Mirror of Galadriel

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The Mirror of Galadriel is a mystical basin in Lothlórien that shows visions of the past, present, and possible future to those who gaze into its waters.

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Label Occurrences
Mirror of Galadriel canonical 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf divinatory object
fictional object
magical artifact
object in Middle-earth
activationMethod Galadriel pours water into the basin
appearsIn The Fellowship of the Ring NERFINISHED
The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED
appearsInChapter The Mirror of Galadriel NERFINISHED
associatedWith Galadriel NERFINISHED
the Elves of Lothlórien NERFINISHED
authorCreatedBy J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED
category Artifacts of Lothlórien NERFINISHED
Magical objects in The Lord of the Rings
contrastWith Palantíri (which show more fixed visions) NERFINISHED
creator Galadriel NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse Middle-earth NERFINISHED
firstUsedOnPageBy Frodo Baggins GENERATED
form silver basin
guardedBy Galadriel NERFINISHED
interpretation visions require wisdom to understand
languageOfName Westron (translated into English)
locatedIn Galadriel's garden NERFINISHED
Lothlórien NERFINISHED
medium water
moralFunction tests the hearts of those who look
narrativeFunction foreshadows later events in The Lord of the Rings
ownership Galadriel NERFINISHED
power reveals things far off
reveals things hidden
reveals things that may never come to pass
shows visions of possible futures
shows visions of the past
shows visions of the present
relatedTo Palantíri NERFINISHED
requires starlight or moonlight to be filled
secondUserInScene Samwise Gamgee NERFINISHED
themeRelatedTo fate and free will
foreknowledge and choice
unreliability visions are not certain predictions
usedBy Frodo Baggins NERFINISHED
Galadriel NERFINISHED
Samwise Gamgee NERFINISHED
visionShownToFrodo the Eye of Sauron NERFINISHED
the destruction of the Shire (possible future)
visionShownToSam the Shire under industrial ruin

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Galadriel notableArtifact Mirror of Galadriel