Celebrimbor

In Tolkien's internal legendarium Celebrimbor is presented as an Elven prince and master smith of the Noldor who founded a brotherhood of jewel‑smiths in Eregion in the Second Age. He is commonly identified as a descendant of Fëanor (son of Curufin), though Tolkien's drafts include variant genealogies. His name and conception were influenced by Tolkien's philological work linking the name Nodens and the Irish hero Nuada 'Silver‑Hand', inspiring a synthesis of a craft‑legend involving rings and dwarves.

Primary sources supplied do not give a detailed physical description. Celebrimbor is described functionally as an Elven‑smith and prince; his name in Sindarin means 'Silver‑Hand', a linguistic epithet that evokes smithcraft but is not described in the sources as indicating a literal prosthetic limb.

Celebrimbor is portrayed as an artisan of exceptional technical skill: he founded a brotherhood of jewel‑smiths in Eregion, contributed inscriptions to the West‑gate of Khazad‑dûm, and—under guidance from Annatar (Sauron in disguise)—played the central role in forging the Rings of Power, including the three greatest Rings for the Elves. He is also noted for his moral endurance: when captured and tortured by Sauron he revealed the Seven and the Nine but refused to disclose the locations of the three Elven Rings.