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Galadriel in The Rings of Power
Commander of the Elves' northern armies, who has hunted Sauron for centuries. She ends up bearing Nenya, one of the Three.
At a glance
Played by: Morfydd Clark
People: Elf (Noldor)
Home: Lindon
Ring: Nenya
End of Season 2: Wounded fighting Sauron, recovering in Imladris
Key ties: Elrond · Gil-galad · Celeborn (lost husband)
Journey, episode by episode
Season 1, Episode 1: A Shadow of the PastFinds Sauron's mark in Forodwaith, returns to Lindon, boards the ship for Valinor — then leaps into the sea.
Season 1, Episode 2: Adrift
Stays in the Sundering Seas
Swimming alone, she is pulled onto a raft of castaways and meets Halbrand.Season 1, Episode 3: Adar
the Sundering Seas → the open sea → Númenor
Picked up by Elendil's ship and brought to Númenor.Season 1, Episode 4: The Great Wave
Stays in Númenor
Imprisoned, then shown the palantír vision; Míriel agrees to send aid to Middle-earth.Season 1, Episode 5: Partings
Stays in Númenor
Convinces Halbrand to sail home and reclaim his throne.Season 1, Episode 6: UdûnLands with the Númenórean cavalry and hunts down Adar.
Season 1, Episode 7: The Eye
Tirharad → the wilds of Eriador
Survives the eruption with Theo, then rides north with Halbrand.Season 1, Episode 8: Alloyed
the wilds of Eriador → Eregion (Ost-in-Edhil)
Brings Halbrand to Eregion, realises he is Sauron, and lets the Three be forged.Season 2, Episode 1: Elven Kings Under the SkyFollows Elrond to the Havens and takes Nenya.
Season 2, Episode 2: Where the Stars Are Strange
Stays in Lindon
Begs Elrond to come with her to Eregion.Season 2, Episode 4: Eldest
Lindon → Barrow-downs (Tyrn Gorthad) → the road to Eregion → outside Eregion
Gives Nenya to Elrond, draws off the orcs, and is captured by Adar.Season 2, Episode 5: Halls of Stone
Stays in outside Eregion
Adar's prisoner outside Eregion.Season 2, Episode 6: Where Is He?
outside Eregion → Eregion (Ost-in-Edhil)
Adar asks her to help him destroy Sauron.Season 2, Episode 7: Doomed to Die
Stays in Eregion (Ost-in-Edhil)
Escapes and finds Celebrimbor in the ruined city.Season 2, Episode 8: Shadow and Flame
Eregion (Ost-in-Edhil) → outside Eregion → Imladris (the future Rivendell)
Leads refugees out, fights Sauron, and survives to reach the hidden valley.Advertisement
Key moments
Sauron's mark S1E1
In an abandoned fortress in the far north, Galadriel's company finds Sauron's sign carved in ice, the first proof he may have survived.
In an abandoned fortress in the far north, Galadriel's company finds Sauron's sign carved in ice, the first proof he may have survived.
The raft S1E2
Adrift at sea, Galadriel is pulled aboard a raft of castaways and meets Halbrand, who says he fled the Southlands.
Adrift at sea, Galadriel is pulled aboard a raft of castaways and meets Halbrand, who says he fled the Southlands.
The great wave S1E4
Míriel shows Galadriel a vision in the palantír: a vast wave drowning Númenor. It persuades her to sail for Middle-earth.
Míriel shows Galadriel a vision in the palantír: a vast wave drowning Númenor. It persuades her to sail for Middle-earth.
Battle of Tirharad S1E6
The Southlanders hold the village against Adar's orcs until the Númenórean cavalry rides in.
The Southlanders hold the village against Adar's orcs until the Númenórean cavalry rides in.
The eruption S1E6
The mountain explodes. Fire and ash bury the Southlands, the birth of Mordor and Mount Doom.
The mountain explodes. Fire and ash bury the Southlands, the birth of Mordor and Mount Doom.
The Three are forged S1E8
With mithril and Galadriel's dagger, Celebrimbor forges three Elven rings: Nenya, Vilya and Narya.
With mithril and Galadriel's dagger, Celebrimbor forges three Elven rings: Nenya, Vilya and Narya.
Halbrand unmasked S1E8
Galadriel realises Halbrand is Sauron. He offers her a throne at his side; she refuses, and he leaves for Mordor.
Galadriel realises Halbrand is Sauron. He offers her a throne at his side; she refuses, and he leaves for Mordor.
The Rings are worn S2E1
Círdan, Galadriel and Gil-galad each take one of the Three, and Lindon's dying tree comes back to life.
Círdan, Galadriel and Gil-galad each take one of the Three, and Lindon's dying tree comes back to life.
The Barrow-wights S2E4
On the road to Eregion, Elrond's company is attacked by the dead and wins by using the old kings' own blades.
On the road to Eregion, Elrond's company is attacked by the dead and wins by using the old kings' own blades.
Galadriel captured S2E4
Galadriel draws Adar's army away so the others can escape with Nenya, and is taken prisoner.
Galadriel draws Adar's army away so the others can escape with Nenya, and is taken prisoner.
The siege begins S2E6
Adar's host surrounds Eregion while Celebrimbor, trapped in Annatar's illusion, sees nothing amiss.
Adar's host surrounds Eregion while Celebrimbor, trapped in Annatar's illusion, sees nothing amiss.
A hidden refuge S2E8
The surviving Elves gather in a hidden valley that will become Rivendell.
The surviving Elves gather in a hidden valley that will become Rivendell.
Places Galadriel visits
Forodwaith · Lindon · Grey Havens (Mithlond) · Númenor · Tirharad · Eregion (Ost-in-Edhil) · Barrow-downs (Tyrn Gorthad) · Imladris (the future Rivendell)