Three Rings

[Inziladun]

Originally Posted by JeffF.

Elrond and Galadriel both spoke the truth and inmy view did not contradict each other.

I see no contradiction there either. Elrond speaks of 'preservation', and what more accurate word could describe what Galadriel used Nenya to accomplish?
When the Hobbits entered Lothlórien, they were struck by the timeless feel of it; Sam said he was 'inside a song'.
The same power that seemed to have made Lórien a small copy of the Deathless Land by defending it against the ravages of time and decay also kept it from conquest.
To somewhat echo previous responses, you could hardly call a wall built around a town a 'weapon of war'.