The Golden Wood, an Elvish realm on the banks of the Silverlode and the Great River Anduin, ruled by Galadriel and Celeborn. Its great mallorn trees, whose leaves turn gold in autumn, give the forest an otherworldly beauty. Protected by Galadriel's power and her Ring Nenya, Lothlorien is perhaps the last place in Middle-earth where the ancient Elvish world endures unchanged. The Fellowship rests here after their passage through Moria.