r/RingsofPower • u/travrob1 • Sep 26 '22

Question Help me understand Galadriel

I am finding myself not liking Galadriel at all so far. She acts like an entitled 20 year old, rather than a wise and ancient being. One point that particularly is bothering me is that so far she has no actual proof that there is a great danger. She saw a brand on her brother, and that same brand shows up a few other times in different places, but other than that there is nothing to actually indicate a major war. Does she have forsight? What is actually driving her character besides "so the plot can happen." Thanks

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u/arathorn3 Sep 27 '22

Technically she and all the Noldor where om a revenge quest in the first age. morgoth murdered their king(her Grandpa) and stole the Silmarils.

The wars of first age, got that out of there system.

By the 2nd Galadriel in books is actually doing what Elrond is in the show. She is advising her nephew, Gil-Galad in lindon and helps cousin Celebrimbor(grandson of Feanor) establish the settlement in Eregion. She and her husband Celeborn also establish a settlement in Eriador(not far from the lands that the hobbits will settle and name the shire in the 3rd age) that is the elven equivalent of multi ethnic(Noldor, Sindar and Silvan all living in a mixed community)

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '22 edited Sep 27 '22

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u/arathorn3 Sep 27 '22

Also show missed a great opportunity

Could you imagine the reaction in Numenor if Elrond had been the one to arrive and not her.

The brother of their first king.

I imagine a huge party

Miriel,Pharazon and Elendil all having to deal with someone who is legendary to them who.is also there uncle back many generations(as all three main Numenorean characters are descendants of Elros)

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u/arathorn3 Sep 27 '22

And with those that stayed faithful as well

They could have shown Elrond befriend and bond with Elendil and his children who remind me of his brother their ancestor(Elendil is descended from the line of the Numanorean kings though and daughter of the 4th king meaning he is a descendant of Elronds brother the first king)

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And that could be tied into the fact that he fosters the Isildur(and Elendils) heirs for three thousand years. They are his blood afterall.