King of the Elves

[Legolas]

Celeborn and Galadriel are only 'Lord' and 'Lady' of Lorien.

In Letter No. 210, Tolkien made corrections on the film treatment of The Lord of the Rings in the 1950s:

'A splendid sight. It is the home of Galadriel. . . an Elvenqueen.' (She is not in fact one.)

Also, in The Fellowship of the Ring, Tolkien refers to her in one instance as 'like a queen' indicating she is not actually one.

Frodo took the phial, and for a moment as it shone between them, he saw her again standing like a queen, great and beautiful, but no longer terrible. He bowed, but found no words to say.

Gimli refers to her as a queen, but he either misunderstood her position or is using it to refer to his reverence for her:

'And, Legolas, when the torches are kindled and men walk on the sandy floors under the echoing domes, ah! then, Legolas, gems and crystals and veins of precious ore glint in the polished walls; and the light glows through folded marbles, shell-like, translucent as the living hands of Queen Galadriel.'

[ April 02, 2003: Message edited by: Legolas ]