Did You Know that Elrond Had a Wife Who was Tortured to Death by Orcs? A Terrible Story — For Some Reason Was Not it in the Films
That's why this hero has such a sad look.
In The Lord of the Rings, Elrond is one of those who knows everything. He advises the kings, sends Frodo on his journey, protects Rivendell. But there is no wife by his side, not even a mention of one. Why?
Her name was Celebrían. Daughter of Galadriel, wife of Elrond, mother of three children. She was a symbol of peace after the War of the Last Alliance.
Her marriage to Elrond seemed unbreakable, and the birth of Arwen and her brothers was a real miracle in an era when the birth of elven children had become a rarity. But their happiness turned out to be fragile.
The Attack That Changed Everything
One day, Celebrían decided to go through the mountains to visit her parents in Lothlórien. The path seemed safe. But at the pass, she was captured by orcs. They tortured her in captivity, leaving not only wounds on her body, but also a crack in her soul.
She was saved by her sons, Elladan and Elrohir, and Elrond did everything he could to heal her. Outwardly, she recovered. Inwardly, she did not.
A year later, Celebrían left Middle-earth. She went to the Undying Lands, where she could perhaps forget her fear and pain. Elrond stayed. His duty to the world did not allow him to sail next to her. And this separation changed him forever.
The films are silent about it. But its absence explains a lot. And Elrond's sad look. And the choice of Arwen, who refused immortality. And the cruel determination of her sons, who dedicated themselves to hunting orcs.
Celebrían's departure is a shadow under which Elrond's entire family lived. A shadow that no sunset has dispelled.
