Galadhrim Elves (Haldir in foreground)
The Galadhrim were the Elves of mixed Nandorin, Avarin, and Sindarin descent that lived in the forest of Lothlórien,[1] ruled by Kings Amdír and Amroth initially and Galadriel and Celeborn later.
History[]
The Galadhrim were mostly Silvan Elves, descendants of the Nandor who, in the Great Journey, had not continued westward beyond the Misty Mountains.[2] In the Second Age, they took the Sindarin Elf Amdír as their king, and he ruled until he was slain with many of his people in the Battle of Dagorlad.[3]
A Lórien Elf imagined by Sara Maria Morello
In TA 1980, a Balrog in Khazad-dûm was freed. Upon this event, many Galadhrim fled south to Edhellond on the Bay of Belfalas, to which their king, Amroth, also came, after failing to seek his wandering lover, Nimrodel.[4][5] Amroth would soon die from drowning in the Bay of Belfalas.[6] The Galadhrim that had remained in Lórien lived there quietly, welcoming Celeborn and Galadriel as their new leaders upon their return from Rivendell.[6] Galadriel's power protected the Galadhrim from the menaces of Dol Guldur and the Orcs of the Misty Mountains until the end of the Third Age. With the departure of Galadriel to the Undying Lands, Lórien quickly became deserted. The remaining Galadhrim either went with Celeborn to Rivendell or presumably joined with Thranduil's people in the Greenwood.
An archer of Lórien, by Drazenka Kimpel, as seen in Fantasy Flight Games' card game
Their language was a dialect of Sindarin.
Galadhrim was also the name used specifically for the realm's warriors.[citation needed]
Etymology[]
Galadhrim was a name in Sindarin meaning "Tree-people".[7]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Arabic | جالادريم |
| Armenian | Գալադրիմ |
| Assamese | গলাধ্ৰিম |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Галадрым |
| Bengali | গালাধ্রিম |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Галадрим |
| Georgian | გალადრიმი |
| Greek | Γκαλαντρίμ |
| Gujarati | ગલાધ્રીમ |
| Hebrew | גאלאדרים |
| Hindi | गलाधरिम |
| Japanese | ガラドリム |
| Kannada | ಗಲಾದ್ರಿಮ್ |
| Kazakh | Галадрим (Cyrillic) Galadrim (Latin) |
| Korean | 갈라드림 |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Галадрим |
| Malayalam | ഗലധ്രിം |
| Marathi | गलाधरीम |
| Nepalese | गालाधरिम |
| Polish | Galadrimowie |
| Punjabi | ਗਲਾਧਰਿਮ |
| Russian | Галадрим |
| Serbian | Галадрими (Cyrillic) Galadrimi (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ගලද්රිම් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Галадрим |
| Tamil | கலாத்ரிம் |
| Tatar | Галадхрим |
| Telugu | గలాద్రిమ్ |
| Thai | กาลาดริม |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Галадрім |
| Yiddish | גאלאדרים |
References[]
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I: The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, "Lothlórien"
- ↑ Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, Index, entry "Silvan Elves"
- ↑ Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", pg. 240 (1980 Allen & Unwin publication)
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, pg. 1087 (50th Anniversary One-Volume Edition)
- ↑ Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", pg. 241 (1980 Allen & Unwin publication)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", pg. 245 (1980 Allen & Unwin publication)
- ↑ Parma Eldalamberon XVII, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", pg. 50