Galadriel was tall and beautiful, with the golden hair of her father ^Finarfin^, and was called ^Altariel^ in ^Eldamar^. This was translated as Galadriel, meaning “Lady of the Light”, in ^Sindarin^.
Galadriel was born in ^Valinor^ while the ^Two Trees^ were still alive. She and her brothers joined the Exile of the ^Noldor^, coming across to ^Middle-earth^ across the northern ice. During the First Age of the Sun in ^Beleriand^, Galadriel lived with her brother ^Finrod^ in ^Nargothrond^, before entering the Sindar realm of ^Doriath^ where she was befriended by ^Melian^ and ^Thingol^, her great-uncle. There, she met and married the Grey-elf, ^Celeborn^.
From the beginning of the Second Age, the couple and their only child ^Celebrían^, lived in ^Lindon^; then in the eighth century they moved to ^Eregion^, the realm of the Elven-smiths.
Later Galadriel and ^Celeborn^ crossed the ^Misty Mountains^ and came to rule over their own kingdom in the Golden Wood of ^Lothlórien^. Commanding ^Nenya^, one of the Three Elven ^Rings of Power^, Galadriel used her power to weave a ring of enchantment and protection around ^Lothlorien^.
During the time of the ^War of the Ring^, Galadriel gave shelter and magical gifts to the ^Fellowship of the Ring^. During the War itself, Galadriel repelled three attempts at invasion by orcs, and used her powers to bring down the walls of ^Dol Guldur^ and cleanse ^Mirkwood^.
In year TA 3021, on September 29th, The Three Keepers of the Elven Rings departed from the ^Grey Havens^ to sail to the ^Undying Lands^, Galadriel having been given permission by the ^Valar^ to return.
[additional information by BloomBabe113]
