![]() The Bright Lord shared one final look of mutual hatred with his adversary before being brutally beaten with the very hammer gifted to him upon their first meeting, forever scarring his face. Enraged by his near-defeat, Sauron struck down Celebrimbor's wife and daughter as he was forced to watch helplessly before returning to his fair form and approaching the defeated elf lord. Now reunited with his ring, the Dark Lord rose again restored to his full might and easily struck down the powerless Celebrimbor, taking him back to his fortress of Barad-dûr in chains. Though Celebrimbor was able to bring Sauron to his knees, he soon realized the folly of his approach in using the Dark Lord's weapon against him: Before he could finish off his downed enemy, Sauron displayed his dominion over the One Ring by summoning it from Celebrimbor's finger back to his own. Despite his best efforts, however, even having nearly completely mastered the One Ring, Sauron proved to be a formidable enemy as he undid the mind control upon his minions, reminding Celebrimbor that everything he had, the powers of the One Ring, were all originally his. The Bright and Dark Lords of Mordor fought ferociously as their armies clashed in a devastating battle. Enraged by the sight, Celebrimbor charged through Sauron's orc army to reach the Dark Lord alongside the army he had built. However, the power of the One quickly began to corrupt Celebrimbor as he continued to use it, to where his initial desire to save his family became twisted into a desire to avenge them, as he believed they had been slain, refusing Sauron's offer to release them if he returned the Ring, so much so that even Sauron noted how he was becoming no better than that which he sought to destroy.Įventually, the final war chief fell, infuriating Sauron to where he finally decided to step into the field, starting the final battle of the conflict between them, revealing Celebrimbor's family alive but in chains. Seeking to redeem himself and save Middle-Earth as well as his family, Celebrimbor immediately slipped the now completed One Ring into his finger and escaped from the shocked and furious Sauron.įor a time, his efforts appeared to be successful as one by one Sauron's war chiefs fell under the control of the newly proclaimed Bright Lord, even as Sauron threatened Celebrimbor for his treachery and attempted to intimidate him into returning what he stole. When Sauron picked up the finished ring with thongs to examine their great masterpiece, however, Celebrimbor regained his senses. In time Celebrimbor not only successfully masked the ring's power but in addition gave the One Ring "a will of its own". It is very possible that it was during this period of time that the duo visited Helm Hammerhand on his deathbed and gifted him with a ring of power subsequently saving his life but also dooming him to an eternity of servitude as one of Sauron's Nazgûl. ![]() The two smiths would work on perfecting and refining the One Ring further in order to mask its incredible power. ![]() ![]() Unable to resist the One's incredible power, Celebrimbor unwillingly pledged his allegiance to the Dark Lord, handing over his knowledge on the location of the other rings. He and his family were all taken to Mordor in chains, and Celebrimbor was brought before Sauron to the heart of Mount Doom, where Sauron used the One Ring as well as the Black Speech of Mordor to brainwash Celebrimbor. In fury, Sauron invaded Eregion and, despite managing to defeat Sauron's minions, Celebrimbor was powerless when the Dark Lord arrived in person and Eregion was destroyed. The elves then immediately removed their rings of power thus thwarting Sauron's plan for domination. When Sauron created the One Ring, Celebrimbor along with the other elves immediately felt the ring's presence and became aware of 'Annatar's' true identity and intentions. In secret, however, Celebrimbor used everything he learned to forge the 3 greatest rings Vilya, Narya, and Nenya. In this form, Sauron claimed he was sent as an emissary of the Valar and gifted Celebrimbor a mithril smithing hammer, much to Celebrimbor's amazement and gratitude, commenting that "it is so fine a gift." Eventually over time 'Annatar' earned Celebrimbor's trust by sharing his incredible knowledge of ringcraft ultimately deceiving Celebrimbor into forging the 16 rings of power. One day, he was approached by Sauron in his fair form who introduced himself as 'Annatar the lord of gifts'. Celebrimbor was a Ñoldorin prince, last of the House of Fëanor left in Middle-earth, ruler of the Second Age realm of Eregion, He was the son of Curufin, fifth son of Fëanor and Nerdanel.
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