On Luthien - from the essay 'And she named her own name' by Richard C West:
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Not only does she confront Morgoth in his inner sanctum before his fiendish court, but she throws off the disguise that has allowed her to enter Thangorodrim, & further, as the summary in chapter XIX of The Silmarillion so startlingly phrases it. 'and she named her own name'.....By giving her true name, however, she has, in mythological terms, placed herself in his power. It is perhaps the single greatest act of courage in the entire history of Middle-earth, which is not lacking in courageous actions.
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Galadriel never comes close to such an act.