AU Galadriel is the fearless iron-willed daughter of Finarfin.She will let nothing stand in her way of her goal,which is to sail to Middle-Earth and someday rule a realm of her own.Plenty of adventures are in store for her as she goes about Middle-Earth,meeting many new people...ahem,beings.Goes from First Age through possibly the beginning of the Fourth Age where it will end.Does require some basic Silmarillion knowledge.

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Okay,this is my first story and I wonder how it will turn out.I hope for at least 5 reviews by the end of 5 chapters.I'm not even sure how this story will turn out.Please let me know if Galadriel is too OOC because I hate when authors do that and I don't want this story to be like that.I guess I'll just have to wait and see.And one last thing,I need to know if this story belongs in either the Silmarillion section or LOTR.

Thanks for reading

DISCLAIMER:I own nothing really in this story except the plot.I'm just borrowing the characters.

This Old Land

by Amethyst Priestess

It was a dreadfully storm filled day as Galadriel stood ready to go with Feanor to Middle-Earth. Feanor had declared it was time to regain the Silmarils from Morgoth. Though Galadriel did not wholly agree with him, she wanted to go to Arda. Obviously this was probably her best chance (and it also being her first and only).She could barely contain her excitement-she was going to see the land that the elves were born to!

One question slowly made its way into Galadriel's bouncy mind. How was she or any of the other Noldor going to get there?Her people were not like the Teleri who could build ships. Of course,Galadriel was sure none of the Noldor could barely build a fishing boat, let alone a huge ship to sail the restless sea. Did Feanor even come to this problem yet, or was he just once again(along with his sons)daydreaming about their precious jewels?

Galadriel sighed.She had percieved some sort of darkness within Feanor, but she couldn't put her finger on it. Ugh, her brain was starting to hurt from all these pathetic thoughts!Galadriel picked up her sword and stared into its shinning blade. Looking back at her was a reflection of a fair skinned,golden haired elleth with cold blue eyes. She smiled and sheathed her sword.Of course, she wasn't really planning on using it and she just like how it looked and felt anyway.

She definetly had a great skill with a blade. She had been practicing since she was an elfling, always amazed by the beauty of such a weapon. And Galadriel was not so bad with a bow and arrows either,though she preferred the sword.

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After Galadriel had told Feanor that they had no ships to sail across the Great Sea with, Feanor solved the problem quickly."All we simply need to do is ask the Sea-Elves if we can borrow some of their ships.See,problem solved."

" I'm not so sure.I doubt any of the Teleri will want to give up one of their precious ships." Galadriel sighed after she spoke. "If only we could actually build such things. Then we could sail the waters and go where we please, such as Arda."

Feanor shook his head and called to some assembled elves who were standing nearby. "We make for Alqualonde, to get a way of travel on our journey to Arda." The elves bobbed their heads.

Later, after much quarreling, a great host of the Noldor was formed .They soon came to Alqualonde. They had come as swiftly as possible for they had become desperate and every onr of them feared the wrath of the Valar,even if it was only a small amount of it. But what hid this was their pride and they came to the place of the Teleri with proud bearing.

Feanor spoke to Olwe hotly and they argued long. Olwe stated that he would not give up their ships nor would they give Feanor aid. He had said many times that it was folly. In the end the Noldor had gone to the Havens of the Swans.There they took the white ships the Teleri had longed worked on by force, but the Teleri rebelled. Weapons were soon drawn.

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Galadriel was confused as to what had exactly just happened, but now all she could do was fight her own kin. She valued her life and was not about to die at the hands of the Sea-Elves. An elf tried to shoot at her with an arrow, but she quickly ducked and plunged her sword deep in the other elf's chest.

Suddenly she heard the swish of a blade as it started to come towards her. Galadriel spun around and thrust her sword harshly into the offender. The brown haired elf had a suprised look on his face as he sank to the ground. Galadriel took no notice of it. Crismon stained the tip of her blade as it was plunged into the bodies of the Teleri. Cries and shrieks of death were heard all around.

Galadriel a glanced over her shoulder and saw Finrod fighting with strong blows of his long sword. Blood stained his blond hair. She hoped her other brothers were doing okay. Galadriel didn't if she could stand the loss of any of them (no matter how annoying they had been in their youth). She looked down at herself and noticed the blood staining her white tunic. She suddenly didn't feel so great. But, to be a warrior, she knew you must get used to the sight of blood and strewn bodies among many other gruesome things.

Some of the Noldor were being forced into the sea, and it hungrily swept them away. Galadriel could tell that the Teleri were weakening though and soon the Noldor gained the upper hand. The great waves slammed angrily on the shores, as if in protest to the outcome of the battle. Feanor and what was remaing of his host (though he still had a great number) jumped onto the ships and the Noldor sailed away victoriuosly.

Galadriel felt excited again after her earlier grimness and knew that finally they were getting along on their way to Middle-Earth. Later she would find out the consequences of the Kinslaying and just how hard the journey would be to reach the shores she so desired to see. But, at the moment pride and a sense of adventure clouded her mind. She was so caught up in her thoughts that no others could enter her mind. Much would soon happen that would most likely change the course of her entire life...

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Here is the first chapter.Hope you enjoyed reading this so please tell me how you like this so far.I need to know if I should continue or just stop before I write something really boring.And yes I know,this chapter went REALLY fast, but I promise that it won't always be like that (if I continue that is) and things will obviously get much more interesting soon (I hope).So please read and review.Hanon le!

Up Next: Galadriel realizes what a terrible event she has taken part in and she hears her peoples' Doom as well.