Celeborn (White Tree)
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| Celeborn | |
|---|---|
| Other names | "White Tree" |
| Location | Tol Eressëa |
| Family | Seedling of Galathilion |
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Celeborn was the name of the White Tree that flourished in Tol Eressëa. It was a seedling of the tree Galathilion, which in turn had been made in image of Telperion, the eldest of the Two Trees of Valinor.[1]
Celeborn was an ancestor to the White Trees of Númenor[2] and of Gondor.[3]
Etymology
Celeb is Sindarin for "silver", while orn is "tree"; its name means "Tree of Silver".[4][5]
Genealogy
| Telperion killed | |||||||||||||||||||
| Galathilion Made in the image of Telperion | |||||||||||||||||||
| Celeborn | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nimloth | |||||||||||||||||||
| First tree of Gondor (Minas Ithil) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Second tree of Gondor (Minas Anor) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Third tree of Gondor (Minas Tirith) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fourth tree of Gondor (Minas Tirith) | |||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Akallabêth: The Downfall of Númenor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Council of Elrond"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names"
