Morfyyd Clark Talks About What It's Been Like To Portray Galadriel, And Who Could Take Her In A Fight

TV & Film

Jun 2

In a recent exclusive interview with Looper.com, Morfydd Clark, who portrays Galadriel in The Rings of Power series on Amazon, discusses her favorite things about the show and gave her thoughts on the one person who could beat Galadriel in a fight. When The Rings of Power premiered, many viewers were surprised to see a much more feisty and fighter portrayal of Galadriel, which was very different from the calm, regal demeanor of Cate Blanchett’s Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings. J.R.R. Tolkien did write the younger Galadriel as a warrior for her people, but some fans were still taken off guard by just how powerful she was.

In the interview, Clark talks about her interpretation of Galadriel including how her portrayal is different and why that was important to her to show a different, younger version of the beloved character.

“I wanted to explore that the Elves aren't palatable in the way that humans are. There is something unnerving about them — particularly with Galadriel, that Boromir's terrified of her; he calls her a witch and things. She's not pleasing in a necessarily typical way, and particularly not at the point where I was exploring her. It was getting rid of the shackles of being a human woman. She doesn't need to be extra nice, and that was fun. The Elves are interesting because they're stoic, but they also, in "The Silmarillion," [are] suddenly weeping. They feel a great, great deal,…”

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When the interviewer asked if there was anyone that Clark thought could beat Galadriel in a fight, Clark gave a very interesting answer.

“I'd like to say no, but Charlie disagrees with me, and that was annoying. But what I love about Middle-earth is it's so circumstantial to what's going on there. I love a soft, magic world where, if the sun wasn't where it was, if someone wasn't feeling exactly what they were feeling in that moment, everything could have been different. It's all circumstantial. I like to think that, in a certain circumstance, she is unbeatable ... There's many villains and many heroes in Middle-earth, which is why it's so fantastic…If she and Glorfindel fought — but they wouldn't. Probably he ... I don't know.”

The interviewer then pointed out that in Tolkien’s lore, Glorfindel is a very powerful elf and is known for taking down a Balrog. We haven’t seen him yet in this series, but since he is in Middle-earth during this time, he may yet make an appearance.

The Rings of Power Season 2 has just finished filming so it will be interesting to see what is in store for Galadriel next in the story.

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