Celegorm, called Celegorm the Fair[3], was the third son of Fëanor and Nerdanel, most closely associated with another brother, Curufin. He is somewhat anomalously described as having fair hair, rather than the black or red hair of his parents and his six siblings.
Celegorm was a great huntsman, and a friend of the Vala Oromë. From Oromë he learned great skill of birds and beasts, and could understand a number of their languages. He had brought with him from Valinor the great hound Huan, a gift from Oromë.
Biography
Tyelkormo by Tuuliky
Celegorm was born in Valinor sometime during the Noontide of Valinor. He was very close to Oromë and probably hunted with him in his woods.[3]
After the theft of the Silmarils and the death of their grandfather, he and his father and his brothers took an oath to recover them at any cost. Celegorm, bound to his oath came to Middle-earth and established great realms in exile and joined with their relatives in the House of Fingolfin, and waged war against the armies of Morgoth.[4][5] Celegorm and his brother were great lords in the land of Himlad.[6] They were defeated and overwhelmed by the successful sudden assault of Morgoth during the Dagor Bragollach. Celegorm and Curufin lost Himlad and fled south to the marches of Doriath. Not being welcome there due to the Kinslaying at Alqualondë, Celegorm, Curufin, and their people settled in Nargothrond.[7]
While he and his brother lived in Nargothrond, they captured Lúthien Tinúviel, daughter of King Thingol of Doriath. Celegorm wished to marry her, thus forcing a bond of kinship with Thingol. Huan, however, broke with his master and helped Lúthien escape, foiling his scheme. Afterwards, he and his brother were expelled from Nargothrond.[8] Celegorm fell at Menegroth in the Second Kinslaying when the Sons of Fëanor attacked Doriath to seize a Silmaril in the possession of King Dior of Doriath. Dior and Celegorm slew each other in the halls of Menegroth.[9]
Etymology
His father-name was Turcafinwë ("Strong [in body] Finwë). His mother-name was Tyelkormo ("Hasty-riser"), from the Quenya word tyelka ("hasty"), possibly in references to his quick temper and habit of leaping when angered.[10]
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Translations around the World
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
|---|---|
| Amharic | ጨለጎርም |
| Arabic | خيليعورم ? |
| Armenian | Կելեգորմ |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Келегорм |
| Bengali | চেলেগর্ম |
| Bosnian | Kelegorm |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Целегорм |
| Burmese | ကေလေဂောရ္မ္ |
| Catalan | Cèlegorm |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 凱勒鞏 |
| Georgian | ჩელეგორმ |
| Greek | Κέλεγκορμ |
| Gujarati | ચેલેગોર્મ |
| Hebrew | שיליגורם ? |
| Hindi | चेलेगोर्म |
| Japanese | ケレゴルム |
| Kannada | ಕೆಲೆಗೋರ್ಮ್ |
| Kazakh Cyrillic | Целегорм |
| Korean | 켈레고름 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Кэлэгорм |
| Laotian | ຈເລເງໂຣມ ? |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Целегорм |
| Marathi | चेलेगोर्म |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Кэлэгорм |
| Nepalese | चेलेगोर्म |
| Pashto | چېلېګورم ? |
| Persian | چهلهگورم ? |
| Russian | Келегорм |
| Sanskrit | चेलेगोर्म् |
| Serbian | Келегорм (Cyrillic) Kelegorm (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | චෙලෙගොර්ම් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Челегорм |
| Tamil | செலெகொர்ம் |
| Telugu | చెలెగొర్మ |
| Thai | ฌเลเgโรม |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Целеґорм |
| Urdu | چےلےگورم |
| Uzbek | Келегорм (Cyrillic) Kelegorm (Latin) |
| Yiddish | קעלעגאָרם |
References
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 11: The War of the Jewels, V. The Tale of Years
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 12: The Peoples of Middle-earth, X: "Of Dwarves and Men"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter V: "Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter IX: "Of the Flight of the Noldor"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XIV: "Of Beleriand and its Realms"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XVI: "Of Maeglin"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XVIII: "Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XIX: "Of Beren and Lúthien"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXII: "Of the Ruin of Doriath"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 12: The Peoples of Middle-earth, XI: "The Shibboleth of Fëanor"