Elven gifts from Lothlórien

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Special Elvish gifts were given to the remaining members of the Fellowship of the Ring by Galadriel and Lord Celeborn in Lothlórien, on February 16, TA 3019, before the Fellowship departed.

History

Frodo using the Light of Eärendil in Shelob's lair

Frodo Baggins

Frodo Baggins was given the Light of Eärendil - A small crystal bottle or phial of liquid containing the light of Eärendil's star in the water of Galadriel's fountain. The phial emitted a brilliant light in darkness, so intense that dark creatures fear it.

Samwise Gamgee

Galadriel giving Sam Elvish rope in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Samwise was given earth from Galadriel's garden, and a Mallorn seed - These were contained in a small box of grey wood with a silver G-rune on the lid. He used it to replant trees in the Shire after the Scouring of the Shire. In The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring film, Sam receives only elven-rope made of Hithlain. This rope is much stronger than other rope, and would allow itself to be retrieved from its anchorage with a small tug, due to the Elvish skill at rope-making. However, in The Fellowship of the Ring novel, a coil elven-rope is just provided in each of the three boats also given to the Fellowship by the elves of Lothlórien.

Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took

Both Merry and Pippin received a silver belt with a gold, flower-shaped clasp.

Aragorn

Aragorn was given a magical Elven scabbard and the Elessar, a green gem set in a silver eagle shaped brooch, left for him by Arwen and after which he later is named.

Legolas

Legolas was given bow of the Galadhrim with arrows, crafted deep in Lothlórien and strung with elf-hair.

Gimli

Gimli was given three strands of Galadriel's hair - overwhelmed by Galadriel's great beauty, Gimli could think of nothing else he wanted but a single strand of her hair. She gave him three.

Boromir

Boromir was given a solid gold belt crafted in Lórien, shaped like linked golden leaves. In The Fellowship of the Ring film, Boromir was not shown getting any specific gift.

In adaptations

Dagger given to Merry (and Pippin)

In The Lord of the Rings trilogy of films

In Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, the gifts differ somewhat:

• According to Celeborn, all the surviving Fellowship were given Elven cloaks personally woven by Galadriel and her maidens that helped shield their wearers from unfriendly eyes and brooches in the form of a green leaf veined with silver,
• Sam receives only a length of Elven-rope, Merry and Pippin receive Ñoldorin daggers, it implied that Arwen is Aragorn's gift (which doesn't make much sense) — not the Elfstone or a scabbard, and Boromir is not shown to be given a gift.