What did Galadriel tell Sam?
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What did Galadriel tell Sam?
‘For you little gardener and lover of trees,’ she said to Sam, ‘I have only a small gift. ‘ She put into his hand a little box of plain grey wood, unadorned save for a single silver rune upon the lid. ‘And what gift would a Dwarf ask of the Elves?’ said Galadriel turning to Gimli.
Why did Galadriel give Sam a rope?
She and Sam both saw the future when Sam looked into her Mirror and saw the Shire in chaos. She gave him what she knew he’d need to heal it if he got home again. It was the ordinary elves of Lorien who put the rope in each of the boats they prepared for the Fellowship.
What was Boromirs gift?
Before the Company of the Ring left Lothlórien, each of its members was presented with a gift by Galadriel. Boromir was given a belt of gold which he carried in the journey until the Breaking of the Fellowship. When Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas laid him in his burial boat, the golden belt gleamed about his waist.
What does it mean when Galadriel says she passed the test?
She says (at least in the book) “I pass the test”. That means, she is generally strong enough to withstand the temptation over and over again, and that it was not for the first time that she got the idea of obtaining the Ring.
What did Sam see in the mirror?
Galadriel fills the basin with water from the nearby stream. When Sam looks in the mirror, he sees parts of Hobbiton being torn up and what looks to be a factory spewing dark smoke. For a moment, he wishes to run back home, but then he masters himself.
What do Sam and Frodo see in Galadriel’s mirror?
One day Lady Galadriel showed Frodo and Samwise her mirror, which was a basin of water from a nearby stream. Sam and Frodo saw scenes from the past and the future. When Sam looked into it, he saw that his home had been dug up and his father was alone; he wanted to go home.
What gift Galadriel gave Gimli?
I do not ask for such a gift. But you commanded me to name my desire’. Galadriel’s response surprised all of the Elves: she granted Gimli’s wish and gave him three golden strands of her hair, which Gimli promised to set them in crystal as a “pledge of good will between the Mountain and the Wood until the end of days.”