Faelivrin, I think you will find that what we are saying is that, yes, sure, OF COURSE Celeborn can have a family. But that the named character we are intending to introduce as a sibling of Celeborn (based on the Session 3 podcast) is:
Also...I am very, very hesitant to label what we are doing 'changing' anything. Galathil is quite literally a name on a family tree with no story attached. While the character is (presumably) intended to be male and Nimloth's father, it would be possible to read that family tree and interpret the (as you point out, unisex) name as Nimloth's mother. At no point did Tolkien describe Galathil or describe his fate. Right? All we know is that all of Celeborn's relatives have 'tree names,' and that this character does not appear in any of the stories.
Also, one serious change we DID make for Silm Film was to make Celeborn an elf of Cuiviénen. He is a 'teenager' during the War of the Powers. We also depict the Hunter attacking Elwë and Celeborn, and dragging off what are (presumably) members of their family. So, it's quite possible that Galadhon already exists in this project....but as one of the hapless elf captives who later become the orcs!
So, yes, of course Celeborn had parents. Whether or not those parents are alive or in Doriath is a question we will have to answer this season, in light of Celeborn's impending nuptials. We have already suggested that when Galadriel shares about the death of her mother, Celeborn responds with compassion...and relates a story of loss of his own (connected to the Hunter). Who was lost? We'll have to decide that.
The only 'Final Decision' that I am aware of related to Celeborn's family is "absolutely no Elmo" which was discussed at the beginning of Season 2 and reiterated during the Season 4 Session 3 broadcast.
- a Green Elf of Ossiriand
- someone who survives the First Age
- later, an elf of Mirkwood
- (probably) female
Also...I am very, very hesitant to label what we are doing 'changing' anything. Galathil is quite literally a name on a family tree with no story attached. While the character is (presumably) intended to be male and Nimloth's father, it would be possible to read that family tree and interpret the (as you point out, unisex) name as Nimloth's mother. At no point did Tolkien describe Galathil or describe his fate. Right? All we know is that all of Celeborn's relatives have 'tree names,' and that this character does not appear in any of the stories.
Also, one serious change we DID make for Silm Film was to make Celeborn an elf of Cuiviénen. He is a 'teenager' during the War of the Powers. We also depict the Hunter attacking Elwë and Celeborn, and dragging off what are (presumably) members of their family. So, it's quite possible that Galadhon already exists in this project....but as one of the hapless elf captives who later become the orcs!
So, yes, of course Celeborn had parents. Whether or not those parents are alive or in Doriath is a question we will have to answer this season, in light of Celeborn's impending nuptials. We have already suggested that when Galadriel shares about the death of her mother, Celeborn responds with compassion...and relates a story of loss of his own (connected to the Hunter). Who was lost? We'll have to decide that.
The only 'Final Decision' that I am aware of related to Celeborn's family is "absolutely no Elmo" which was discussed at the beginning of Season 2 and reiterated during the Season 4 Session 3 broadcast.