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Early life
Legolas was the only son of Thranduil, King of the Elves of Northern Mirkwood. His exact date of birth and mother's name are unknown.
War of the Ring
Legolas came to the Council of Elrond in Rivendell, the great meeting held by the Elf lord Elrond, as a messenger from his father to discuss the escape of Gollum. When the council was choosing the "Nine Walkers" to pit against the "Nine Riders," Legolas volunteered to represent the Elves, and to become one of the members of the Fellowship that would set out to destroy the One Ring. During their journey, Legolas would stay at the rear due to his keen eyes. On Caradhras, Legolas was able to run...
After the war
After the destruction of the One Ring and of Sauron, Legolas stayed for the coronation of Aragorn and his marriage to Arwen. Later, he and Gimli travelled together to Helm's Deep, visiting the Glittering Caves, and then traveled through Fangorn Forest. Eventually, Legolas came to Ithilien with some of his people, with his father's leave, to live out his remaining time in Middle-earth helping to restore the woodlands that had been war-torn. After Aragorn's death, Legolas made a ship in Ithilie...
The name Legolas is a Silvan dialect form of pure Sindarin Laegolas, meaning 'green leaf'. It consists of Sindarin words laeg ("green") and golas ("a collection of leaves, foliage, being a prefixed collective form of las(s) "leaf"). The Quenya translation of Legolas is Laiqualassë. There might, however, be a certain meaning to his name: laeg is a v...
Although he lived among them, Legolas was not fully of the Silvan Elves. As a son of the Elven-king Thranduil, who had originally come from Doriath, Legolas was at least half Sindar; his mother's identity is completely unknown. This is complicated by the fact that a small minority of Sindarin Elves ruled the predominantly Silvan Woodland Realm of N...
As an Elf, Legolas had the abilities typical of his race. He could walk silently on grass and snow leaving minimal footprints, allowing him to advance unhindered. His eyes were sharper than that of Men, seeing through great distances and in the dark. He could even sleep while walking, which contributed to allowing him to travel 45 leagues in less t...
Legolas famously used an Elven bow, as well as a long, white knife. He would prefer to pierce his enemies from afar, but his dagger was sometimes used for close combat. In Lothlórien, he was given a long-bow of the Galadhrim, which was longer and stouter than those of the fashion of Mirkwood.
The Elves in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendariumwere often associated as "fairy-like" beings who grew great in stature. However, when Legolas was visually rendered as "pretty", Tolkien was "wrathful" and added a description of Legolas as: 1. "He was as tall as a young tree, lithe, immensely strong, able swiftly to draw a great war-bow and shoot down a Naz...
Books
1. The Fellowship of the Ring 2. The Two Towers 3. The Return of the King
Films
1. The Lord of the Ringsfilm trilogy 2. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 3. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
In Peter Jackson's movie adaptations, Legolas' role stays much the same as in the books, although he speaks considerably less. He is portrayed by Orlando Bloom. In The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Legolas arrives in Rivendell with a group of Elves. At the Council of Elrond, he is unimpressed by Boromir's attitude towards Aragorn. Legolas therefore declares "This is no mere Ranger. He is Aragorn, son of Arathorn. You owe him your allegiance". Boromir is stunned by this revelat...
The Hobbit film trilogy
In The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Orlando Bloom returns to the role of Legolas. Although Legolas does not appear anywhere in the novel The Hobbit, he has a significant role as the son of the Elven-king Thranduil within their Woodland Realm. During one hunt, Legolas and Tauriel come across the Company of Thorin Oakenshield on their journey to the Lonely Mountain. Legolas and the Mirkwood Elf Rangers surround the Dwarves and take them captive, searching them. Legolas pulled out a photo of...
Ralph Bakshi version
Legolas has also been portrayed by Anthony Daniels in the 1978 Ralph Bakshi animated version of The Lord of the Rings.
Húrin, known also as Húrin Thalion or once Úmarth, was a hero of Men during the First Age. He was the father of the tragic Túrin Turambar. According to The Silmarillion, he was the greatest warrior of Men in the First Age. Húrin was a grandson of Hador, of the House of Marach, or House of Hador...
Sep 22, 2011 · The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by J.R.R. Tolkien, which was later fitted as a trilogy. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's earlier fantasy book The Hobbit, and soon developed into a much larger story.
These are the Loads and Loads of Characters in The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien. This page is for the BOOKS ONLY. For the characters as they were portrayed in the Peter Jackson film trilogy, see here.
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