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Dates
Presented to Frodo Baggins on 16 February III 3019; carried into the West 29 September III 3021
Origins
Prepared by Galadriel in Lórien
Other names
Star-glass

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Phial of Galadriel

Galadriel’s glittering gift to the Ring-bearer

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"...and slowly the ship slipped away down the long grey firth; and the light of the glass of Galadriel that Frodo bore glimmered and was lost."
The Return of the King VI 9
The Grey Havens

The glittering phial that was Galadriel's gift to Frodo Baggins in Lórien, and which later helped him to escape from Shelob's Lair on the borders of Mordor.


See also...

Eärendil, Galadriel, Star-glass

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