The Celon was a long river in East Beleriand during the First Age of Middle-earth.
The Celon began in the Hill of Himring and flowed southwest between the lands of Estolad and Himlad, and passed the borders of Nan Elmoth and Doriath. It was a tributary of the river Aros.[1]
History[]
Orcs attacked Menegroth during the First Battle of Beleriand from their camps between the Celon and Gelion rivers.[2] Celon, being in Himlad was the land of Amrod and Amras, the twin Sons of Fëanor.
Aredhel passed over Celon on her journey to meet the Sons of Fëanor before becoming lost in Nan Elmoth. Later when she and her son Maeglin left Eöl to live in Gondolin, they passed over Celon before entering Himlad.[3] Bëor and his people settled on the eastern banks of the Celon after being given leave to settle there after being advised by Finrod. Haleth led her people across the Celon and Aros on their hard journey to the Forest of Brethil.[4] Deadly Orc raiders followed the Celon down through around Doriath taking captives, just after the Dagor Bragollach.[5]
Etymology[]
Celon was a Sindarin name that meant 'stream flowing down the heights'.[6]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ኮሎኔ |
| Arabic | كيلون |
| Armenian | Կելոն |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Келон |
| Bengali | কেলন |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Келон |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 凱龍河 |
| Danish | Celonåen ("en å, der stømmer ned fra højderne") |
| Georgian | კელონი |
| Gujarati | કેલોન |
| Hindi | क्ऐलोन |
| Japanese | ? |
| Kannada | ಕೆಲಾನ್ |
| Kazakh | Келон (Cyrillic) Kelon (Latin) |
| Korean | 셀론 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Кэлон |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Кэлон |
| Marathi | केलोन |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Келон |
| Nepalese | केलोन |
| Persian | کهلون |
| Punjabi | ਕੇਲੋਨ |
| Russian | Келон |
| Sanskrit | केलोन् |
| Serbian | Келон (Cyrillic) Kelon (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | කෙලොන් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Келон |
| Tamil | கேலன் |
| Telugu | కెల్లోన్ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Келон |
| Urdu | کےلون |
| Uzbek | Келон (Cyrillic) Kelon (Latin) |
| Yiddish | קעלאָן |
| Rivers | |
|---|---|
| Númenor | |
| Númenor | Nunduinë • Siril |
| Middle-earth | |
| Eriador | Glanduin • Gwathló • Hoarwell • Lune • Sirannon • Withywindle |
| Rhovanion | Anduin • Celebrant • Forest River • Gladden • Greylin • Langwell • Limlight • Nimrodel • Redwater • River Running |
| Gondor | Anduin • Ciril • Erui • Gilrain • Harnen • Lefnui • Glanhír • Morgulduin • Morthond • Poros • Ringló • Serni |
| Rohan | Adorn • Entwash • Isen • Glanhír • Snowbourn |
| The Shire | Brandywine River • Shire-water • Shirebourn |
| Ossiriand | Gelion • Adurant • Ascar • Brilthor • Duilwen • Greater Gelion • Legolin • Little Gelion • Thalos |
| Tributaries to Sirion | Aros • Dry River • Esgalduin • Mindeb • Narog • Rivil • Taeglin |
| Other rivers | Brithon • Celebros • Celon • Malduin • Nenning • Ringwil • Sirion |
References[]
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter X: "Of the Sindar"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XVI: "Of Maeglin"
- ↑ The Silmarillion: Quenta Silmarillion, "Of the Coming of Men into the West"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XVIII: "Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Index of Names