What lengthy posts you men write! Why is the "gender thing" of any importance when it comes to Galadriel? She seems to me the strongest character in LotR as much in her refusal to accept the One Ring when it finally comes to her (and remember, it's one thing to fantasize about the Ring, but quite another to view it and feel the evil that comes with it), as in her power. She is the main reason why I can never accept those "Tolkien was sexist!" arguments that are uttered from time to time. Well, she and Eowyn. And Luthien.
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