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Originally Posted by Michael Wilhelmson
For your questions:
1. The trees of Lorien ME were immortal, just as the ones of valinor, by the power of Nenya to alter time. Valinor's Lorien was spoiled by Ungoliath and Morgoth, and thus is reduced in beauty. However, the ME Lorien was unspoiled excepting periodic invasions, and all of these were defended against. Just as Valinor declined in beauty upon the destruction of the trees, the perfection of Lorien upon its creation was preserved and added to when Nenya was introduced. Thus, the immortal Lorien in mortal ME must be fairer than the despoiled Lorien in Valinor.
2. I will need to consult the book on this, as I would expect such a question to be answered in a song.
3. First, the time of the elves is over in Middle Earth, the passing of an age (One might ask why the dwarves did not resurface as the world was made safe again.)
Second, perhaps the Sindar there had been tempted to the light of the trees and the Noldor king and queen as had the Eldar before. The light of Galadriel may have attracted the forest Elves just as the light of Valinor drew the High Elves across the sea.
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I agree with your answer to the 1st question since Galadriel already left with the host of the Noldor before the Darkening of Valinor could be amended & only then when they landed in Beleriand when the Sun had first shone, so she did not see the Lorien gardens after the destruction of the Trees. So her Lorien was more fairer I deem since she modeled it in the age of the two Trees. But Lothlorien was never assailed though. Dol Guldur was never able to polute, the damage was only in the borders of the wood. And I've been wondering if there were Mallorn trees in Valinor for I've never heard of the book mentionng them except in Numenor which only one Mallorn grew.