Celeborn the little Sucker

[Mister Underhill]

I'd take a studious, nerdy chap (which is what I assume this little Sucker was) over no chap, or better yet, over a party-hopping chap, anytime.

Studious and nerdy? Eh, maybe. I always pictured Celeborn as more the sullen, over-compensating macho type, though, given to fits of impotent rage (sending the servants scurrying with missiles of half-eaten lembas, no doubt), muttering about long years full of grievous deeds, and climbing up on his favorite hobby horse – the folly of the Dwarves. Look at how Galadriel placates him by stroking his vanity with “Celeborn the Wise” – I mean, come on, is this dude transparent or what?

And anyway, what’s up with that four to five hundred year separation in the Second Age (UT)? Were they just “taking a break”? Dark Queen or a boat to the West, I think the Lady was just looking for a way out.