The Rings of Power‘s Galadriel is a single-minded person. On the show, we see her intensely seeking revenge for the death of her brother and the evil brought upon the elves. But in a quiet moment with an unlikely companion, Theo, Galadriel confesses something surprising during season one of the series. In contrast to everything we know about Galadriel, the elf, it seems, was once far more light-hearted. And, it turns out, Galadriel is already married on The Rings of Power. Fans of Tolkien’s lore and The Lord of the Rings movies already knew about Galadriel’s husband, the elf Celeborn. And now, in The Rings of Power season three, Celeborn, played by Jamie Campbell Bower, has finally arrived into the story as a main character. Where has Celeborn been? What is Celeborn’s relationship like with Galadriel in The Rings of Power? And what version of him do we see in the show? Here’s what we know about Celeborn from The Lord of the Rings lore and what we’ve learned about him so far on The Rings of Power.
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Galadriel’s Husband Celeborn in Tolkien’s Texts
In Tolkien’s lore, the story of Galadriel and that of her husband Celeborn is a bit different from what we’ve seen already on the show. But as always, Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and other texts help us understand the potential story of the show.
In the lore, Celeborn is a prince of Doriath, a realm destroyed in the First Age after the War of Wrath with Morgoth. However, Celeborn meets Galadriel before this destruction and even before Morgoth’s rise. Unlike in The Rings of Power, Galadriel travels to Middle-earth, where she meets Celeborn, before the war draws her to it. She and Celeborn fall in love and marry in a time of peace. When the war comes, ending the First Age, Galadriel and Celeborn’s home is ruined. However, after it, they do not return to Valinor like many of the elves but remain in Middle-earth.
The pair eventually settle in Eregion, the elven realm of the smiths. Like in The Rings of Power, Galadriel senses a growing darkness drawing her east, but this time she has Celeborn by her side as she begins her fight. Both are present when a disguised Sauron comes to Eregion and tempts Celebrimbor and the elves into creating the rings of power.
Galadriel and Celeborn participate in the fight against Sauron, joining forces with familiar faces like Elrond’s. They have three children, twins Elladan and Elrohir, and a daughter Celebrían, who (spoiler alert) marries Elrond. We have yet to see if The Rings of Power will unite Galadriel, Celeborn, and Elrond in such a way.
After Sauron is pushed back to Mordor, eventually Celeborn and Galadriel become the Lord and Lady of Lothlórien, an elven woodland realm. They aid the Fellowship of the Ring in their quest, holding off Sauron’s attacks on their realm. They even attend Arwen and Aragorn’s wedding. Galadriel eventually departs Middle-earth for Valinor. She and Celeborn part for what is, according to The Rings of Power, the second time. Eventually, Celeborn, too, leaves to join her, and “with him went the last living memory of the Elder Days in Middle-earth,” according to The Lord of the Rings.
Celeborn and the Dwarves
Interestingly, Celeborn has a troubled history with dwarves. In a First Age scuffle over a Silmaril, a stone made from the light of the Elves’ venerated trees of Valinor, the two races came to blows in Celeborn’s homeland. And eventually, dwarves destroyed Doriath. Celeborn is said to have thus distrusted them. When the Fellowship of the Ring visits Lothlórien, Celeborn does welcome Gimli but becomes enraged at him when he hears the company awakened a Balrog. The two do work it out. With dwarves and elves so connected on The Rings of Power, it will be interesting to see how Celeborn interacts with them on the show.
Celeborn in The Lord of the Rings Movies
In Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings movies, we get to see Galadriel’s husband briefly. Anyone wanting to meet Celeborn in the Third Age of Middle-earth can check out The Fellowship of the Ring and The Return of the King.
Celeborn doesn’t do too much, but he does welcome the Fellowship to Lothlórien with Galadriel by his side. Celeborn mentions the elves’ great sight, despairs a bit, and somewhat chides the Fellowship for bringing danger to his door. Galadriel sets him straight. Unlike in the texts, at the end of The Lord of the Rings movies, Celeborn departs to Valinor with Galadriel.
Where Is The Rings of Power’s Celeborn, and Will He and Galadriel Reunite?
Celeborn Is Mentioned in The Rings of Power Season 1
The Rings of Power season two introduces new elements to Galadriel and Celeborn’s story. First, Galadriel recounts their meeting in a surprisingly sweet way. She offers, “Celeborn was his name; we met in a glade of flowers; I was dancing, and he saw me there.” Like Theo, we felt a bit shocked at this revelation.
But the context of the conversation between the two is loss. Galadriel goes on to say, “The war seemed so very far away then. When he went to it, I chided him, his armor didn’t fit properly, I called him a silver clam. I never saw him again after that.” It’s a thread of thought that The Rings of Power doesn’t return to until season three.
We See Galadriel and Celeborn’s First Meeting in The Rings of Power Season 3
Celeborn, now played by Jamie Campbell Bower, arrives properly into the story in The Rings of Power season three. In flashback, we witness Galadriel and Celeborn’s first meeting, which is less a dance in a glade of flowers and more a flirty sword fight. It seems Celeborn and Galadriel do not meet in Valinor in The Rings of Power; instead, they encounter one another in Middle-earth after the War on Wrath with Morgoth has already begun. Despite the war, Celeborn and Galadriel unite and marry during this time, pledging themselves to one another for “always” and discussing a vision of the realm they will one day rule together: Lothlórien. But sadly, when Celeborn returns to the war again, he does not return, and Galadriel imagines him to be dead.
Celeborn Has Been Imprisoned in the Orc Prison Gundabad in The Rings of Power Season 3
But where has Celeborn really been throughout The Rings of Power? In season three, we learn Celeborn was taken prisoner by the orcs and has been kept in the treacherous fortress Gundabad. Although Celeborn attempted escape over and over, he was never successful. In The Rings of Power season three, Galadriel, Arondir, and the orc Marnûkh break into Gundabad in the hopes of finding the last Elven Smith of Eregion. Although the smith is dead, they find Celeborn instead and Celeborn and Galadriel reunite in The Rings of Power season three, episode four.
Unfortunately for them, Sauron arrives on the scene with his new Nazgnagôl, Theo. Theo kills Arondir and attacks Marnûkh, whose fate remains unknown. But Galadriel and Celeborn manage to escape Sauron with the help of Landroval, Prince of the Eagles, the brother of the Giant Eagle who will save Gandalf’s life from Saruman in The Lord of the Rings. Sauron’s appearance on the scene disables Galadriel, so she and Celeborn have not really had a chance yet to reconnect. We’ll have to see how their relationship withstands all the changes that have happened to them both.
Jamie Campbell Bower tells us, “There’s been an ocean of time between them. She’s all but considered im to be dead, whereas he’s had to hold onto the memory of her to keep him alive. We meet and it’s about seeing each other, truly seeing each other, despite everything that’s happened in that time.”
Who Plays Celeborn in The Rings of Power?
As mentioned, Jamie Campbell Bower plays Celeborn in The Rings of Power.
What Does The Rings of Power Reveal About Celeborn’s History From Tolkien’s Lore
In a humorous introduction, Celeborn drops his greatest hits on an unimpressed Arondir and Marnûkh. After he tells them his name to no recognition, Celeborn adds: “Army of Doriath, fought under King Thingol, perhaps you know Captain Erestor.”
Doriath, of course, is the ancient elven realm that called Celeborn its prince before it was destroyed in the First Age of Middle-earth. King Thingol is one of its most famous Kings and the father of Lúthien from the great Tolkienian tale of Beren and Lúthien. King Thingol met a sticky end after becoming entangled with Morgoth, the dwarves, and the Silmarils. We’re not sure we’d bring him up as a character reference, but it is a wonderful Tolkien shoutout. Celeborn is noted to be the grandson of Thingol’s youngest brother Elmo.
As for Captain Erestor, this Tolkien name-drop likely refers to an elf we’ll see again in an age. Erestor is an elf who dwells in Rivendell and will be a part of the Council of Elrond where the Fellowship of the Ring forms to accompany Frodo as he takes the One Ring to Mordor.
Ultimately, we expect to learn more about Celeborn as The Rings of Power unfolds. Perhaps we will even get to see Galadriel dance again. The Rings of Power season three is now releasing on Prime Video.
Originally published October 6, 2022.
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