Question: how did elrond wife died?
Answer: Third Age. Elrond married Celebrían, daughter of Celeborn and Galadriel, early in the Third Age. ... On a trip from Rivendell to Lórien, Celebrían was waylaid by Orcs in the Redhorn Pass on Caradhras in the Misty Mountains. She was captured and tormented and received a poisoned wound.