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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The '''Phial of Galadriel''' is a gift given by the Elf-lady [[Galadriel]] to [[Frodo Baggins]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', as the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] departs from [[Lothlórien]]. The phial is a small crystal vessel that holds the captured light of the star [[Eärendil]], the brightest of the stars of the evening, set within the water of Galadriel's fountain. Galadriel tells [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] that it will be a light to him in dark places, when all other lights go out.<br />
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The phial is among the most cherished of the gifts Galadriel bestows on the company, and it proves a vital aid to the [[Ring-bearer]] at the darkest moments of his journey into [[Mordor]].<br />
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== Description ==<br />
The Phial shines with a clear silver light that grows brighter in darkness. Within it is held the radiance of [[Eärendil]]'s star, which itself shines with the light of one of the Silmarils, the holy jewels of the [[First Age]]. Because that light descends from the unsullied light of the [[Two Trees of Valinor]], it carries a sacred and ancient power against the works of shadow.<br />
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== In the narrative ==<br />
[[Galadriel]] gives the Phial to [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. Its decisive use comes in ''[[The Two Towers]]'', when [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] and [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], guided by [[Gollum]], pass through the tunnels of Cirith Ungol and are set upon by the monstrous spider [[Shelob]]. [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] raises the Phial and its light blazes out, driving back the creature, whose many eyes cannot bear the star-glow.<br />
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The Phial aids the [[hobbit]]s again in ''[[The Return of the King]]'' as they cross the dark land of [[Mordor]], a small but unquenchable light in the realm of the Enemy.<br />
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== Significance ==<br />
The Phial of Galadriel embodies one of Tolkien's recurring images: a small, pure light that endures against overwhelming darkness, echoing the hope carried by the humble [[hobbit]]s into the heart of evil. Its descent from the light of the [[Two Trees of Valinor]] through the Silmaril and the star of [[Eärendil]] links the quest of the [[Ring-bearer]] to the most ancient and hallowed history of [[Middle-earth]].<br />
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