Galadriel
Elven queen of Lothlórien. Galadriel was a Noldor princess
who was born in Eldamar during the Ages of Starlight.
Galadriel and her brothers joined the Noldor who pursued
Morgoth and the Silmarils to Middle-earth. Tall and beautiful,
with the golden hair of her Teleri mother, Eärwen, she was
called Altariel in Eldamar. This was translated as Galadriel,
meaning �lady of light�, in Sindarin. During the First Age of
the Sun in Beleriand, Galadriel lived with her brother Finrod,
in Nargothrond, before entering the Sindar realm of Doriath
where she was befriended by Queen Melian and married the
Grey-elf prince, Celeborn. From the beginning of the Second
Age, the couple and their only child Celebrian, lived in
Lindon; then in the eighth century they moved to Eregion, the
realm of the Elvensmiths. Later Galadriel and Celeborn
crossed the Misty Mountains and came to rule over their own
kingdom in the Golden Wood of Lothlórien. Commanding
one of the Three Elven Rings of Power, Galadriel used her
powers to weave a ring of enchantment and protection around
Lothlórien. During the time of the War of the Ring, Galadriel
gave shelter and magical gifts to the Fellowship of the Ring.
During the War itself Galadriel repelled three attempts at
invasion, and used her powers to bring down the walls of Dol
Guldur and cleanse Mirkwood. Then, as the Third Age ended,
she sailed to the Undying Lands.
