| Celebrimbor | |
|---|---|
| J. R. R. Tolkien character | |
| In-universe information | |
| Aliases | 'Hand of Silver', Lord of Eregion |
| Race | Elf |
| Book(s) | The Silmarillion (1977) |
Celebrimbor (IPA: [ˌkɛlɛˈbrimbɔr]) is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. His name means "silver fist" or "hand of silver" in Tolkien's invented language of Sindarin. In Tolkien's stories, Celebrimbor was an elven-smith who was manipulated into forging the Rings of Power by the Dark Lord Sauron, in fair disguise and named Annatar ("Lord of Gifts"). Sauron then secretly made the One Ring to gain control over all the other Rings and dominate Middle-earth, setting in motion the events of The Lord of the Rings.
Tolkien, as a professional philologist, had been asked to translate an inscription at the temple of Nodens at Lydney Park in Gloucestershire.[1] There was a curse upon a ring; the place was named "Dwarf's Hill"; and he traced Nodens to an Irish hero, Nuada Airgetlám, "Nuada of the Silver-Hand". This may have inspired him to create Celebrimbor and other elements of The Lord of the Rings.
Celebrimbor appears in the 2014 video game Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and its 2017 sequel, where he is voiced by Alastair Duncan. In the 2022 television show The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, he is played by Charles Edwards.