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Celebrimbor
Fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Legendarium
Celebrimbor
Celebrimbor (Sindarin pronunciation: [ˌkɛlɛˈbrimbɔr]) is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. 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 late Roman temple of Nodens at Lydney Park in Gloucestershire. The inscription recorded 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 combination inspired him to create Celebrimbor (whose name means "Silver-Hand" in Tolkien's invented language of Sindarin), dangerous rings, and dwarves skilled in craftsmanship and friendly to Celebrimbor as elements...
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