Biggest flaw with the video, Human/Elf unions are not "countless". Tolkien was very specific about where and when it happened, only being three, MAYBE four times.
Definitely nowhere near the strongest elf ever. One of the strongest elves in the 3rd age. With cirdan, elrond, glorfindel all being probably stronger than her in the 3rd age. But 1st age elves like fleanor were way stronger than her.
@@TheMedijuana Galadriel's depiction in the Rings of Power is pretty accurate. They based her portrayal mostly on Unfinished Tales, but there are other descriptions of her scattered all over his books.
Elrond, Cirdan and Glorfindel were most likely the more experienced warriors and physically stronger than her, but "[Sauron] perceived at once that Galadriel would be his chief adversary and obstacle" (Unfinished Tales). „Galadriel was the greatest of the Noldor, except Fëanor maybe, though she was wiser than he, and her wisdom increased with the long years...she was strong of body, mind and will, a match for both the loremasters and the athletes of the Eldar in the days of their youth. (J.R.R. Tolkien, Unfinished Tales, The History of Galadriel and Celeborn)
Glorfindel was without question the most powerful. Elrond was more powerful than Galadriel, as he was part Valar. So was Aragorn. Galadriels power was more of the mind, she could make an army run in fear with a thought. Glorfindel was so powerful that Gandalf refused him joining the fellowship because Sauron would see his power shining from miles away. Just like Morgoth cowering in fear at the sight of Tulkas, Sauron and the Nine feared Glorfindel more than any other.
Not the strongest, but one of the oldest in Middle Earth, and one of the wisest. That is where her true strength resides. That said the power she does have is enough to make her one of the mightiest. The greatest disservice ever done to a strong female central character has been Amazon's portrayal of Galadriel, which tried to turn her into a moody teenage action hero.
Keep in mind, any who haven't read Tolkien's complete works, that by the time of the Second Age Galadriel was many thousands of years old, and she had studied under Melian the Maia. Melian is the ancestor of Aragorn and Elrond, because her daughter was half elvish half Maia, and she was Luthien who married a man. Their line married into a second half elf union and produced the twins Elrond and Elros the half elven. As stated in the video Arwen, Elrond's daughter was granddaughter of Galadriel. The amount of ancient power that she had teaching her, partly within her, and that she dedicated to those around her instead of herself is what makes her such a central figure in all of Tolkien's work. It is probably why Tolkien had such a hard time writing her, which ultimately came together in her falling under the Ban of the Valar even though she did not participate in the kinslaying in Aman.
"(Galadriel) was then of Amazon disposition...” (The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 348). Tolkien only and exclusively used the term "amazon" for warrior women like Measse, Haleth and her warriors and Galadriel. He explicitly said that e.g. Eowyn was not an amazon. "Even after the merciless assault upon the Teleri and the rape of their ships, though she [Galadriel] fought fiercely against Feanor in defence of her mother's kin, she did not turn back. Her pride was unwilling to return, a defeated suppliant for pardon; but now she burned with desire to follow Feanor with her anger to whatever lands he might come, and to thwart him in all ways that she could." (Unfinished Tales) "She looked upon the Dwarves also with the eye of a commander, seeing in them the finest warriors to pit against the Orcs" - (Unfinished Tales). That quote is Second Age, from the period of time of the forging of the Rings of Power.
@@anni.68 you mistake Tolkien's use of the word, when he used it to describe " male like" tendencies and leadership in women. His other descriptions of "Man maiden" point to this. She was not a warrior in the sense that she put on armor, grabbed a sword, and went into battle.
@@patrickhenry236No, I do not mistake Tolkien's use of the word. Did you even read the quotes? There are other female leaders and none of them he ever described as "amazons", except Haleth, who was indeed a warrior. In Parma Eldalamberon Tolkien translates the word "Amazon" into "Gothwin" in Elvish and the literal translation of Gothwin into English is "War Woman". Tolkien was a philologist and professor for the English language. He knew exactly which terms he used for which character. But maybe you know better than Tolkien? And yes, Galadriel did grab a sword and went into battle in Alqualonde and in the Second Age, when she went through Kazad-dum, she watched the armies of the Dwarves with the "eye of a commander". And now tell me a single rational reason why Tolkien wrote all of these things about Galadriel, but did not mean ANY of it.
Biggest flaw with the video, Human/Elf unions are not "countless". Tolkien was very specific about where and when it happened, only being three, MAYBE four times.
Hey guys, love the content, but I really wish you would do a powers and ab abilities and strength breakdown of Claire from Claymore
Definitely nowhere near the strongest elf ever. One of the strongest elves in the 3rd age. With cirdan, elrond, glorfindel all being probably stronger than her in the 3rd age. But 1st age elves like fleanor were way stronger than her.
Do you know if we are talking woke fan fiction manladriel or Tolkiens Galadriel?
@@TheMedijuanaAndrew is talking Tolkien's Galadriel I think. No actual fan of Tolkien's literary work can stomach the garbage produced by Amazon.
@@TheMedijuana Galadriel's depiction in the Rings of Power is pretty accurate. They based her portrayal mostly on Unfinished Tales, but there are other descriptions of her scattered all over his books.
Elrond, Cirdan and Glorfindel were most likely the more experienced warriors and physically stronger than her, but "[Sauron] perceived at once that Galadriel would be his chief adversary and obstacle" (Unfinished Tales).
„Galadriel was the greatest of the Noldor, except Fëanor maybe, though she was wiser than he, and her wisdom increased with the long years...she was strong of body, mind and will, a match for both the loremasters and the athletes of the Eldar in the days of their youth. (J.R.R. Tolkien, Unfinished Tales, The History of Galadriel and Celeborn)
Glorfindel was without question the most powerful. Elrond was more powerful than Galadriel, as he was part Valar. So was Aragorn. Galadriels power was more of the mind, she could make an army run in fear with a thought. Glorfindel was so powerful that Gandalf refused him joining the fellowship because Sauron would see his power shining from miles away. Just like Morgoth cowering in fear at the sight of Tulkas, Sauron and the Nine feared Glorfindel more than any other.
Not the strongest, but one of the oldest in Middle Earth, and one of the wisest. That is where her true strength resides. That said the power she does have is enough to make her one of the mightiest.
The greatest disservice ever done to a strong female central character has been Amazon's portrayal of Galadriel, which tried to turn her into a moody teenage action hero.
Keep in mind, any who haven't read Tolkien's complete works, that by the time of the Second Age Galadriel was many thousands of years old, and she had studied under Melian the Maia. Melian is the ancestor of Aragorn and Elrond, because her daughter was half elvish half Maia, and she was Luthien who married a man. Their line married into a second half elf union and produced the twins Elrond and Elros the half elven. As stated in the video Arwen, Elrond's daughter was granddaughter of Galadriel.
The amount of ancient power that she had teaching her, partly within her, and that she dedicated to those around her instead of herself is what makes her such a central figure in all of Tolkien's work. It is probably why Tolkien had such a hard time writing her, which ultimately came together in her falling under the Ban of the Valar even though she did not participate in the kinslaying in Aman.
"(Galadriel) was then of Amazon disposition...” (The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 348). Tolkien only and exclusively used the term "amazon" for warrior women like Measse, Haleth and her warriors and Galadriel. He explicitly said that e.g. Eowyn was not an amazon.
"Even after the merciless assault upon the Teleri and the rape of their ships, though she [Galadriel] fought fiercely against Feanor in defence of her mother's kin, she did not turn back. Her pride was unwilling to return, a defeated suppliant for pardon; but now she burned with desire to follow Feanor with her anger to whatever lands he might come, and to thwart him in all ways that she could." (Unfinished Tales)
"She looked upon the Dwarves also with the eye of a commander, seeing in them the finest warriors to pit against the Orcs" - (Unfinished Tales). That quote is Second Age, from the period of time of the forging of the Rings of Power.
@@anni.68 you mistake Tolkien's use of the word, when he used it to describe " male like" tendencies and leadership in women. His other descriptions of "Man maiden" point to this.
She was not a warrior in the sense that she put on armor, grabbed a sword, and went into battle.
@@patrickhenry236No, I do not mistake Tolkien's use of the word. Did you even read the quotes? There are other female leaders and none of them he ever described as "amazons", except Haleth, who was indeed a warrior.
In Parma Eldalamberon Tolkien translates the word "Amazon" into "Gothwin" in Elvish and the literal translation of Gothwin into English is "War Woman". Tolkien was a philologist and professor for the English language. He knew exactly which terms he used for which character. But maybe you know better than Tolkien?
And yes, Galadriel did grab a sword and went into battle in Alqualonde and in the Second Age, when she went through Kazad-dum, she watched the armies of the Dwarves with the "eye of a commander".
And now tell me a single rational reason why Tolkien wrote all of these things about Galadriel, but did not mean ANY of it.
Blasphemy