Like Theo, that rambunctious Middle-earth scamp, loads of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power viewers are a little bit stunned from one key revelation in episode 7 of the Amazon sequence: Galadriel has a husband? Like an actual, exchanged vows, signed the papers, emergency contact of a partner?
You could be forgiven for not understanding about his existence, and even understanding that he’d be round (someplace, like so many individuals in Rings of Power’s narrative) throughout the occasions of the present. Celeborn doesn’t do a lot in J.R.R. Tolkien’s historical past. He’s a personality who’s so boring that Tolkien principally forgot to put in writing him.
Galadriel met him after she left Valinor; they fell in love, acquired married, and stayed the hell out of drama for the whole First Age. There’s no canonical foundation for him going to struggle — principally he and Galadriel simply traveled round main completely different teams of elves and finally settled in Lothlórien till after the War of the Ring.
That’s it! That’s the complete bit of his lore. And whereas it’s completely potential that The Rings of Power would possibly deliver Celeborn on display screen to be extra of a personality, Polygon is solely not content material to let him exist as an enigma. He deserves to be recognized for what he’s — Mr. Galadriel — and in addition some goofy concepts about how he earned the moniker.
Celeborn is just a few man
Later in life Tolkien experimented with an enormous retcon that might have made Celeborn right into a Noldorin elf like Galadriel — one other shiny excessive elf born in heaven. But I like Celeborn’s origins as they made it into The Silmarillion: He’s just a few wooden elf (OK, he’s associated to some essential individuals or no matter) that Galadriel determined was hers now. He by no means does something in canon, besides the occasional diplomatic mission outdoors of Lothlórien. In trendy instances he’s maybe most memorable as the man who says, “Tell me, where is Gandalf, for I much desire to speak with him,” in the “They’re Taking the Hobbits to Isengard” viral video.
I identical to the concept that Galadriel checked out some hick wooden elf and made him her ineffective trophy husband. —Susana Polo
Celeborn’s a hardworking elf who modified the sport
You know the purpose we don’t see Celeborn in The Rings of Power? Because he’s a self-made man, a wealthy man who’s off dwelling life after making his cash the old style approach: inventing tree homes. The Keebler elves? They owe their complete enterprise to this man.
So whereas his spouse is off on her ardour venture (stopping the darkish lord and his promised armageddon), he’s off donating to charitable elven causes, ready for his spouse to return dwelling so he can proceed to help her in all her endeavors and begin their elf household sometime like the dutiful, loaded, off-screen husband he’s. He’s not as highly effective as his spouse, however he has different makes use of. This is Middle-earth’s Army Wives and he’s Sterling Ok. Brown, is what I’m saying. —Zosha Millman
Celeborn is definitely the darkish lord Sauron himself, why not
Galadriel’s husband grew up an amazing craftsman and an elf of advantage, with an amazing love for the good issues in life. Unfortunately, he was led down a path of darkness and corruption, main him to betray Valar in service of Morgoth.
That’s proper — Galadriel’s husband is Sauron. Pretty twisted, isn’t it??? That’s two mysteries solved in one. I await my examine, Amazon. —Pete Volk
Celeborn’s a celebration animal who likes to name himself “Tom Bombadil”
I’m not saying Celeborn has an issue, I’m simply saying he actually loves appletinis and when he has a number of too many appletinis he actually likes to placed on an enormous blue hat and dance round on bartops. I don’t blame him or Galadriel — it was actually enjoyable shtick in school. And I don’t blame Galadriel for going off and doing her personal factor, both. She has priorities. Celeborn can fuck about along with his “Hey dol! Merry dol!” chants. My understanding is that by the Third Age he shacked up with one of his common ingesting buddies, Goldberry, and certain, the coronary heart is aware of what it desires, however possibly if he had some limits he and Galadriel would nonetheless be collectively. —Matt Patches
