'Lord of the Rings' Fans Reveal Interesting Theories About Galadriel
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Galadriel is one of the most powerful and mysterious characters in all of Middle-earth, and with her taking a central focus in Amazon Prime's Rings of Power, we're bound to learn much more about her. Until then, these are some of the most interesting fan theories about the character.
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Galadriel's Gift To Gimli Was Very Significant
From Redditor u/EowynLinhGranger:
I think Galadriel was being respectful to Gimli. You have to think, that the relationship between Elves and Dwarves isn't great. Also, I don't believe Gimli truly knew what he wanted until the end of their stay. Even if she did know ahead of time, there is a significance in Gimli asking for a strand of her hair and her accepting his request; that goes back to the Elder Days where she did not let one of her own people have a strand of her hair because he wanted it for greed. So by him (a Dwarf - known to the Elves as being greedy) asking for a single hair and receiving three, it creates an unprecedented situation that breaks from the traditional tensions between the races.
- 261 VOTES
Galadriel Is Arwen's Grandma
From Redditor u/EyeceEyeceBaby:
Additionally, among the Noldor, it's tradition for the bride's mother to give a jewel to the groom, and for the groom's father to give a similar gift to the bride. This is why Galadriel gives Aragorn the Elessar when the Fellowship passes through Lothlรณrien. As Arwen's maternal grandmother, she was standing in place of her daughter (who had sailed West), and gave Aragorn the traditional bridal gift of a jewel.
- 369 VOTES
Galadriel Leaving Middle-earth Was The End Of Magic In The Land
From a former Redditor:
Apparently, by the end of LoTR, she was forgiven and her ban was lifted, because she was allowed to sail into the west with Gandalf and Frodo.
That departure at the end of LoTR is extraordinarily moving and powerful, especially after reading the Silmarillion and the histories. It's really the departure of โmagicโ from the world, and the end of the age of myth. They are sailing to a place beyond the reach of anyone who will ever live, until the final end of the world.
Lothlorien will fade into... I don't know, regular woods or something, maybe with a little bit of an โenchantedโ or โElvishโ feeling. Whatever elves are left will fade and become nothing, or maybe something invisible to men, diffuse spirits out of time...
The end of LoTR is really the end of Wizards, Elves, and mythic powers, with the possible exception of old Tom Bombadil. From here on out, it is the age of mortal men, the age we live in still.
Galadriel was one of the first, and was the last, who kept the magic of the undying alive in Middle-earth.
- 469 VOTES
Galadriel And Gandalf Work To Heal Elrond After The Ring Is Destroyed
From Redditor u/Horacecrumplewart:
After Aragornโs wedding the Hobbits, Gandalf, Galadriel, and Elrond travel together for a while as they head home. At night, after the Hobbits had fallen asleep, it says in the book Gandalf, Galadriel and Elrond sat around and -essentially- communicated telepathically, without words.
I was imagining this once after having read a post about how Elrond had suffered so much loss. So here he is, having just given away his beloved daughter to his beloved ward Aragorn, knowing she will die so soon. His ring of power is extinguished. Heโs also losing Rivendell, and soon heโll be leaving Middle Earth and throwing himself on the mercy of the Valar, which he might be a bit nervous about.
I imagine that Gandalf and Galadriel are helping the great healer to heal himself, to accept the end of his mission on Middle Earth. I like the thought of Elrond finding peace on those nights, surrounded by snoring Hobbits.
- 551 VOTES
Galadriel Will Have Flashbacks To The First Age
From Redditor u/Orochimaru27:
If you dont want to be spoiled about Silmarillion stop reading.
So I have this feeling that in this image the dead Elves (can be humans of course) are in the water. First, I was thinking is this The Fall Of Numenor? But that can't be in the first season? So I was thinking this might be a flashback from the first kinslaying between Elves. More precisely, when Feanor killed the Teleri and took their boat to follow Morgoth to Beleriand to pursue Morgoth and the Silmarills? Maybe that is what Galadriel means when she tall about how she has seen things.
I reckon there will be some flashbacks from the First Age, so this could be one of them.
- 678 VOTES
Galadriel Saw How Important Sam Was Going To Be To Frodo's Success
From Redditor u/Mojomaximus:
So in The Fellowship of the Ring when Galadriel is greeting the Fellowship, while also telepathically talking to Frodo, one of the statements she makes, paraphrased is that the journey has hope as long as Frodo's company is true, and while she says this the screen is looking at Samwise. Note that she also correctly warns Frodo that in the future Boromir would try to steal the ring. So, I believe that Galadriel foresaw a future point that was a major tipping point of the journey and if Sam was not there they would fail. That point is in The Two Towers after Frodo, Sam, and Smeagol are captured by Faramir and his forces of Gondor. Once Faramir learns Frodo carries the ring he is insistent on bringing Frodo and the Ring to Gondor to present to his father. Right when he is giving the command to leave they are attacked by the forces of Mordor and the one Nazgul riding the dragon-esque beast. Once they fight back the attack Faramir once again goes to take the Hobbits, but Sam snaps and yells at Faramir (brother of Boromir) that Boromir died because he tried to kill Frodo and take the Ring from him after swearing an oath to protect him (the truth of that statement is iffy at best I think because Boromir died defending Merry and Pippin but the point remains) and then Sam tells Faramir that they are going to Mordor to destroy the Ring. This outburst from Sam convinces Faramir to let them leave. If Sam was not present I think it is safe to say that Faramir would have taken Frodo to Gondor and given the ring to his father (who is already a vile person) and caused the downfall of men, and thus causing them to lose the battle against Mordor and Sauron.
- 784 VOTES
Halbrand Falling For Galadriel Will Lead Him To Becoming A Nazgul
From Redditor u/rick_gsp:
So, after seeing the new pictures from the Collider article I got really worried that the show might force a Galadriel-Halbrand relationship, which would be way worse than Tauriel-Kili since Galadriel is already married to Celeborn and mother of Celebrian by that time. However, after discussing this in our Brazilian fans groupchat Iโve come to a theory that might explain this without breaking the lore.
Halbrand will eventually develop feelings for Galadriel, but she will not correspond. He will get obsessed with her, and since sheโs an elf he will seek immortality so both can be together always, and how heโs gonna achieve that? With a Ring of Power, eventually turning into one of the canon Numenorean Nazguls.
- 841 VOTES
Galadriel Is Being Sent To A Retirement Home In Valinor
From a former Redditor:
I'm speculating that the season begins with Galadriel and Co. in the North rooting out evil (which is where they come into contact with the ice troll in that evil castle with the lightning). When they return, the Elves are convinced that evil is gone. Hence Gil-galad will say, โToday our days of peace beginโ (as he says in the trailer). Galadriel is rewarded by Gil-galad for her service against evil by sending her to live in Valinor for the rest of her days. That is the crowning scene in Lindon - Gil-galad is rewarding those individuals who have fought long and hard against the last remnants of Morgoth's forces before sending them off to Valinor.
On either the evening prior to or after the crowning ceremony, Galadriel will have the conversation with Elrond that we say in the main teaser: โYou have fought long enough, Galadriel. Put up your sword. It is over. You have not seen what I have seen. I have seen my share.'
Why do I say this? Because of the leaked audition scripts from Redanian Intelligence. I also assume that these leaked scripts are largely reflective of what will happen in the show (despite maybe modifying certain proper nouns or changing the sex of a certain character). There are two characters: Beldor and Eldien (who I think represent Elrond and Galadriel). Beldor says to Eldien, โYou deserve the honors of this day and the rest it promises.โ I interpret โhonors of this dayโ to be the crowning ceremony. And โthe rest it promisesโ I interpret to mean the rewarded life in Valinor. Beldor says later "You have brought them justice, the battle is over! ... Put up your sword Eldien! The evil is gone!" Hmmmm, sounds very similar to the main teaser: โPut up your sword. It is over.โ But of course, it's just a supposition on my part!! Eldien then responds, โThen why is [evil] alive in here? [points at her heart] Could fate be ever so cruel as to give me the victory over all the horrors of the war yet keep it alive in here to take with me unchanged, unending, unbreaking to the land of the winterless spring?โ Well, I wonder what the โland of the winterless springโ is? Hmmm, a land of eternal spring with no winter ... sounds like some paradisiacal place. Aka Valinor. So it seems like Eldien (i.e., Galadriel) is heading to Valinor but is concerned about living there because there is still a restlessness stirred up in her heart.
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