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During the first season of The Rings of Power Morfydd Clark’s Galadriel startled book readers the world over when she informed characters in-universe and viewers that her husband had died. Celeborn was portrayed by Marton Csokas (The Bourne Supremacy, Into the Badlands), opposite Cate Blanchett’s original portrayal of Galadriel. Together they have two children: a son named Amroth and a daughter named Celebrían.
Celebrían is probably the most important in this equation as she goes on to marry Elrond (yes! Who we know from the movies and the show!), and eventually becomes the mother to three children of their own: twin sons Elladan and Elrohir, as well as daughter Arwen.
If Celeborn is dead, as Galadriel expressed, then the chances of these Tolkien canon-accurate characters making it to the screen in The Rings of Power seems low. However, in a recent screening event showrunner Patrick McKay teased:
“We know there are things that the two of them do together in terms of progeny that they will issue, realms they will found, all kinds of things. So it would be very hard to believe that she would never see him again. But let’s see.”
Neither would co-showrunner J.D. Payne confirm whether or not Celeborn was actually dead.
Those of us who are comic book readers know that “dead” doesn’t always mean “dead”. I’m here to plant the seed of the idea for you that The Rings of Power Galadriel may be mistaken. Celeborn is likely still alive and could possibly be making an appearance in the second season of the show. Unlike last week with Círdan I don’t have a casting prediction I feel super strong about based on the talent we have seen thus far. If any Spoilerties reading have strong guesses please share them with me in the comments section! I want to know!
In past articles I have answered the question:
- What Are the Rings of Power?
- What is Númenor?
- What is the Second Age?
- Who are the Harfoots?
- Who is Prince Durin IV?
- What is Khazad-dûm?
- Who is Celebrimbor?
- What is the Last Alliance of Men and Elves?
- Who is Elendil?
- New Pics! Who are Bronwyn and Theo?
- What is Rivendell?
- The Rings of Power First Reactions Are In!
- What is Lindon?
- What are the Nine Human Rings?
- Empire Magazine’s The Rings of Power Covers
- New Character Pictures
- Will Wizards Appear in The Rings of Power?
- New Promo for The Rings of Power
- What is Eregion?
- Leaked! Rings of Power Trailer Breakdown
- The Rings of Power Teaser Breakdown
- New EW Rings of Power Pictures
- SDCC Rings of Power Trailer Breakdown
- Who is Isildur?
- The Rings of Power is Here! Read the Reactions
- Who is the Stranger?
- Who is Queen Míriel?
- Who is Ar-Pharazôn?
- What is the broken black blade?
- What is Mordor?
- What is Mithril?
- What are the Silmarils?
- What is Narsil?
- Who founded Númenor?
- Who is Galadriel’s Brother Finrod?
- Rings of Power Adds 15 New Cast Members for Season 2
- Who is Círdan?
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