Who is Círdan the Shipwright in Season 2 of Rings of Power?

The second season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ is now available on Prime Video. At the moment, you can only enjoy the first three episodes, and new chapters will be released weekly until October 3. The main protagonist will be Sauron, but it is also worth mentioning the role of Círdan, the ship’s carpenter, who reappears in Tolkien’s universe in this new episode.

Also known as the Lord of the Grey Havens of Middle-earth, he appears twice in the Lord of the Rings movies. First during the prologue of ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’ and later in ‘The Return of the King’ when he holds one of the three Elven Rings near the ship that will travel to Aman. Almost all of his story is told in ‘The Silmarillion’ and ‘The Peoples of Middle-earth’.

His name translated from Sindarin means ‘ship carpenter’, but he did not receive the appellation of Círdan from birth, but there is a legend that defends that his original name was Nowë. It is not known when he was born, but we do know that he made the Great Journey of the Elves from Cuiviénen to the West, so it is very likely that he was born in Cuiviénen, a possibility that is consistent with the theory that his real name was Nowë.

He belonged to the Elven branch, and it is even stated that he was a relative of Elwë and Olwë, so he was part of the Teleri royalty. He also decided to follow the advice of the Valar and head west. During this journey the Elves began to build ships and Círdan proved to be the most inventive and skilled.

Once in Beleriand, the Teleri had to wait longer than the other elves, for the Vala Ulmo had brought the Noldor and the Vanyar to Valinor. It was during this long wait that Círdan put all his effort and thought into building ships, and he wanted to contemplate the Blessed Realm. Unfortunately, his king Elwë was lost, and it was Círdan who decided to devote himself to his quest, so that when he returned from Ulmo, Círdan was not on shore and missed the ship.

He remained in Beleriand as one of the noblest of the Sindar elves, and his people were the Falathirm. But after many years of peace, Morgoth returned. The Dark Lord attacked them with the hordes Sauron had prepared for him, the Orcs invaded Beleriand, Círdan was defeated and pushed toward the ports.

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Some time later, Morgoth attacked again, and this time it was Círdan and a few others who escaped in ships to the south. When all the cities and kingdoms had fallen, the survivors of Goldolin and Doriath settled at the mouth of the Sirion, whose master was Eärendil, and Círdal helped him to build the Vinguilot, the most beautiful of the ships. Eärendil went on several voyages in search of the Silmaril, and after his absence there was another attack that caused all the survivors to move to Balar. Still later, Eärendil managed to return to Valinor with the Silmaril.

The First Age ended with the defeat of Morgoth, and Eonwë offered all the elves the chance to travel to the Blessed Realm, but Círdan decided to reject the offer and remain in Middle-earth. During the Second Age, Círdan became Lord of the Grey Havens and was in charge of building all the ships for the elves who wanted to travel to Aman. At this stage he did not have much importance, but he participated in the two great wars and was granted the Narya Ring, one of the three rings of the elves.

This made him one of the three most important Elves left in Middle-earth, along with Gil-galad and Galadriel. He managed to survive the Last Alliance and was present at the final battle between Sauron and Gil-galad and Elendil. The last two died and Isildur cut the One Ring from Sauron’s hand; Círdan and Elrond advised him to get rid of the ring, but he did not listen to them and kept it for himself.

Círdan returned to Lindor and for many centuries continued to build and tend the ships of the Grey Havens. He was one of the most powerful wise men, and by this time he would also be the oldest Elf of those who continued to live in Middle-earth. Until about the year one thousand of the Third Age, the Istari came to the ports of Círdan. He also understood that the gray messenger was the greatest of the Istari and decided to give him the Ring of Narya. At that moment, Círdan placed himself at his service and the delivery of the ring would prove to be the key to Gandalf’s success in all that he did.

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In later centuries, Círdan aided Arnor in its ongoing wars against the kingdom of Angmar, guarded the Stone of Elendil, and was a member of the White Council. At the time of the War of the Ring, Círdan sent Galdor as a messenger to Rivendell, and when the Keepers of the Three Rings set out in 3021 of the Third Age, he is described as a tall elf, long bearded and gray and very old, but with very lively and bright eyes.

Eventually, it was on the ship he had prepared himself that Elrond, Galadriel, Gandalf, Frodo and Bilbo left, but it is not known if they traveled with Círdan on board or not. We do not know when, but Círdan eventually reached Aman and fulfilled his wish to visit the Blessed Realm and be reunited with all his kin.

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