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'''Elmo''' was an [[Elf]] of the [[Nelyar]] born at [[Cuiviénen]]. He was the brother of [[Thingol|Elwë]] and [[Olwë]]. He remained behind when Elwë was lost, becoming one of the [[Sindar]] of [[Doriath]].<ref>{{UT|Galadriel}}</ref>
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'''Elmo''' was an [[Elf]] of the royal house of the [[Teleri]]. He was the younger brother of the two kings of the Teleri, [[Thingol|Elwë]] and [[Olwë]]. The parentage of the three brothers is unknown, but unlike his older brothers, he was born during the [[Great Journey]].<ref>{{NM|P1xvii}}, p. 142</ref> He remained behind in Beleriand after Elwë was lost in [[Nan Elmoth]] and Olwë departed for [[Valinor]]. After Elwë returned as Elu Thingol, Elmo became one of the [[Sindar]] of [[Doriath]].<ref name=UTG>{{UT|Galadriel}}, last paragraph before the section "Concerning Galadriel and Celeborn", p. 233</ref>


He was an ancestor of [[Círdan]]{{Citation needed|reason=Where Elmo is connected to Círdan?|date=December 2013}}.
Elmo is notable mainly for his descendants [[Celeborn]] and [[Nimloth of Doriath|Nimloth]], as no deeds are ascribed to him in the histories.<ref name=UTG/> It is possible that he was a leader of the [[Eglath]] in the time between the departure of Olwë and the return of Elwë.
 
== Genealogy ==
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{{familytree | | | MEL |y| ELW | | | | OLW | | ELM | | |MEL=[[Melian]]|ELW=[[Elwë]]|OLW=[[Olwë]]|ELM='''ELMO'''}}
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{{familytree | BER |y| LUT | | FAF |y| EAW | | GLD | | |BER=[[Beren]]|LUT=[[Lúthien]]|FAF=[[Finarfin]]|EAW=[[Eärwen]]|GLD=[[Galadhon]]}}
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{{familytree | | | |!| | | | | | | GAL |~| CEL | | GLT |GAL=[[Galadriel]]|CEL=[[Celeborn]]|GLT=[[Galathil]]}}
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{{familytree | | | DIO |~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~| NIM |DIO=[[Dior]]|NIM=[[Nimloth of Doriath|Nimloth]]}}
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==Other versions of the legendarium==
==Other versions of the legendarium==
Elmo was developed to explain the reference in ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' that Celeborn was a "kinsman of Thingol". One of the solutions was to establish Celeborn as the son of an unimportant brother of Thingol.
Elmo was developed to explain the reference in ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' that [[Celeborn]] was a "kinsman of Thingol". One of the solutions was to establish Celeborn as the son of an unimportant brother of Thingol. Depending on the texts, Elmo is considered as a younger brother of Elwë ([[Thingol]]), the grandfather of [[Celeborn]]<ref name=concerning>{{UT|Concerning}}</ref> or his father<ref>{{NM|P1xviii}}, p. 148</ref>.  


In other, later writings, Celeborn is made into a [[Teleri]]n Elf, and a relative of Olwë of [[Valinor]] instead, but this was not further developed or published.
In a draft genealogy of Elwë and Elmo's descendants dated to December 1959 that Christopher Tolkien rejected from ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', Nimloth is the granddaughter of Elmo rather than great-granddaughter (sister rather than daughter of Galathil).<ref name=WJ>{{WJ|Years}}, p. 350</ref>


It therefore remains unsure if Elmo would have a place in the Middle-earth [[canon]], as his position in the royal Sindarin family tree disappeared. Slightly later writings however make [[Círdan]] a descendant of Elmo{{Citation needed|reason=Where Elmo is connected to Círdan?|date=December 2013}}, making him a kinsman to Thingol (and Celeborn). Indeed Círdan had silver hair, a trait which is seen in Elwë and Olwë's family line.
In other, later writings, Celeborn is made into a [[Falmari|Falmarin]] Elf and a grandson of Olwë, but this idea was not further developed or published, [[Celeborn#Controversy|possibly]] because it would cause Celeborn and Galadriel to become first cousins.


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Revision as of 13:26, 16 January 2022

Elmo
Sinda
Irsanna - Elmo.jpg
"Elmo" by Irsanna
Biographical Information
LocationDoriath
LanguageDoriathrin (Sindarin dialect)
Birthduring the Great Journey
Family
SiblingsThingol & Olwë
ChildrenGaladhon
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Elmo

Elmo was an Elf of the royal house of the Teleri. He was the younger brother of the two kings of the Teleri, Elwë and Olwë. The parentage of the three brothers is unknown, but unlike his older brothers, he was born during the Great Journey.[1] He remained behind in Beleriand after Elwë was lost in Nan Elmoth and Olwë departed for Valinor. After Elwë returned as Elu Thingol, Elmo became one of the Sindar of Doriath.[2]

Elmo is notable mainly for his descendants Celeborn and Nimloth, as no deeds are ascribed to him in the histories.[2] It is possible that he was a leader of the Eglath in the time between the departure of Olwë and the return of Elwë.

Genealogy

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Melian
 
Elwë
 
 
 
Olwë
 
ELMO
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beren
 
Lúthien
 
Finarfin
 
Eärwen
 
Galadhon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Galadriel
 
Celeborn
 
Galathil
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dior
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nimloth
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Other versions of the legendarium

Elmo was developed to explain the reference in The Silmarillion that Celeborn was a "kinsman of Thingol". One of the solutions was to establish Celeborn as the son of an unimportant brother of Thingol. Depending on the texts, Elmo is considered as a younger brother of Elwë (Thingol), the grandfather of Celeborn[3] or his father[4].

In a draft genealogy of Elwë and Elmo's descendants dated to December 1959 that Christopher Tolkien rejected from Unfinished Tales, Nimloth is the granddaughter of Elmo rather than great-granddaughter (sister rather than daughter of Galathil).[5]

In other, later writings, Celeborn is made into a Falmarin Elf and a grandson of Olwë, but this idea was not further developed or published, possibly because it would cause Celeborn and Galadriel to become first cousins.

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Carl F. Hostetter (ed.), The Nature of Middle-earth, "Part One. Time and Ageing: XVII. Generational Schemes", p. 142
  2. 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", last paragraph before the section "Concerning Galadriel and Celeborn", p. 233
  3. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", "Concerning Galadriel and Celeborn"
  4. J.R.R. Tolkien, Carl F. Hostetter (ed.), The Nature of Middle-earth, "Part One. Time and Ageing: XVIII. Elvish Ages & Númenórean", p. 148
  5. 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", p. 350