA 300, after her mother refused to return to Tol Eressëa, and passed over the Mountains.The Nature of Middle-earth, I: "Time and Ageing", Time-scales and Rates of Growth She lived with her mother Galadriel in Eregion, and later fled to Lórinand sometime between SA 1350 and SA 1400. After a time, Galadriel and Celebrían passed through Khazad-dûm and dwelt in Rivendell. There, she met Elrond, who, though he loved her, said nothing about it.Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, Part Two: The Second Age, IV: "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn, and of Amroth King of Lórien"
In TA 109, Elrond wedded Celebrían. She bore him twin sons, Elladan and Elrohir in TA 130, and then a daughter, Arwen in TA 241.
In TA 2509, Celebrían was on her way to visit her parents in Lothlórien when she was waylaid by Orcs in the Redhorn Pass of the Misty Mountains. She was then tormented by the Orcs and received a poisoned wound. Her sons arrived much later to rescue her, and Elrond healed her wounds, but Celebrían was never fully-healed in mind and spirit. Horrified and haunted by the memories of her torture, she no longer desired to remain in Middle-earth, and sailed west the next year.The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Third Age" Elladan and Elrohir never forgot or forgave their mother's torment, and frequently rode with Aragorn and the Rangers of the North, striking back at the Orcs and other servants of Sauron whenever possible.
==Later mentions==
There are several references of Celebrían in The Lord of the Rings, such as the mention of her tormentThe Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Ch. I: "Many Meetings" and being the daughter of Galadriel.The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Chapter VIII: "Farewell to Lórien"
==Etymology==
The name Celebrían means "Silver queen",The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien, Letter 345 to Mrs. Meriel Thurston from the Sindarin words celeb ("silver") and rían ("queen").Parma Eldalamberon, Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
==In other versions==
In earlier writings, Amroth the King of Lothlórien was the son of Celeborn and Galadriel, and the brother of Celebrían. It was said that Galadriel fled with Amroth and Celebrían to Lothlórien. When Galadriel and Celebrían left for Rivendell, Amroth was left in the forest, and would later visit his family when they lived in Dol Amroth.
In other versions, Celebrían wedded Elrond in TA 2500, but in TA 2600, she was slain (not captured) by the Orcs in the Misty Mountains. Her children were Elladan and Elrohir, and Finduilas (later Arwen).The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, VII: "The Heirs of Elendil", Of the History of the Third Age
==Behind the scenes==
J.R.R. Tolkien 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." Thus it passed that after 500 long years, at the Haven of Avallónë in Tol Eressëa, Elrond and Celebrían were finally reunited, sometime after TA 3021 (Elrond sailing on September 29, 3021). However, Elrond was then "sundered" forever from his beloved daughter.
Björn Fromén has composed an evocative poem, Celebrían's Farewell to Elrond, Valinórenna.
==In adaptations==
In The Lord of the Rings Online, Celebrían was held captive at Shathur-munzu, an abandoned dwarven outpost of the fallen Khazad-dûm. During the journey to Minas Tirith for her wedding, Lady Arwen wishes to visit the place where her mother was being held. She comes to Shathur-munzu in the company of Lady Galadriel and they speak of Celebrían and her fate together.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ጨለብሪኣን
Arabic 	سيليبريان
Armenian 	Կելեբրիան
Basque 	Celebrian
Belarusian Cyrillic	Келебріан
Bengali 	চেলেব্রানি
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Келебриан
Chinese 	凱勒布理安
Dari 	چهلهبریان
Georgian 	ქელებრიანი
Greek 	Κελεβριαν
Gujarati 	ચેલેબ્રનિ
Hebrew 	קלבריאן
Hindi 	चेलेब्रनि
Kannada 	ಚ್ಲ್ಬ್ರಿಅನ
Kazakh 	Келебріан (Cyrillic) Kelebrian (Latin)
Korean 	켈레브리안
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Кэлэбриан
Japanese 	ケレブリーアン
Macedonian Cyrillic	Целебриан
Marathi 	सेलिब्रेन
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Келебриан
Nepalese 	चेलेब्रनि
Persian 	کِلِبریان
Polish 	Celebríana
Punjabi 	ਕੇਲੇਬ੍ਰਿਅਨ
Russian 	Келебриан
Sanskrit 	चेलेब्रिअन्
Serbian 	Келебријан (Cyrillic) Kelebrijan (Latin)
Sinhalese 	චෙලෙබ්‍රිඅන්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Челебриан
Tamil 	செலெப்ரிஅந்
Telugu 	చెలెబ్రిఅన
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Келебріан
Uzbek 	Келебриан (Cyrillic) Celebrian (Latin)
Yiddish 	קעלעבריאַן
==References==
==External links==
*The Encylopedia of Arda
*Fromén, Björn, Valinórenna
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