Caras Galadhon
The chief city of Lothlórien built in the tops of the tallest mallorn trees upon a green hill, encircled by a green wall with white gates, featuring fountains, lights in the trees, and the chamber of Celeborn and Galadriel.
Caras Galadhon, the luminous heart of Lothlórien, stands as the chief city of the Elves, ingeniously constructed amid the crowns of the tallest mallorn trees on a verdant hill, girded by a green wall pierced by gleaming white gates. In The Fellowship of the Ring, it serves as a pivotal sanctuary where the Fellowship of the Ring finds respite, receives profound wisdom from Galadriel and Celeborn, and is gifted essential elven provisions like lembas and elven cloaks before departing into the perilous wilds. Though it fades from the forefront in later volumes, its enduring enchantment symbolizes the fading beauty of Middle-earth's ancient realms amid the encroaching shadow of war.
History
The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of the Lord of the Rings
The chief city of Lothlórien built in the tops of the tallest mallorn trees upon a green hill, encircled by a green wall with white gates, featuring fountains, lights in the trees, and the chamber of Celeborn and Galadriel.
Book Appearances
The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of the Lord of the Rings
First appears Ch 21