Does Rings of Power Misrepresent Celebrimbor?
As is well known in Tolkien lore, Celebrimbor is the elven creator who forges the rings of power that are later given to the realms of elves, dwarves, and men. In the original writing of the Silmarilion, Celebrimbor is an unfortunate character, tricked into this construction of evil objects by Sauron in disguise. But will the Rings of Power portray him as such, or will they take his character in a different direction from that which Tolkien intended? From what fans have seen of Celebrimbor’s characterization so far, there is already a questionable element to his motivations and intentions. There appear to be key differences from the original character.
Several factors that occur all at once add up to make both Celebrimbor, and the elven leader Gil-galad, look suspect. Gil-galad sends Galadriel and her team of elves back to Valinor, after a long period of time searching out evil and protecting Middle Earth. The fact that he does this at precisely the same time that Celebrimbor is introduced, and first brings about his idea for the new creations, seems to many like more than a coincidence. The end of the first episode leaves audiences with their first meeting and impression of Celebrimbor. He is robed in royal silks of green, holding his head high. As the meteor passes overhead, the combination of all of these things simultaneously gives his character an interesting start to the series, one that may not be faithful to the books.
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The next portrayal of Celebrimbor takes plae in his tower, where he divulges to the young Elrond all of his concepts and plans for these new creations. He puts forth that:
“True creation requires sacrifice. They say that Morgoth found the
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