Galadriel
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In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Galadriel, the Lady of the Woods, was an Elf-queen of Middle-earth, ruler of the land of Lothl�rien along with her husband Celeborn.
She was originally named Artanis ("noble woman") and Nerwen ("man-maiden", referring of her height and strength). Galadriel is the Sindarinized version of Telerin Quenya Alat�riel, the name given her by her lover Celeborn, meaning "maiden crowned with a garland of bright radiance", which referred to her hair. The Elves of Tirion said it captured the radiance of the Two Trees Laurelin and Telperion themselves. It was greatly admired by F�anor and may have inspired him to create the Silmarils.
A rare later name was Galadhriel, a play on the Elvish word galadh ("tree") and the name of the Galadhrim, the people of L�rien.
Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow.
The main part of this article relates to the version of Middle-earth's history that is considered canon by most Tolkien fans who accept such labels (see: Middle-earth canon). This subject's portrayal in earlier or alternative versions is discussed in the other versions of the legendarium section.
Galadriel was the only daughter and youngest child of Finarfin, prince of the �oldor and of E�rwen, who was remotely related to L�thien. Her elder brothers were Finrod Felagund, Angrod and Aegnor. She was born in Valinor during the Years of the Trees.
Galadriel was living with her mother's kindred in the Telerin port of Alqualond� when she met Teleporno (later known as Celeborn), who would be her husband and co-ruler. During the great perturbations at the end of that period, she and Teleporno sailed from Valinor and came to Beleriand separately from most of the �oldor. Galadriel was not directly involved in the revolt of the �oldorin princes or in the Kinslaying at Alqualond�, but she fell under the Ban of the Valar because she left without permission (at a time when it would certainly not have been granted).
In Beleriand, she lived nominally with one of her brothers, but spent much time at the court of Thingol and Melian in Menegroth, where she was welcomed because Celeborn was of Thingol's kin.
Both Celeborn and Galadriel survived the War of Wrath, but she refused the pardon offered by the Valar out of pride and therefore remained under the Ban. They travelled first to Lindon, under Gil-galad. Later they moved eastward, and established the realm of Eregion or Hollin. At this time they made contact with a Nandorin settlement in the valley of the Anduin, the later Lothl�rien. Later they removed from Eregion by way of the mines of Khazad-dum, and became lords of Lothl�rien. They had a daugher, Celebr�an, who later married Elrond Half-elven of Rivendell.
During the Second Age, when the Rings of Power were forged, Galadriel was mistrusting of Annatar, the loremaster who guided Celebrimbor and the other �oldor of Eregion. It later turned out that this mistrust was justified, as he was finally revealed to be Sauron. When Eregion was attacked, Galadriel was entrusted with one of the Three Rings of the Elves. Her Ring was Nenya, the Ring of Water. Conscious of Sauron's power, and wishing to thwart it, she did not use the Ring as long as the One Ring was in Sauron's hands. However, during the Third Age, when the One Ring was lost, she put it to use. Its power might have been related to the Mirror of Galadriel, a large bowl of water in which visions of the past, present, and future could be seen.
In The Lord of the Rings, Galadriel hosted the Fellowship of the Ring after their escape from Moria. When she met them in her tree dwelling at Caras Galadhon, she gave each member of the fellowship a searching look, testing their resolve (Boromir regarded this test as a temptation). She, in turn, was tested when Frodo Baggins later offered to place the One Ring in her keeping. Knowing that its corrupting influence would make her "great and terrible", and recalling the ambitions that had once brought her to Middle-earth, she declared, "I pass the test" and refused the Ring, accepting her fate of diminishing (as the time of the dominion of Men had come) and returning at last to Valinor. When the Fellowship left, she gave each member a gift and an Elven cloak, and outfitted the party with boats and supplies.
She passed over the Great Sea in the early years of the Fourth Age (on the same ship as Elrond, Gandalf and the Ringbearers Bilbo and Frodo Baggins), leaving her husband Celeborn behind until he finally set sail as well. It is her refusal of the One Ring that lifts the Ban, and that is why she is finally allowed to return.
Galadriel's family tree
Finw� = Indis
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Fingolfin Finarfin = E�rwen
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Finrod Angrod Aegnor Galadriel = Celeborn
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Orodreth Celebr�an = Elrond
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Gil-galad Finduilas Elladan Elrohir Arwen = Aragorn
Other versions of the legendarium
Much of Galadriel's story is confusing, and there are several distinct tales told about her, collected in the Unfinished Tales. In the published Simarillion, Galadriel is an eager participant and leader in the flight of the �oldor from Valinor and she meets Celeborn in Doriath. It seems that Tolkien's final intent was to have Galadriel meet Celeborn in Valinor, and together they desired to leave for Middle-earth even before the Rebellion of the �oldor. However, because they left at the same time (and without permission), they also fell under the ban.
In Peter Jackson's movie trilogy beginning with The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Galadriel is played by Cate Blanchett. In the movie adaptation of The Fellowship of the Ring, Galadriel narrates the Prologue, explaining the creation of the Rings of Power and the War of the Last Alliance. Earlier plans considered were to have either Frodo or Gandalf narrate the Prologue, but this was dropped: Frodo wasn't alive until thousands of years after these events happened, and although Gandalf was alive, he was not present in Middle-earth at the time; the Wizards came some one thousand years after the Prologue ends. Thus Galadriel narrates the Prologue, because she had first-hand accounts of this history and actively participated in its events.
Later in the films, Galadriel frequently seems to be consulting telepathically with Elrond; there is some indication from the books that the two were able to communicate in some way, but the specific instances in the movies (pariticularly the discussion with Elrond in The Two Towers) have no direct counterparts in the books. She does at one point send messages to Aragorn and certain members of the Fellowship, which do not make it into the movie. Further, the notion that Galadriel would send her warriors to assist at Helm's Deep is practically unthinkable in the context of the books, where L�rien is itself under threat of attack at the time.
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