I can adress a seperate point that you made.
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So why could Rivendell be crushed without Sauron and Lorien would survive til Sauron came. Is the ring Galadriel stronger then Elronds?
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The answer is fairly simple, Galadriel had realm over Lorien, and Galadriel was a much more powerful elf then Elrond. Galadriel was noldor, Elrond was half-elven (and was still at this time maybe 3rd powerfullest elf left on Middle-earth, being behind Galadriel and Glorfindel). Galadriel has Nenya, Elrond has vilya. But, most of Galadriel's power comes due to because being Noldor she saw the 2 trees of Valinor, and anyone who saw the two trees had great power (Glorfindel was another who saw the trees). Galadriel, with some aid from Saruman, overthrew the Necromancer (Sauron) from Dol Guldur, so Galadriel was very powerful, which is why Rivendell would be crushed, and Lorien would have held until Sauron came.