The History of Galadriel and Celeborn - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Galin · 01-27-2013, 05:55 PM

For me there is no question that Galadriel was a leader of the Exiles and was banned at the end of the First Age from returning West. Along with Celeborn being Sindarin, this was the version Tolkien himself published in The Road Goes Ever On -- and there is no indication that JRRT was considering this fact, if he even rememered it, when he wrote the late adumbrated tale.

Christopher Tolkien seems to say that Galadriel's history could be radically changed as the Silmarillion was not published, and although he next notes (if I recall correctly) 'on the other hand' and brings up RGEO, he doesn't seem to shine a light on Galadriel's published history along with Celeborn being a Sindarin Elf (which had also been stated in the first edition of The Lord of the Rings).

At least at this point in his commentary anyway, he seems to point out the problems with Celeborn and RGEO, but not with Galadriel and RGEO.

01-27-2013, 05:55 PM	#2
Galin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,036	For me there is no question that Galadriel was a leader of the Exiles and was banned at the end of the First Age from returning West. Along with Celeborn being Sindarin, this was the version Tolkien himself published in The Road Goes Ever On -- and there is no indication that JRRT was considering this fact, if he even rememered it, when he wrote the late adumbrated tale. Christopher Tolkien seems to say that Galadriel's history could be radically changed as the Silmarillion was not published, and although he next notes (if I recall correctly) 'on the other hand' and brings up RGEO, he doesn't seem to shine a light on Galadriel's published history along with Celeborn being a Sindarin Elf (which had also been stated in the first edition of The Lord of the Rings). At least at this point in his commentary anyway, he seems to point out the problems with Celeborn and RGEO, but not with Galadriel and RGEO.