Posted: May 02, 2000 at 14:57:57: by Dave aka Don Quixote
: : Galdriel certainly has skeletons in her closet though. She was an active participant in what Tolkien referred to as the second fall of the noldor; the making and the using of the three rings. The rings were to preserve 'elvishness' in Middle Earth and delay the coming of the age of men.: Indeed, but looking at it from the port of view of a fallible child of Eru, it is entirely understandable to have selfish desires such as Galadriel's. Her aim wasn't to impinge on the dominion of men, but was to prolong the elves in Arda.
: In that respect, maybe it wasn't a huge sin. : Gandalf Well said Gandalf, what have men ever done for anyone except destroy, hate and maim and act 'with the will of Eru' - stuff them and damn them to the void with their festering dominion
Don Quixote
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