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Iarhen · 10-14-2003, 09:06 PM

The evil creatures in M.E., during the Third Age, were afraid of entering, getting near to, Lothlorien...

Even creatures that were not evil were afraid to enter that land. The rohirrim name it as the valley of ghosts... Orcs, trolls and all type of nasties were afraid to even get close the Golden Wood...

Even the Witch King of Angmar did not dare to face the power that dwelt in the country...

Putting aside the fact that maybe the Nazgul did not know that the dweller in that land, the one that guarded it against all evil, was GAladriel...or maybe they did...

But why did they fear her? They did not kenw that she was in posession of the White Ring...

Maybe they were afraid of the elves that dwelt in that land, being so organized, valiant and skilled with the bow...

But that happened too in Thranduil's realm, and the king was not mentioned as being the main reason why that kingdom stood up to the terrible times the last period of the 3rd age proved to be...

But the main thing is... If they did not knew the powerful dweller that lived there, or if they did not knew about the ring of power that she beared... Why were they afraid?

Becuase of the beauty of the land?

Some sort of enchantment lying all around Lorien that guarded it against evil? If it's so, why was Gollum able to get in and get out of it?

This has always been a very big doubt for me. Some say, and I agree, that she copied Melian and her girdle and that THAT was the nature of the power guarding Lorien (I even dare to say that, since she was a mighty one among the Eldar, and lving under the light of the 2 Trees, she became almost as mighty as the ainur)...

But what kind of protection did it have?

Why does the U.T. reffer to the protection around Lorien as a "fence"?

10-14-2003, 09:06 PM	#1
Iarhen Wight Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Laurelindorenan Posts: 225	Fear of Lorien The evil creatures in M.E., during the Third Age, were afraid of entering, getting near to, Lothlorien... Even creatures that were not evil were afraid to enter that land. The rohirrim name it as the valley of ghosts... Orcs, trolls and all type of nasties were afraid to even get close the Golden Wood... Even the Witch King of Angmar did not dare to face the power that dwelt in the country... Putting aside the fact that maybe the Nazgul did not know that the dweller in that land, the one that guarded it against all evil, was GAladriel...or maybe they did... But why did they fear her? They did not kenw that she was in posession of the White Ring... Maybe they were afraid of the elves that dwelt in that land, being so organized, valiant and skilled with the bow... But that happened too in Thranduil's realm, and the king was not mentioned as being the main reason why that kingdom stood up to the terrible times the last period of the 3rd age proved to be... But the main thing is... If they did not knew the powerful dweller that lived there, or if they did not knew about the ring of power that she beared... Why were they afraid? Becuase of the beauty of the land? Some sort of enchantment lying all around Lorien that guarded it against evil? If it's so, why was Gollum able to get in and get out of it? This has always been a very big doubt for me. Some say, and I agree, that she copied Melian and her girdle and that THAT was the nature of the power guarding Lorien (I even dare to say that, since she was a mighty one among the Eldar, and lving under the light of the 2 Trees, she became almost as mighty as the ainur)... But what kind of protection did it have? Why does the U.T. reffer to the protection around Lorien as a "fence"? __________________ "In place of a Dark Lord you will have a Queen! Not dark but beatiful and terrible as the Dawn! Treacherous as the sea! Stronger than the foundations of the Earth! All shall love me and despair!" --- Galadriel when tempted by the One Ring.