If you have read the early novels by Tolkien, you’ll discover that Galadriel had seen so many battles. Much that once was is lost, For none now live who remembers it.Īs a seer, Galadriel sees the future. This is a compelling statement because sometimes we lose hope amid darkness. This is also used in Enya’s May it Be which happens to be the theme for Fellowship of the Rings. She’s giving him the crystal light so that in darkness, it may guide them. This is the line that she utters to Frodo as they start their journey. May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out. Do we have the same conviction? Will, we do not buckle under the weight of such ambition? I think our world leaders can learn from Galadriel’s line and realize that no matter how good they are, when power enslaves them, then it destroys their moral compass, turning them into evil men. That’s when she conquered the temptation and became a better elf.
Galadriel knows the desire for power, and so she stopped herself.
She realized that the ring would make her powerful, but it will also make her ruthless. Here Galadriel uttered these words when she was presented the one ring by Frodo. Instead of a Dark Lord, you would have a queen, not dark but beautiful and terrible as the dawn! Tempestuous as the sea, and stronger than the foundations of the earth! All shall love me and despair! Are they relevant today as when LOTR was first published? It’s all about power and how people use it to destroy or to build.īelow are quotes from Galadriel. Magic and technology, they are all the same thing if you think about it. In this age of ubiquitous technology, everything seems powerful that we now realize that the world is controlled by those who have power and have access to technology. Her age and moral compass are the kinds we need. So yes, her words are relevant more than ever. Middle Earth might be different from our Earth, but if you think about it, their struggles to fight powerful forces of those hunger for destruction is the same kind of conflict we all have. We don’t know whom or what to trust anymore. There is fascism and also the virus scare. If you watch the headlines, you will notice the political scare that is looming everywhere. In the First Age, she had brothers, but they perished during the wars. If you read all the Tolkien books, including The Unfinished Tales, you’ll learn that Galadrield evolved in the process.
It is said that when Tolkien envisioned Lord of the Rings, she’s the first character ever to inhabit his mind. Galadriel continues to be one of the most revered characters in fantasy literature because there’s no one like her. Galadriel’s saga in the Lord of the Rings trilogy was not too long, but she was given more exposure in The Hobbit and other Tolkien books about Middle Earth. She’s 7000 years old, and she’s the grandmother of Arwen. Galadriel is one of the characters from J.R.R.
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