Rings of Power: The Battle That Only Galadriel Appears To Have Survived

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With the new Rings of Power trailer dropping recently, there are a plethora of exciting scenes that give more context and insights into this new take on the beloved world of Tolkien. The latest teaser gave plenty of hidden details around characters, locations, and plot devices, and expanded upon some things avidly awaiting fans have theorized for a while now. However, it also provoked a new wave of questions.

One of these questions arises from the very start of the trailer, showing the solemn Galadriel (played by Morfydd Clark from the tantalizing horror film Saint Maud) place an elven helmet atop an enormous pile other fallen Elves' helmets. She does so while speaking of war — but what war was this exactly, and how does it relate to the story?

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While examining the timeline Tolkien laid out over his Middle Earth writings, it’s fairly easy to deduce that this battle was most likely one of, if not the concluding battle, of the War of Wrath. This war, also known as the Great Battle, was a war fought between the Elves, Valar, and men against the almighty forces of Morgoth, depicted in Tolkien's work, The Silmarillion.

Being the original Dark Lord during the First Age, Morgoth (or Melkor, as he is sometimes known) essentially created most of the evil in Tolkien's later works, including the dragons, the Balrogs, and in teaching him everything he knows, Sauron himself. In a tale of almost biblical parallels, Melkor was the most powerful Ainu created by Eru at the dawn of Middle Earth, but rebelled in true Lucifer fashion and began his journey to corrupt and conquer. Sauron was under his command during these times, his power being almost insignificant compared to his