Along with the names, Galadriel has many titles. The simplest of these titles is “The Lady.” When Tolkien references Galadriel, he uses this often. In “The Two Towers,” for instance, when Sam reminds Frodo of the light-infused Phial of Galadriel, he tells him, “Master, master! The Lady’s gift!” Faramir also refers to her by the almost as simple name “the White Lady.”
In “The Fellowship of the Ring,” Aragorn refers to her as “Lady of Lórien.” too. And it’s her connection with that sacred wood (which she only comes to rule later in her life) from which many of her other appellations spring. When the Fellowship of the Ring reaches Lothlórien in the book, the text variously refers to her as Galadriel the Lady of Lórien, the Lady Galadriel, and once again, The Lady. When they leave, Gimli says, “It is enough for me to have seen the Lady of the Galadhrim,” referring to the people that she leads in the Golden Wood.
Interestingly, while Galadriel is born a princess, she doesn’t rule Lothlórien as a Queen. On the contrary, only when Frodo offers her the One Ring does she describe a terrifying scenario in which she rules thusly, wielding royal power. In Amazon Studios’ “The Rings of Power” adaptation, a similar image of “Queen Galadriel” (created for the show) was teased by Sauron when he tempted her to join him. Whenever Galadriel is shown as a Queen, though, it is a negative hypothetical scenario. Otherwise, she simply goes by “The Lady” or similar, arboreally-infused epithets.
