Galadriel, main character of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and one of the few female characters in The Lord of the Ringsis related to Arwen, Queen of the Reunited Kingdom. Galadriel is one of the most renowned elves in the world. The Lord of the Rings'Middle-earth, responsible for generating Nenya, one of the Rings of Power. Arwen is half-elf and is known as Arwen Evenstar. Arwen becomes Queen of the Reunited Kingdom when she marries King Aragorn. The Lord of the Rings portrays Arwen and Aragorn's relationship as a unique and timeless romance.
Although the number of men exceeds that of women in The Lord of the Ringsthe female characters should not be underestimated, especially Galadriel and Arwen. Although neither of them have many scenes in the films, they are still two of the best and most important characters in The Lord of the Rings. Arwen may be more passive than Galadriel during the War of the Ring, but she played a vital role as Queen of the Reunited Kingdom, which began in earnest when she gave Frodo his place to sail to the West. It is even appropriate that Galadriel and Arwen, two independent women, are related.
Arwen and Galadriel's Elven Lineage Explained
Despite thousands of years between them, Arwen and Galadriel are two generations apart.
Arwen is a descendant of Galadriel through her mother, Celebrían. Unlike Galadriel, Arwen is half-elf because her father is also half-elf. However, both Arwen and Galadriel carry elven immortality. Galadriel is the granddaughter of King Finwë, who was the first King of Noldor. Finwë married his second wife, Indis, and they had Finarfin and three other children. Finarfin married Eärwen, daughter of Olwë, who descended from the third elven clan, the Teleri, who traveled to Aman. The Teleri were also sea elves. Finarfin and Eärwen had four children: Finrod, Angrod, Aegnor and Galadriel.
Near the end of the First Era, Galadriel married Celeborn, an elven prince of Doriath. Together, they had a daughter, born 300 years after the Second Age: Celebrían. Celebrían met her husband, the half-elf Elrond, the Lord of Rivendell, in 1301 of the Second Age. This in itself may seem surprising because Galadriel and Elrond have a special relationship in Rings of Powerbut they were always just friends. Elrond fell in love with Celebrían, and they finally married in 109 of the Third Age. Celebrían and Elrond have three children together.
Galadriel is Arwen's grandmother
Galadriel's daughter is Arwen's mother
After Celebrían and Elrond were married in 109 of the Third Age, Celebrían gave birth to their twin sons, Elladan and Elrohir, in 130 of the Third Age. However, Celebrían and Elrond only had their daughter one hundred years later, when Celebrían gave birth Arwen at 241. Therefore, Despite the thousands of years between Arwen and Galadriel, Arwen is Galadriel's granddaughter through her mother, Celebrían. As Elrond is half-elf, Elladan, Elrohir, and Arwen are also considered half-elves, but retain the trait of elven immortality.
How old are Arwen and Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings?
Galadriel and Arwen are thousands of years old
At the time when the events of The Lord of the Rings take place during the Middle Earth timeline, Arwen and Galadriel are thousands of years old. However, given that each Age has a different number of years, it is complex to calculate the ages of Arwen and Galadriel during the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Galadriel was born in the First Age in 1362, the Year of the Trees, just over 300 years after the start of the First Age. However, the Years of the Trees are not calculated in solar years – one year in the Year of the Trees is equivalent to 9,582 solar years .
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The Lord of the Rings Ages |
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Age |
Number of years |
Starting event |
Final Event |
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First Era |
14,963 solar years |
Awakening of the Elves |
The fall of Morgoth and the chosen destiny of the half-elves |
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Second Era |
3441 years |
The Fall of Morgoth |
The Last Alliance of Elves and Men Defeats Sauron |
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Third Age |
3021 years |
The Fall of Sauron |
Last Ride of the Guardians of the Rings |
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Fourth Age |
Estimated 2,430 years (Tolkien Portal) |
The defeat of Sauron, the last ride of the Guardians of the Rings |
Unknown |
After the Moon and Sun were created in 1500, the Year of Trees, Middle Earth began calculating time using solar years. At this point, Galadriel was approximately 1,322 years old. The remainder of the First Age lasted 590 solar years, making Galadriel 1,912 years old. The Second Age lasted 3,441 solar years, meaning that Galadriel was then 5,353 years old. The Lord of the Rings depicts the War of the Ring, which begins in 3018, the Third Age. This means that Galadriel is 8371 years old at the beginning of The Lord of the Rings, and she is 8,375 years old at the end of the series.
Arwen chose to remain with Aragorn rather than sail to Aman, which would have resulted in her death. Arwen died in 121, the Fourth Age, when she was 2,901 years old.
Arwen's age is much easier to calculate because she was born in 241, the Third Age. This makes Arwen 2,777 years old when The Lord of the Rings begins and 2,780 years at the end of the seriesmarked by the Last Ride of the Keepers of the Rings, when Elves and Hobbits traveled to Aman. Arwen chose to remain with Aragorn rather than sail to Aman, which would have resulted in her death. Arwen died in 121, the Fourth Age, when she was 2,901 years old.
Source: Tolkien Portal