N. Keleborn m.
The name of Celeborn¹ as it appeared in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/246). As Christopher Tolkien points out (UT/266), the interpretation of Celeborn was probably “Silver-tree” when his father first invented the name.
Conceptual Development: The earliest names for this character were N. Galdaran and Galathir (TI/249).
See S. Celeborn¹ for further discussion.
References ✧ SDI1/Celeborn²; TI/246, 256; TII
Related
Elements
| celeb | “silver” |
| orn | “tree” |
N. Galathir m. “Tree-lord”
An early name for S. Celeborn¹ appearing in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s as a combination of galadh “tree” and the lenited form of hîr “lord” (TI/249).
See S. Celeborn¹ for further discussion.
References ✧ TI/249; TII/Galathir, Keleborn
Glosses
Elements
| galadh | “tree” | ✧ TI/249 (Galað) |
| hîr | “master, lord” | ✧ TI/249 |
N. Galdaran m.
An early name for S. Celeborn¹ appearing in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s as a combination of galadh “tree” and aran “king”, along with even earlier forms Tar and Aran (TI/249).
See S. Celeborn¹ for further discussion.
References ✧ SDI1/Galdaran; TI/249; TII/Galathir, Keleborn
Variations
Changes
Elements
| galadh | “tree” |
| aran | “king, lord (of a specific region)” |