Celebrían
mother for a heartbeat
The daughter of Galadriel and Celeborn of Lothlórien, the Silver Queen was Arwen's mother. She was described as beautiful, with hair of pale gold and eyes like her mother's own -- Arwen obviously did not favour her mother much! Little is known about Celebrían on the whole. It is said that Elrond only glanced upon her and loved her -- they were wedded in SA 109. In TA 2509, while journeying from Lórien to Imladris, Celebrían and her party were attacked by orcs, and she was tortured by them until her sons, Elladan and Elrohir, could come to her rescue. However, they were too late. Their mother had received a poison wound that would haunt her for the rest of her life. Elrond went beyond all his skills in an attempt to heal his wife, but she would find no solace upon the shores of Middle-earth, and the next year, journeyed across the sea to Valinor. The first great parting in Arwen's life...