Galadriel and Elin were two powerful elves who had seen the ages pass and played a huge role in formative events throughout Middle Earth having been friends confidants and allies for thousands of years seemed like a great justifier for these two to have shared a relationship closer than friendship in the rings of power gadri at and elin's relationship is displayed with some ambiguous hints of a romantic connection but was it ever meant to be although the silmarilian the Lord of the Rings books and the rings of power series never committed to a romance between them they did have another connection their goal to use the rings of power to defeat Sauron harnessed a strong connection between them that carried over long after the events of the silmarilion however there was also a plethora of familial connections between them as well updated on August 29th 2024 by Robert Vox JRR tolken was famous for developing a huge amount of detail for his character's backstories as a result dedicated fans can find all manner of information about favorite characters from The saga's Core storyline that they might not learn from the movies alone that's especially true for elves like Galadriel and Eland whose Origins predate the history of middlee Earth and stretch to its deao end after the Return of the King the article has been expanded to include new details about Galadriel and Eland and the formatting has been adjusted to meet cbr's current guidelines Family Ties of Galadriel and Eland elves had an unlimited lifespan as most of them began life in the undying lands where time doesn't pass the same way as it does in the rest of Middle Earth that muddies Family Ties considerably especially for the oldest elves it's also a testament to how grievously they suffered during the various Wars they fought for while elves cannot die they can be killed the losses incurred in their Wars with Sauron and others leave a lasting impact on the species making their lineage all the more important for those who survive accordingly family ties were quite complex and Galadriel and elen were no exception first off Galadriel was the first cousin of Turan who was elen's great-grandfather which made them first cousins Thrice removed furthermore elen was the great great grandson of galadriel's Uncle Falen if that wasn't dizzying enough there was a more direct relation that was fused later in the third age with marriage around the second age Galadriel and celorn had a child named celebrian in the third age elen and celebrian met when celorn and Galadriel traveled to rivendel when flee from Sauron sacking of a region this is when elen and celebrian met and fell in love but said nothing 18800 years later Eland and celebrian opened up about their feelings and they married they had twin sons and Arwin this now made Galadriel elin's mother-in-law the implications are more than just familial both Galadriel and Elin are major political players among the elves the Lord of the Rings finds them more or less ruling entire kingdoms and standing at the Forefront of resistance to Sauron they have played such roles from time immemorial and the alliances between their various families have helped maintain that strength unlike human politicians their long lifespans mean that influential elves are apt to hold their positions for lengthy periods of time perhaps thousands of years which imparts grave responsibilities upon both Galadriel and Eland as part of their Heritage accordingly they spend a great deal of time together and collaborate on vital work which can make them feel like they have a deeper connection ironically Sauron was able to twist that connection to his own ends Sauron versus Galadriel and Eland