Galadriel

"You are a Ring-bearer, Frodo. To bear a Ring of Power is to be alone. This is Nenya, the Ring of Adamant. And I am its keeper. This task was appointed to you. And if you do not find a way, no one will."

- Galadriel to Frodo Baggins "Even the smallest person can change the course of the future."

- Galadriel to Frodo

Galadriel is a prominent character and one of the main supporting protagonists of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. She is a supporting protagonist in The Fellowship of the Ring, and a minor heroine in The Two Towers and Return of the King. She also appears as a minor character in The Desolation of Smaug and a minor supporting character in An Unexpected Journey and The Desolation of Smaug.

Galadriel is descended from the House of Finarfin. She is the daughter of Finarfin and Eärwen, the younger sister of Finrod, Angrod and Aegnor, wife of Celeborn and mother of Celebrian,  and the maternal grandmother of Queen Arwen of Gondor.

Galadriel, along with her husband were the King and Queen/Co-rulers of Lothlorien.

Galadriel came over to Middle-earth during the First Age. In Middle-earth, she met Celeborn and they married. With her husband, Galadriel gave birth to a daughter named Celebrian, who became Lady of Rivendell through her marriage to Lord Elrond. Galadriel also became one of the bearers of the Ring of Power, and was there when it was created by Sauron. Her ring was Nenya, the Ring of Water.

During the time of Thorin Oakenshield, Galadriel was summoned to Rivendell by Saruman, one of the people Galadriel did not trust. She and she alone understood what Gandalf was trying to do, and also the only one to also believe the enemy was preparing for war. When word reached Galadriel from Radagast, she and the members of the White Council battled Sauron; however, she was greatly weakened by her duel with Sauron.

By the time of the last few years of the time of Sauron, she housed Frodo Baggins and his companions and showed him the true meaning of the ring bearer. Three years later, Galadriel left with her husband, son-in-law, Gandalf Frodo and Bilbo to live in the Undying Lands.

Galadriel is portrayed by Cate Blanchett in all six Middle-earth film.

Family

 * Celeborn (husband)
 * Celebrían (daughter)
 * Arwen Undómiel (granddaughter)
 * Aragorn - Grandson-in-law
 * Eldarion - Great-Grandson
 * Unnamed great-granddaughters

Behind the scenes

 * Cate Blanchett portrayed Galadriel in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Later, Blanchett reprised her role as Galadriel, despite the character not appearing in the books.
 * The character is one of the very few characters to appear in all six Middle-earth films.
 * Galadriel is the narrator of The Fellowship of the Ring.