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1.) Sauron being cunning, why didn't he do this (shared the lore of ring-making) in the 1st Age? He could've increased his power (perhaps to the level of Morgoth, since Morgoth was declining due to his excessive distribution) with this scheme.
2.) When Melian fenced Doriath with an enchanted girdle, did that girdle also protect Doriath from decays of time like that of Lorien (dual effects: preservering & protection against enemies)?
3.) When Sauron made the Great Ring, he put forth a major portion of his native power into it for it was said that the power of the elven-rings was very great & that which should govern them should be a thing of surpassing potency. So, I was wondering if the eleves did the same procedure, putting forth their native power as well. But if the Three were so mighty, I doubt that Celebrimbor's strength alone adequately supplied the Three's potency. Surely there must be more elves who poured out their essence. Anyone have an idea who these elves were?
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Anyone has the answer to these 3 Q's?
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Galadriel is trying to re-create "perfect" in middle-earth. That does not mean that she herself is perfect. Prior the very creation of the Rings, Galadriel's desire is a kingdom in middle-earth, and widespread power. This desire is still present in the back of her mind at the end of the Third Age. In addition, remember that the temptation of the One Ring for Gandalf would be "to do good". Perhaps for Galadriel the temptation it offers would be supreme power in middle-earth (well, duh!), in which she COULD re-create "perfect". She couldn't, of course, but temptations don't necessarily have to truths.
Fortunately, Galadriel has had an Age of trying to create "perfect" with Nenya. She realizes that to do so is impossible, and so is able to resist the temptation of the Ring, and pass the test.
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Although I partly agree with your reasoning... I have some input of my own. I think that Galadriel was aware that she cannot replicate in full measure what the Valar had done & so I don't think she strove for perfection in that manner (just my opinion). I've finally come to a conclusion in regards to her lament in Lorien. Perhaps she saw her 2 fates in her mirror, the good & the bad. The good, being admitted to Valinor again but diminished. The bad, being the next tyrant of ME with the One Ring. It was said that Nenya, the Three, though not made as weapons of war, still enhanced the natural powers of its wearers & Galadriel had a gift f great foresight from the beginning, so perhaps this is what enhanced her foresight to see things more clearly & thus her heart grieves for the lose-lose situation. And what life would be there without the Mallorns as Haldir had said... were there any of these beautiful trees in Tol Eressea or Valinor?