Galadriel Fighting?

[DaughterofVana]

They took Dol Guldur, and Galadriel threw down its walls and laid bare its pits, and the forest was cleansed

Coming from a layman's POV (meaning that I have read only about one HoME book and the Silmarillion only once straight through) it sounds like Galadriel used some sort of "magic" in this. "Threw down its walls and laid bare its pits..." unless she DOES have really big biceps, the quote speaks of some sort of power--an a large one, at that, to throw down such a mighty fortress.

Although, it might just be that "Galadriel" is used as personification; like the statement "England fought France." The countries THEMSELVES did not engage in hand-to-hand combat, but their armies did. So, the "soldiers" of Galadriel, perhaps with her at the head or at least planning the attack, did away with Dol Guldur. The phrase right before the one noted, the one with Celeborn, speaks to that.

-'Vana

[ February 28, 2003: Message edited by: DaughterofVana ]