1. Galadriel is literally older than the sun and the moon in her world.
2. When she was young, she walked across a frozen landbridge to get to Middle Earth. It was... bad.
3. As a result, she is not too happy when there are heavy snows/harsh winters. That kind of trauma stays with you.
4. She married late for an elf. Supposedly most elves marry around 100. She was closer to 1,000.
5. She was the youngest of five siblings and the only girl.
6. She was also the only one of those to survive into the Second Age of Middle Earth.
7. Galadriel is about 6'4". (Yes, this is book canon, I swear).
8. She is still not very good at estimating the ages of mortals. Her sense of time is just too different and she hasn't spent enough time with them yet.
9. She speaks three languages fluently: Quenya, Sindarin, and Westron. She probably knows a smattering of others here and there.
10. She was an athlete in her youth! Tolkien specifically mentions footraces. While she's probably not as fast as she used to be, I still think she could hold her own in a race.
11. Despite the fact that she's constantly having her beauty praised, she's not actually very vain. With one exception: the hair.
12. Speaking of the hair, it's said to be golden "shot with strands of silver" and was said by some to look as though it had captured the light of the Two Trees
13. She is very musically inclined. Singing is a particular talent and her favorite instrument to play is the harp, though she dabbles in others.
14. She was a terrible troublemaker when she was young- and got away with more than she should have because she was manipulative, smart, and had big blue eyes to bat at people. Spoiled princess, indeed.
15. She actually knows how to metal smith. When she was young, she was trained by Aule, the Smith of the Valar. While I don't think she ever reached the point of some of her relatives, it's not a stretch to bet that she could make some basic weapons, jewelry, etc.
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1. Galadriel is literally older than the sun and the moon in her world.
2. When she was young, she walked across a frozen landbridge to get to Middle Earth. It was... bad.
3. As a result, she is not too happy when there are heavy snows/harsh winters. That kind of trauma stays with you.
4. She married late for an elf. Supposedly most elves marry around 100. She was closer to 1,000.
5. She was the youngest of five siblings and the only girl.
6. She was also the only one of those to survive into the Second Age of Middle Earth.
7. Galadriel is about 6'4". (Yes, this is book canon, I swear).
8. She is still not very good at estimating the ages of mortals. Her sense of time is just too different and she hasn't spent enough time with them yet.
9. She speaks three languages fluently: Quenya, Sindarin, and Westron. She probably knows a smattering of others here and there.
10. She was an athlete in her youth! Tolkien specifically mentions footraces. While she's probably not as fast as she used to be, I still think she could hold her own in a race.
11. Despite the fact that she's constantly having her beauty praised, she's not actually very vain. With one exception: the hair.
12. Speaking of the hair, it's said to be golden "shot with strands of silver" and was said by some to look as though it had captured the light of the Two Trees
13. She is very musically inclined. Singing is a particular talent and her favorite instrument to play is the harp, though she dabbles in others.
14. She was a terrible troublemaker when she was young- and got away with more than she should have because she was manipulative, smart, and had big blue eyes to bat at people. Spoiled princess, indeed.
15. She actually knows how to metal smith. When she was young, she was trained by Aule, the Smith of the Valar. While I don't think she ever reached the point of some of her relatives, it's not a stretch to bet that she could make some basic weapons, jewelry, etc.