Celebrimbor: A Telerin Exile?
Am I right in thinking that Tolkien intended Celebrimbor to be a Telerin Exile? I can't remember the correct reference but I am sure that Celebrimbor is supposed to number amongst the companions of Celeborn and Galadriel when they fled Valinor following the Kinslaying. This change in his origins reflected Tolkien's developing thoughts about the etymology of his name (ie that the celeb stem implied a Telerin rather than Noldorin background). It would certainly explain why Celebrimbor was so chummy with Celeborn and Galadriel in Eregion. And would go some way to explain how the happy couple ostensibly managed to sail to Middle Earth all on their own. Can anyone help? Its not in the Silmarillion, but then so much isn't!
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