Lothlorien was the home of Galadriel and Celeborn and their people, the Galadhrim. It was the only forest of mallorn-trees in Middle-earth, and thus it was known as the Golden Wood. Lothlorien was a place where time seemed to stand still, a waking dream of the ancient days of the Elves that would soon fade forever from Middle-earth. Lothlorien was located in the Vales of the Anduin, between the Great River and the Misty Mountains. In the mountains north of Lothlorien was the great Dwarf-realm of Khazad-dum which became a place of evil called Moria. South of Lothlorien was Fangorn Forest, where the Ents dwelled. Eastward across the Anduin was Dol Guldur, a stronghold of Sauron in the southern part of Mirkwood.
About Galadriel
Oldest of all the Elves that remain in Middle-earth, the Lady Galadriel dwells in the forest haven of Lothlorien, surrounded by her Elven followers, and husband Celeborn. Of all the wise, Galadriel is possessed of the greatest foresight and bestowed upon Frodo several gifts to help him in his quest, including the Phial of Light. She knows that the time of Elves is coming to an end, and soon she must join her kind leaving the shores of Middle Esrth for the Immortal The Land of the West.
The Fellowship came to Lothlorien on January 15, 3019. Only eight of them remained, for Gandalf had been lost in Moria. They were discovered near the Nimrodel by three border guards named Haldir, Rumil, and Orophin. The guards allowed the Fellowship to spend the night on their flets.
During the night, Orcs from Moria entered Lothlorien, crossing the Nimrodel and continuing down the road along the Silverlode. The guards led the Orcs away from the Fellowship and deeper into the forest. Orophin went to alert the other Elves. The Orcs were almost all killed, and the rest were pursued back to the Misty Mountains. Gollum also followed the Fellowship into Lothlorien but the Elves let him go since they did not know what he was. Gollum lurked in the woods near the Silverlode to await the Fellowship's departure.
The next morning the Fellowship crossed the Silverlode on a rope bridge and entered the Naith. Haldir had been reluctant to allow Gimli to proceed, since Dwarves were not permitted in Lothlorien, but he agreed on the condition that Gimli be blindfolded. Aragorn said that they would all wear blindfolds, and the Fellowship was led through the Naith to Cerin Amroth. There a group of Elves brought word from Galadriel that all of the Fellowship could walk freely. Their blindfolds were removed, and Gimli became the first Dwarf to look upon the Naith for many long years. Frodo and Sam climbed to the flet on Cerin Amroth, and Aragorn remembered his betrothal to Arwen there.
The Fellowship came to Caras Galadhon on January 17 and met with Galadriel and Celeborn. They spent a month in Lothlorien recuperating from their journey and their grief from the loss of Gandalf. On February 14, Galadriel gave Frodo and Sam the chance to look into her Mirror, which could show images of the past, present, and possible futures. Sam saw the destruction of the Shire in the Mirror, while the visions shown to Frodo culminated in the Eye of Sauron seeking him.
Frodo then offered the One Ring to Galadriel, but she refused because she knew that although she might start to use it with good intentions she would become a tyrant in the end. Galadriel was also aware that if the One Ring were destroyed, the Three Rings of the Elvesb would lose their power and all that was made and sustained with them would fade - including the peace and beauty of Lothlorien.
The Elven-smiths began to forge the Rings of Power around 1500. But Sauron created the One Ring to rule the others, and the Elves realized that they had been deceived. In 1693, Celebrimbor is said to have consulted with Galadriel about what to do with the Three Rings, which had been made without Sauron's help. They could not bring themselves to destroy their Rings, so Galadriel advised Celebrimbor that the Three Rings should be hidden and never used for as long as Sauron had the One. Galadriel was given Nenya, the Ring of Water, at this time.
The gifts that was given to the fellowship
The Fellowship left Lothlorien on February 16. Before their departure, they met with Celeborn and Galadriel one last time on the green lawn called the Tongue at the juncture of the Silverlode and the Anduin. Galadriel gave the Fellowship gifts and Celeborn provided them with boats to travel down the Anduin.