However, the history of the world in which these stories take place long precedes them and the Undying lands are a significant part of it.
Charting your own course, embarking on adventures far from where you know? Classic Tolkien territory.When most people consider the world that encapsulates the Lord of the Rings or the Hobbit stories, their minds go to Middle Earth, given that this is where much of both storylines take place.
When Galadriel jumps from the boat, she’s not only rejecting Gil-galad’s reward and defying him once again, she’s saying no to going home. While you don’t necessarily need to the know the ins and outs of elf lore to watch the show – Amazon would have a very narrow audience base if that were the case – the context doesn’t hurt. In other words, Galadriel is looking for closure. But it might not be heaven for me because I’m taking so much pain inside me, and I also don’t really know if I’ve finished the mission that I’m in Middle-earth to do.’” She has a difficult conversation with Elrond where she says, ‘If I go to Valinor right now, it would be heaven. Payne and Patrick McKay told USA Today about Galadriel’s choice at the end of the episode: “She’s been through so much. (For immortal beings, elves are quite petty.) It’s where she grew up, and spent happy childhood days with her brother before the war. At the very beginning, Galadriel is racing her paper boat along a stream in her native land while the other elf children throw stones at her creation.
We actually see Valinor twice in the first episode of The Rings of Power. King Gil-galad grants Galadriel and her comrades access to the lands as a reward for their courage, but it’s also to get her out of the picture – he’s uncomfortable with her insistence that Sauron lingers in Middle-earth. Valinor is a double-edged sword for Galadriel in this episode. A key point to remember is that elves are immortal, but they can be killed (like Galadriel’s brother) so hanging around in Valinor is seen as a positive thing.Īmazon Studios Why does Galadriel not go to Valinor? If you couldn’t tell from the excessive golden glow, it’s supposed to be good. Valinor is a blessed place where you can chill for eternity. You might also remember it from Return of the King, as it’s where Frodo heads off to as a reward for all his walking and eventual ring-destroying. After that war ended, some elves went back to the Valinor, but others remained in Middle-earth. The elves used to live in Valinor too (they were deemed important enough to get an invite) until they went to fight with Morgoth over in Middle-earth. But most importantly, it is home to the Valar, Middle-earth’s godlike beings. Valinor is to the west of Middle-earth accessible by sailing west from Lindon, which is good to know if you are someone who cares about the geography of fictional locations. Like many aspects of Tolkien’s expansive universe, which now includes hobbit ancestors harfoots, Valinor has different names rather evocatively, it’s also called the Undying Lands. Who Are the Harfoots in ‘The Rings of Power'.
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