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<blockquote data-quote="ruleslawyer" data-source="post: 690990" data-attributes="member: 1757">Amen. I thought that Galadriel was more in the neighborhood of 10,000 years old, though?Note that it's not completely clear that the Glorfindel appearing in FotR and the Glorfindel in The Silmarillion are one and the same, though it is likely.And yes, it's likely that Galadriel could have defeated Sauron; her mentor, Melian, was probably Sauron's equal (possibly his better), and JRRT notes several times that the ward around Lothlorien would only have been breached had Sauron himself come in his full power (something that actually would have been impossible throughout most or all of the Third Age). Of course, there's also the weird specialization of talents thing prevalent in Tolkien; Galadriel's power is oriented strongly toward defense and divination, not offense, and as such she might have difficulty contesting with Sauron.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ruleslawyer, post: 690990, member: 1757"] Amen. I thought that Galadriel was more in the neighborhood of 10,000 years old, though? Note that it's not completely clear that the Glorfindel appearing in FotR and the Glorfindel in [i]The Silmarillion[/i] are one and the same, though it is likely. And yes, it's likely that Galadriel could have defeated Sauron; her mentor, Melian, was probably Sauron's equal (possibly his better), and JRRT notes several times that the ward around Lothlorien would only have been breached had Sauron himself come in his full power (something that actually would have been impossible throughout most or all of the Third Age). Of course, there's also the weird specialization of talents thing prevalent in Tolkien; Galadriel's power is oriented strongly toward defense and divination, not offense, and as such she might have difficulty contesting with Sauron. [/QUOTE]

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