The Phial of Galadriel was given by Galadriel to Frodo Baggins as a light to use in dark places.[1]
History
The Phial of Galadriel was a crystal phial filled with water from her fountain which held the light of Eärendil's star - the light of the Two Trees as preserved in a Silmaril.
In The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies, Galadriel uses it as a weapon in Dol Guldor against the necromancer, who is revealed to be Sauron, and the Nazgul, banishing them.
Frodo used the mere touch of it to ease the thought of the One Ring when he, Sam Gamgee, and Gollum were watching the Witch-king lead his army out of Minas Morgul. He also used it while entering into Mordor to defend himself from the spider Shelob. When Shelob first approached, Sam reminded him of the "star-glass" and its light drove her away. Frodo gave the light to Sam to hold while he cut through Shelob's webbing and Sam wielded it when he attacked Shelob to rescue Frodo. The star-glass shone particularly bright in response to his indomitable spirit. He used it twice to get past the Two Watchers who guarded the tower of Cirith Ungol; the second time the phial shone out lightning-bright in tribute to his hardiness and faithfulness.[2][3]
Phial in the New Line film
Sam also attempted to use the light in the Crack of Doom but the light was subdued by the power of the heart of Sauron's realm. The light was one of the items found on him when he and Frodo were rescued by the Eagles; Gandalf kept both it and Sam's box of Earth from Galadriel safe while the two hobbits were being healed after their collapse on the side of Mount Doom.
The Phial of Galadriel seemed to inspire its bearers to call out to Elbereth, who is also known as Varda, as both Frodo and Sam call out in Elvish. Frodo also cries out "aiya Eärendil elenion ancalima!" the first time he uses it against Shelob. Although Frodo did not understand these words, they were in reference to Eärendil, and they translate as "hail Eärendil, brightest of stars!" from Quenya.
At the end of the Third Age, the Light of Earendil went to the Uttermost West with Frodo.
Translations around the World
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Flessie van Galadriel |
| Albanian | Shishkë e Galadriel |
| Amharic | ጵሂኣል ኦፍ ጛላድሪአል |
| Arabic | پهيال وف عالادرييل |
| Armenian | Պհիալ ոֆ Գալադրիել |
| Basque | Galadriel-ren Ontzia |
| Belarusian | Пhіал оф Галадріел |
| Bosnian | Bočica od Galadriel |
| Bulgarian | Флакон на Галадриел |
| Catalan | Flascó de Galadriel |
| Cebuano | Phial sa Galadriel |
| Chichewa | Phial wa Galadriel |
| Croatian | Bočice od Galadriel |
| Czech | Ampulka Galadriel |
| Danish | Glasset af Galadriel |
| Dari | پهیال وف عالادریهل |
| Dutch | Ampul van Galadriel |
| Esperanto | Botelo de Galadriel |
| Filipino | Pyal ng Galadriel |
| French | Fiole de Galadriel |
| Galician | Frasco de Galadriel |
| German | Phiole von Galadriel |
| Greek | Φιαλ οφ Γαλαδριελ |
| Gujarati | પ્હિઅલ ઓફ ઙલદ્રિએલ ? |
| Haitian Creole | Fyòl de Galadriel |
| Hebrew | שהבקבוקון של גלדריאל |
| Hindi | प्हिअल ओफ़ ङलद्रिएल ? |
| Hungarian | Fiola Galadriel ? |
| Icelandic | Phial af Galadriel |
| Igbo | Phial nke Galadriel |
| Irish Gaelic | Phial na Galadriel |
| Italian | Fiala di Galadriel |
| Japanese | ガラドリエルの薬瓶 |
| Javanese | Phial saka Galadriel |
| Kannada | ಗಲಾಡ್ರಿಯಲ್ ಸಣ್ಣ ಸೀಸೆ |
| Kazakh | Пһіал оф Галадріел |
| Korean | 갈라드리엘의 소형 유리 병 ? |
| Kurdish | پهیال ۆف عالادریهل ?(Arabic script) Pitää ji Galadriel (Latinised) |
| Kyrgyz | Пhиал оф Галадриэл |
| Latin | Lenticulam Galadriel |
| Latvian | Pudelītē no Galadriel |
| Lithuanian | Indą ir Galadriel |
| Luxembourgish | Phial vun Galadriel |
| Macedonian | Пхиал оф Галадриел |
| Maltese | Kunjett ta ' l-Galadriel |
| Mongolian | Пhиал оф Галадриел |
| Nepali | प्हिअल ओफ़ ङलद्रिएल ? |
| Norwegian | Galadriels Ampulle |
| Pashto | پهیال وف عالادریېل ? |
| Persian | شیشه یا بطری کوچک گالادریل |
| Polish | Flakonik Galadrieli |
| Portuguese | Frasco de Galadriel |
| Romanian | Sticluță de Galadriel |
| Russian | Фиал Галадриэль |
| Serbian | Пхиал оф Галадриел (Cyrillic) Bočice od Galadriel (Latinised) |
| Sesotho | Phial ea Galadriel |
| Siamese (Thai) | ขวดของกาลาเดรียล |
| Sinhala | ප්හිඅල් ඔෆ් ගලද්රිඑල් |
| Slovak | Ampulky Galadriel |
| Slovenian | Steklenička Galadriel |
| Spanish | Frasco de Galadriel |
| Swahili | Phial ya Galadriel |
| Swedish | Galadriels flaska |
| Tajik | Пҳиал оф Галадриел |
| Tigrinya | ጵሂኣል ኦፍ ጛላድሪአል |
| Turkish | Galadriel'in küçük şişe |
| Ukrainian | Пгіал оф Ґаладріел |
| Urdu | گالدریل کی شیشی |
| Uyghur | پھىال وف غالادرىەل |
| Uzbek | Пҳиал оф Галадриел (Cyrillic) |
| Welsh | Phial o Galadriel |
| Yiddish | פּהיאַל אָף גאַלאַדריעל |
| Yucatec Maya | Frasco u Galadriel |
References
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Chapter VIII: "Farewell to Lorien"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Four, Chapter VIII: "The Stairs of Cirith Ungol"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Four, Chapter IX: "Shelob's Lair"
