What happened to the elf Galadriel inThe Lord of the Ringsbefore the book and movie trilogy took place? Memorably portrayed byCate Blanchett, Galadrielappears inThe Fellowship of the Ringwhen the central cast arrive in her realm of Lothlórien. Although typically guarded and detached, as many elve...
Aragorn is the obvious example. He’s lived his entire life as a ranger stalking through the woods, but LotR takes it as a given that he’ll be a great leader because of his ancestry. In contrast, the Steward of Gondor is a terrible ruler who will lead to ruin and destruction, despit...