The video discusses Galadriel's powers in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. She is one of the most powerful beings in Middle-earth, with abilities including telepathy, mind defense, and shaping the world around her through magic. Her powers are due to her age, being born in the year 1362, when magic was at its highest, and her tutelage under the Valar, particularly under Melian, a Maia and a Vanya. She is also one of the wielders of the three Rings of the Elves, Nenya, which gives her the power to preserve and enhance the world around her. Additionally, she has a deep connection to the land and is able to make things grow beautifully around her. The video concludes that Galadriel's powers are a result of her unique combination of age, tutelage, and possession of Nenya, making her one of the most powerful beings in Middle-earth.
Here are the key facts from the text:
1. Galadriel was born in the year 1362 in the Years of the Trees.
2. She had a marvelous gift of insight into the minds of others from her earliest years.
3. Galadriel may have had telepathic or mind-reading abilities.
4. She was able to defend her mind against others, including Sauron.
5. Galadriel was able to shape and enchant the world around her.
6. She was given some Mallorn seeds by Gil-galad and was able to make them grow and flourish in Lothlórien.
7. Galadriel joined the White Council to attack Dol Guldur in 2941 of the Third Age.
8. She worked to undo the enchantments that Sauron had cast across the land.
9. Galadriel single-handedly brought down the walls of Dol Guldur.
10. Tolkien regarded Galadriel as having equal endowments to Fëanor.
11. She was one of the greatest of the Eldar and was wiser than Fëanor.
12. Galadriel was the greatest of the Noldor except for Fëanor, or possibly equal to him.
13. She studied under Melian, a Vala, in the hidden kingdom of Doriath.
14. Galadriel learned great law and wisdom concerning Middle-earth from Melian.
15. She was one of the wielders of the Three Rings of the Elves, specifically Nenya, the Ring of Water.
16. The Three Rings of the Elves had the power to preserve and slow decay.
17. Galadriel used Nenya to preserve Lothlórien and make it beautiful.
18. The realm of Lothlórien was strengthened and made beautiful by the power of Nenya.
19. Galadriel gave the Elessar to Aragorn later on.
20. Elves have a weirdly intimate connection to their land and make themselves part of it.