Noldorin Elf, the third son of Fëanor. With his brothers he took the Oath of Fëanor and suffered the Doom of Noldor. On his return to Middle-earth Celegorm played a major role in the victory of Dagor-nuin-Giliath and later guarded Aglon and Himlad with his brother Curufin. When their forces were over-whelmed during Dagor Bragollach, they fled to Nargothrond.
There the two brothers opposed Finrod in his desire to aid Beren in the Quest of the Silmaril, vowing anew the oath of Fëanor. They probably had designs on the throne of Finrod. Soon after, the brothers met Lúthien, and Celegorm fell in love with her, forced her to come to Nargothrond with him, and sent word to Thingol that he planned to marry her. Celegorm and Curufin were banished from Nargothrond when their plots were exposed. On their way to seek Maedhros, the brothers tried to kill Beren but were foiled by the valor of the Adan and the integrity of Huan, who turned on his master Celegorm.
Celegorm was wounded fighting with the eastern forces in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, and afterward lived in Ossiriand. He was slain by Dior at Menegroth when at his instigation he and his brothers tried to recover the Silmaril.
Like his brothers, Celegorm was overly proud; he acted more by force than by deceit. In Valinor he learned much about animals and hunting from Oromë, who gave him Haun. His complexion was fair.

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