What happens to Celebrimbor in Lord of the Rings

This article contains spoilers for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.Celebrimbor is a central character in The Lord of the Rings Lore, but he died before the events of Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings And Hobbit Kino, so he did not make an appearance. However, he featured in Amazon Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Celebrimbor was name-dropped in JRR Tolkien’s magnum opus, The Lord of the RingsBut little detail was provided. This was part of Tolkien’s writing style – he developed an entire mythological universe to set The Lord of the Rings In, effecting a realistic middle-style age.

The age in question was the third age – Tolkien created this age to reflect modern times such as ancient history, the medieval period and the modern era. While The Lord of the Rings Was set in the third age, Celebrimbor’s story was much earlier in The Lord of the Rings Timeline. Lasting 3,021 years and ending with Frodo and Bilbo leaving Middle-earth, the Third Age is preceded by the Second Age. It was at this age that Celebrimbor blossomed from a Noldor elf with high prospects to one of the most famous elves in Middle-earth.

Celebrimbor’s history before the Rings of Power explained

Celebrimbor was a Noldor elf

Celebrimbor was raised by his father, Curufin, who was the son of the indomitable Fëanor. Galadriel is described as “The greatest of the Noldor, except Fëanor maybe“In Unfinished TalesConfirming Fëanor as one of the most powerful Lord of the Rings Letters. Celebrimbor was born into the house of the Noldor, a group of elves who excelled in craft and lore. But It’s not all good press for the NoldorWith Fëanor waging a bloody massacre just so he could board ships to go and retrieve stolen gemstones. Sorry, they were the earth-shattering Silmarils, but that didn’t justify Fenor’s actions.

Indeed, the Noldor are cursed with pride, more so than other Elvish houses. The peoples of Middle-earth suggested that Celebrimbor was born in Amman During the years of the trees and followed Fëanor across the sea to Middle-earth. Celebrimbor came to live with his father in Nargothrond, the stronghold of Elf Finrod Felagund, Galadriel’s brother. As Finrod said in The Silmarillion“Selegorm and Kurufin dwell in my halls… They have gained a great deal of power in the kingdom, and lead many of their own people.“Celebrimbor moved to Eregion, where he became lord and master smith of the Gwaith-i-Mírdain.

Celebrimbor built the Rings of Power with Sauron’s help

Celebrimbor was the greatest Elvish smith of his time

Celebrimbor ruled the region in peace until the year 1200 of the Second Age of Middle-earth, when “Sauron [endeavored] to deceive the elder“and”The blacksmiths of Eregion [were] Won.” Sauron was on the riseAfter his recovery, after the entire war of destruction, and he visited in a beautiful form. He called the disguise Annatar and used it to convince the Gwaith-i-Mirdain, the men of the jewel-smiths, to research rings of power. These were medieval fantasy versions of high-tech weapons of mass destruction, engineered by Sauron from the ground up to control wearers.

Sauron would most likely have sold them as more of a defensive or welfare-based piece of technology than an offensive one, as his pitch to the elves of Eregion was to raise the standard of the realm to that of Valinor. Celebrimbor and his team of smiths liked Sauron’s pitch And the rings helped him to be ashamed. Sauron’s overarching plan was to give the rings to those with access to power across Middle-earth’s many races, and investigate “One ring to rule them all… and in the darkness they bind.“Thus, Sauron would rise to power in Morgoth’s place.

Celebrimbor made the three elven rings in secret

Celebrimbor forged three rings for elves

There were 20 rings of power, but the elven rings were unique because “The hand of Sauron had never touched them.“Tolkien described them as”unappreciated,“although”They also were subject to this one“(by The Silmarillion). Celebrimbor made the rings last, and they were the most powerful of the rings – “Naria, Nenia, and Willia… the rings of fire, and of water, and of airSet with ruby ​​and adamant and sapphire.“Naria, Nenia, and Willia warded off the decays of time, prolonging life unnaturally. Sauron had never handled these three, nor could he ever find them.

The elves would have loved to keep their three elven rings a secret from Sauron, but he “was aware of all that they did,“Always a step ahead of them. When Sauron forged the One Ring, he was additionally able to see and control the thoughts of wearers of all rings of power, as well as everything that was done with the rings. Rings of power also enabled their wearers a glimpse into Sauron’s mind. It was the moment Sauron put on the One Ring that triggered the War of the Elves and Sauron:

For on the day that Sauron first put on the one, Celebrimbar, the maker of the three, heard of him, and heard him speak from afar. [the Ring-inscription]and thus his malicious goals were revealed.

Celebrimbor died during the destruction of Eregion

Celebrimbor was killed in a siege

Celebrimbor lost his life in the fighting that followed the creation of the One Ring. Putting on the One Ring blew Sauron’s cover, and realized they were dealing with Morgoth’s second in command, The elves removed their rings and turned against Sauron. Naturally, Sauron was furious with this development and demanded all the rings from the elves and naturally, they fled. Sauron went to war with the elves for the rings, but the elves managed to hide the three. sauron”Collected in his hands all the remaining rings of power, and … deals them out“Accordingly.

Sauron gathering all the rings in his hands has come at the price of Celebrimbor’s life. From the time of the elves’ escape, “War never ceased between Sauron and the Elves; And Eragon was destroyed, and Celebrimbor was killed.“The report in The Silmarillion No further detail was provided, but Tolkien was working on a story just before he died that specified that Celebrimbor died pierced by orc arrows and was carried into war by Sauron as a banner. Suffice it to say, Celebrimbor and Sauron’s relationship was sour the lord of the rings But this blacksmith’s work has become a legend.

How the legacy of Celebrimbor influences The Lord of the Rings

Celebrimbor is referenced in The Lord of the Rings

Celebrimbor’s Second Age work had a huge impact on Middle-earth, and his influence can be felt throughout The Lord of the Rings. Celebrimbor’s work in forging the Rings of Power was legendary, and not all bad. The Dwarf-Rings of Celebrimbor occupied an ambivalent middle ground, serving neither the Dwarves nor Sauron particularly well, in the end. The rings of men have obviously led to the unfortunate ringworms. But The three elven rings held Gandalf with all of Lothlorien and RivendellWith Nenia falling to Galadriel, Willia falling to Elrond, and Nariah falling to Gandalf.

Elrond made it clear that Celebrimbor and his rings were enshrined in Eldar lore The Fellowship of the RingAs he told his story. also, Eragon’s relationship with the dwarves was one of the strongest In Middle-earth history under Celebrimbor’s leadership, leading to the Door of Durin. The dwarf Narvi made the door, while Celebrimbor wrote it in Elvish with Ithildin. Both Narvi and Celebrimbor had their signature on the door, which letters read all the way into the third age and beyond. in The Fellowship of the RingGandalf deciphered Celebrimbar’s riddle to Ithildin to open the door.

How the Rings of Power Change Celebrimbor’s Story

The Rings of Power added material for Celebrimbor

Amazon Prime Video The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Including Celebrimbor as a supporting character in season 1 and as a main character in season 2, adding original material around him. The rings of power was equally faithful to the books as far as Celebrimbor went. According to the books, Celebrimbor was Lord of Eregion and Master Smith in the show. He was also approached by Annatar to investigate the Rings of Power, who developed an intricate, strange and disturbing relationship with him.

Annatar manipulated Celebrimbor masterfully, while Celebrimbor fell under his spell and pushed back in turn. in Lord of the RingsIt was only when Sauron had forged the One Ring and put it on that Celebrimbor realized that Annatar was Sauron, hearing Sauron reveal the Ring’s inscription telepathically. in Rings of powerCelebrimbor realizes that Annatar is mentally deceiving him when he notices a slip In Sauron’s Illusion. Confronted by Celebrimbor, Sauron gladly reveals himself.

In the show, the three elven rings were already safe with their owner at this point, which was canonical, but the dwarf rings were already dealt out, which was not. in The SilmarillionSauron gathers the seven and the nine at this point and then deals them out. in Unfinished TalesSauron found the nine in the forge and tortured Celebrimbor to find out where the seven were. In the show, Sauron tortured Celebrimbor to find out where the nine wereBut Celebrimbar sent them away with Galadriel. The show was ruthlessly loyal to Celebrimbor The Lord of the Rings Death.