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Lórien, although portrayed as always serene, majestic and ethereal, historically sat between a rock and a hard place. Sandwiched as it were, in between two great evils, the borders were guarded with the utmost vigilance in order to protect this jewel...this 'Dream-flower'. The Elves were noted for their disdain of the Dwarves who delved too deeply into the depths of Moria and awakened the Balrog so that Moria, which lay to the west of Lórien, became altogether evil and continuously threatened the western borders of the home of the Galadrim.

To the east of Lórien lay Mirkwood and in the Third Age, the evil there grew to new heights, literally, when Sauron himself raised the tower of Dol Guldur and inhabited it for a time. The eastern borders of Lórien became even more treacherous than the western borders. All of this came to a climax as Lórien was assaulted in three major attacks at the height of the War of the Ring. The Elven forces were ultimately victorious, aided undoubtedly by the destruction of the Ring far to the South in Mordor.

Now in one final mighty gesture, Celeborn Lord of Lórien crosses the Anduin and lays waste to Dol Guldur along with the Lady Galadriel who personally reduces the tower and pits to rubble. No longer would Mirkwood be a place of darkness and fear.