[Mithalwen]

I don' think that is quite fair HI: Lothlorien as it exists at the time of LOTR could be said to be Galadriel's creation. There may have been woods before but Lothlorien is not any old woods. The mallorns which define Lorien physically are there as a result of her power ("I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold and leaves of gold there grew" [Music and Magic in ME Anyone :P]), she is so integral to the place that it is deserted and desolate by the time of Arwen's death, little more than a century after her departure. I think it is worth remembering that Lothlorien (Dream flower) is not the original name. The Lorien we see is the flower or product of Galadriel's imagination. Without her, it is not the same place.