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Gandalf brings it (elessar) back from Aman, and gives it to Galadriel
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Most excellent point! And what would Cirdan think about the arrival of these "emmisaries from the west"? I suppose the really really old elf club would be a small organization, and old C would have a charter membership in that. He would deduce what the nature of these emmisaries, if they didnt clue him in. The giving of Narya is no small event either.
Imagine his wonderment at seeing a what would probably be a Teleri built ship coming to his harbour from the west (West). When was the last time that happened? Well - never (I think), considering that the last time an elf ship sailed east, his harbors were in the Falas, some few thousand miles away and some few thousand years ago... After getting over (I forget where I read this, but I am on the tangent that this is the resurrected Glor.) the fact that the mighty Glorfindel has returned from the Halls to ME, Cirdan watches 5 wizened old men w/staffs disembark. He would need some 'splaining - otherwise, he might get a little depressed - "is this it? - there will be more boats - right??"
I am swaying now to fall more under the impression that the wise among the Eldar, and eventually some humans (Aragorn and a few select Dunedain and possibly Denethor) knew of their nature and thier purpose. If they didnt reveal themselves, they would deduce it like the above Cirdan example. An learned ME individual could deduce that - if they knew they came from the west (which would be the key clue): they didnt die (werent men, although they looked like it), they werent elves, and they demonstrated the ability to produce "magic/power/force of thought/supernatural abilities"....
I admire Galadriel even more in her role at the White council and her leadership in general concerning this. She took the strategic philosophy and rejected the miopic, provincial route Denethor took - ".. we have done all this work and taken all this hardship - and what are you Istari doing for us?.." or, from Galadriels POV - "oh great, some more Maia come to ME to muck it up further for us, thats all we need right now..."