beware Gothmogs red bag...
for in it is a weapon far deadlier than Grond...more fearsome than Anduril...yes even more vile than the stench of Smeagol's breath after eating a fish...
you ask...what is it?
i say...with my own eyes which has been blinded by it's sight i can say only this...
my lips are sealed... 😛
Gothmog was not indestructible. He took part in (and indeed presumably led) Morgoth's deadly surprise assault on the Hidden City of Gondolin. In the square of the King in the heart of the city, he came upon the Elf-lord Ecthelion of the Fountain. They fought a great duel, and in the end Gothmog and Ecthelion slew one another. So ended one of the most feared denizens of the pits of Angband.
..Just another noldor biting the dust, those noldor seem so frail, lord of the fountain, as if he could actually take on a dwarf or something tough, prissy little fairy elf
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elrond galadriel and gandalf, hold the 3 most powerful elven rings of power. Though suaron didn't make these rings, his ring had power over theirs since he showed the elves how to make them in the 1st place. Somehow, his ruled over theirs, so they stopped using them. Galadriel is a 1st age elf, she was there before the sun and moon. She's a tough cookie and every peice of information tolkien supplies to that speculation points to that fact. Give her a ring of power, she's even tougher. It's not, Oh no, Celeborn of the wood, run and hide; celeborn is probobly a good cook, and he could probobly sew pretty well, i bet he was fun at party's and could make u laugh, but galadriel was the feirce one.
very simpley. the most powerful elves were the 1st ones. how tough? very tough. The toughest of beings could be messed up by the 1st born elves. That's pretty darn tough. Galadriel belongs to this category of elves. Ok, that's not enough, how bout her ring? oh, only just about the most powerful magical items ever made. Not as powerful as Sauron's little baby, but still, it's a pretty heavy thing. Sauron wanted it, it really ticked him off not haveing it. How bout her reputation? She was said to be pretty tough. Gimli was pretty scared, and not much worried him right? What was her additude about sauron? She wasn't worried.
the elves do not use their rings for pysical use
they use it to preseve, how do you think lorien is so golden rivendell so...rivendellish
why do you think they said 'the power of the three is fading'
her ring would make NO difference at all to her fighting powers
the toughest of beings...a valar i would say...messed up...no maybe stabbed in the foot but thats it
Galadriel is NOT all powerful,
think of it like this
think of stewards of gondor, you automatically think of ****ed up men burning themselves dont you
but that isnt so there were some great great stewards
think of noldor - you automatically picture large warriors gallantly riding into battle- yet another stereotype
Originally posted by sauron
the elves do not use their rings for pysical use
they use it to preseve, how do you think lorien is so golden rivendell so...rivendellish
why do you think they said 'the power of the three is fading'
-that's becuase the one ring would either be found by sauron, or destroyed, both out comes would undo the work they wrought with the 3 rings.her ring would make NO difference at all to her fighting powers
-that's speculative. I would certainly think that their powers would enhance their fighting capabilities.the toughest of beings...a valar i would say...messed up...no maybe stabbed in the foot but thats it
-still messed him up, and he cut him in the face, caused him pain. Pretty big move. Can i say again, Etchelion smacked Gothmog in a mono y mono duel?Galadriel is NOT all powerful,
-no one said she was.think of it like this
think of stewards of gondor, you automatically think of ****ed up men burning themselves dont you
-no one thinks that of the stewards of Gondor, actually, denethor was a pretty cool guy, portrayed poorly in the movie imo.but that isnt so there were some great great stewards
think of noldor - you automatically picture large warriors gallantly riding into battle- yet another stereotype
-no where does it hint at noldor not being as powerful as their sterotype says.
again, an illustrastion, Gandalf could smack legolas, gimli and aragorn without much effort. Gandalf, had trouble with the balrog, aragorn legolas and gimli together wouldn't even amount to too much help in fighting the balrog which, the trolls and other beasties let fight alone. Elves of Galadriels calabre would fight balrogs for fun on weekends. She's got to be pretty tough. 😉 Where did all the Balrog go? The elves killed em.
fnope they didnt
the balrogs fled the wrath of the valar and hid themselves deep in the earth 😛
no, nobody has ever killed a balrog and come out of it with there lives, they all died in the process, now i dont know about you, but dying isnt a weekend hobby on my list
elves of galadriels CALABRE not galadrie herself
im not saying no noldor could kill aragorn etc etc, they could
but galadriel could not
History -
Galadriel is the most powerful non-maiar character in The Lord of the Rings. She is also one of the oldest, aside from Fangorn and his fellow ents. Galadriel was born long before the First Age, during the third age of the Chaining of Melkor. She was born in Valinor, in the holy land of Aman and was the daughter of Finarfin, son of Finwe the high King. Although Galadriel was counted among the Noldor, her mother Eärwen was of the Teleri, and her grandmother, Indis, was of the Vanyar.
She lived content in Aman for the untold long years until the release of Melkor. When Melkor (whom the elves after named Morgoth) poisoned the Two Trees and stole the great jewels, the Silmarils, Galadriel was among the forefront of those Noldor who defied the Valar and pursued him into Middle-Earth. She was the only woman among the leaders of the Rebellion. She broke with her father, Finarfin, when he turned back after the Kinslaying, although she herself took no part in that treachery.
For awhile, she dwelt with her brother Finrod on the isle of Tol Sirion, until First Age 51 when, after the vision of Ulmo, he moved to Nargothrond. At that time, she went to Doriath, where she met and married Celeborn and was instructed in wisdom by the maia Melian, wife of King Elwë. There, she bore her only child, Celebrían. At the fall of Doriath in circa First Age 509, she fled to Arvernien with Celeborn and Celebrían.
Galadriel was the only leader of the Rebellion to survive the Great Battle and the First Age. After the battle, the Valar refused to allow her to return to Aman. At first, she did not wish to, but over the ages that followed, her heart turned increasingly to the sea and Aman.
At the end of the First Age, they moved to Lindon and dwelt with Cirdan. Some years later, they moved to Eregion and dwelt there with Celebrimbor until the War of the Elves and Sauron brought that nation to an end. They then returned to Lindon. It was during her time in Eregion that the smith Celebrimbor forged the Rings of Power at the behest of Atannar, whom he later perceived to be Sauron. The three elven rings he kept free of Sauron's influence and gave one to Galadriel for safekeeping. This was Nenya, the Ring of Water, also known as the Ring of Adamant.
After the War of the Last Alliance and the start of the Third Age, Celeborn and Galadriel took up residence in Dol Amroth at the plea of Amroth himself, who moved to found Lórien. There they lived for almost two thousand years until the death of Amroth in Third Age 1981, when they took over the lordship of Lórien, leaving Dol Amroth in the keeping of the descendants of Imrazor.
In Lórien, Galadriel set about hiding the realm, in a manner modelled on the Girdle of Melian, which hid the ancient realm of Doriath. With the Ring Nenya, she hid the activities of the Galadrim (the folk of Lórien) from the eyes of Sauron and his minions. Throughout the Third Age, she lent aid and counsel to the enemies of Sauron, especially to Gandalf. It is said that her mind was so subtle, that few even among the Wise perceived her actions and plans.
During the War of the Ring, Galadriel gave shelter, counsel and gifts to the Fellowship, and refused the One Ring when offered it by Frodo. After the War, because of her unceasing opposition to Sauron and her support of the Free Peoples, the Valar finally lifted their ban against her return, and she went over the sea with the Last Riding of the Keepers of the Rings in Third Age 3021, after more than 6500 years in Middle-Earth.
Galadriel is said to be incredibly beautiful. Her hair caught and ever after reflected the light of the Two Trees in Aman. None who meet her ever come away unchanged, for she is a great personal force, in ways that mortal man cannot conceive. Those who meet her are awestruck, and speak of her in reverential tones.
Galadriel had two great gifts of insight. She could ocasionally forsee the future, but only rarely clearly. And she could look into the hearts of others and see their true desires. In that moment, the person into whose heart she looked also saw those desires clearly himself, not always a pleasant experience.
One of Galadriel's two great possessions is her mirror, which was a gift of Melian. It is a basin filled with water which allowed her visions of the future, the past and distant lands more clearly and powerfully than even the palantiri. It could also show things unexpected and unexplained. The Mirror also was wreathed in spells so that none could find it without her permission.
Her second great possession is Nenya, one of the three elven rings crafted by Celebrimbor and meant by Sauron to control their wearers. It is also known as the Ring of Water, or the Ring of Adamant, for its powers gave life and rejuvenation to those around it. With it, she protected first Dol Amroth and then Lórien throughout the Third Age. She never wore it until Sauron's loss of the One Ring at the end of the Second Age
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Two Key points to note. 1, she survived the rebelion. 2 the ring nenya was given unto her for safe keeping. Go figure.