Who is Amroth?

[Mandos]

In a book, talking about Lothlorien, it mentio'ned the hill of Cerin Amroth, where it said previously "the elf-king Amroth had lived." Who was he and what happened to him?

[bmilder]

I read somewhere that he was Celeborn and Galadriel's son, but I'm not sure if it's "canon" because it might've been from some rough draft.

[dunedain lady]

An elven maid there was of old
A shining star by day
Her mantle white was trimmed with gold
Her shoes of silver-grey.

A star was bound upon her brows
A light was in her hair
As sun upon the golden boughs
In Lorien the fair.

Her hair was long, her limbs were white
And fair was she and free
And in the wind she went as light
As leaf of linden-tree.

Beside the falls of Nimrodel
By water clear and cool
Her voice as falling silver fell
Into the shining pool.

Where now she wanders, none can tell
In sunlight or in shade
For lost of yore was Nimrodel
And in the mountains strayed.

The elven ship in Haven-grey
Beneath the mountain-lee
Awaited her for many a day
Beside the roaring sea.

A wind by night in Northern lands
Arose and loud it cried
And drove the ship from elven-strands
Across the streaming tide.

Amroth beheld the fading shore
Now low beyond the swell
And cursed the faithless ship that bore
Him far from Nimrodel.

Of old he was an elven-king
A lord of tree and glen
When golden were the boughs in spring
In fair Lothlorien.

From helm to sea they saw him leap
As arrow from the string
And dive into the water deep
As mew upon the wing.

The wind was in his flowing hair
The foam about him shone
Afar they saw him strong and fair
Go riding like a swan.

But from the west has come no word
And on the hither shore
No tidings elven-folk have heard
Of Amroth evermore.

[easterlinge]

Amroth was an elf-king who ruled Lorien (duhh... :) ).When the Balrog was unleashed in Moria nearby, the Elves of Lorien got nervous and started fleeing to the Havens at Dol Amroth and then to Valinor, including their king Amroth and Queen Nimrodel.

Nimrodel got lost en route, and Amroth drowned (see the above song). Celeborn and Galadriel came along and took over the government of Lorien.

[Michael Martinez]

Amroth's canonical father was apparently Amdir...or Magalad (most likely Amdir, though). The notion that he was Celeborn and Galadriel's son was rejected. Likewise the idea that he was Celeborn's brother.

[Inoldonil]

Malgalad, I think the name was (you probably just had a typo).

I think perhaps 'Malgalad' was just another name of Amdir's.