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Old 09-13-2006, 08:49 AM   #11
Aiwendil
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Narfforc wrote:
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At their parting in Lorien Galadriel tells the Fellowship that the gifts are from both of them, later upon meeting Eomer, Aragorn says: But we have passed through Lothlorien, and the gifts and favour of the Lady go with us. This I think is a mistake by Tolkien, it should have been: the gifts and favour of the Lord and Lady go with us.
Is it really a mistake? I'm wary of saying "Tolkien got it wrong" when one finds a piece of evidence that doesn't support one's own view.

Certainly, it is true that Galadriel calls Celeborn "the wisest of the Elves of Middle-earth". But it's also impossible to ignore the fact that, at least to a great majority of readers, Celeborn simply does not come across that way.

Either:
1. Tolkien failed to adequately characterize Celeborn in the story or
2. Celeborn is not as wise or insightful as Galadriel.

But I don't think that it's necessarily a reflection on any faults of Celeborn if one views Galadriel as the more important of the pair - for Galadriel is said (in a text found in UT) to have been the greatest of the Eldar in Aman, save only Feanor.
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