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A Strange Elf, Clad In Green And Brown... |
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| OK,
so details differ slightly depending on what you're referring to - the
book or the film. Since I've only read the book once, and that was
a very long time ago...some time this past age...here will go, for the
main part, the film interpretation - until such times that I have reread
the entire trilogy. Details that are not found within the film I
have obviously looked up in the book.
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'Legolas' - Woodland Elf dialectal name, derived from the Sindarin 'Laegolas'; meaning 'green' {'laeg'}, and 'collection of leaves' or 'collection of foliage' {'golas'}. The inclusion of the Sindarin 'las', meaning leaf singular, suggests the latter, and thus 'Laegolas' translates directly to the common tongue as 'green collection of leaves'. Shortened, the translation becomes 'green leaves', and thus the name Legolas Greenleaf is given to the noble Prince of Mirkwood. Events Concerning The Fellowship Of The Ring {A Brief History} |
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year 3018 {Third Age}, Legolas journeys to Rivendell, a messenger of his
father King Thranduil of Northern Mirkwood, to sit on the Council of
Elrond. Here he pledges his bow and his allegiance to the Ring
Bearer; his archery skills and heightened vision proving an invaluable
asset to the Fellowship throughout their Quest.
Upon his arrival to Lothlorien, Legolas receives from the Lady Galadriel the bow of the Galadhrim, accompanied by a quiver of arrows. During the Fellowship's stay in Lorien, Legolas and Gimli Son of Gloin form an unbreakable friendship, the strength of which was never rivaled, there or after. Upon the breaking of
the Fellowship, and the passing of Boromir at the the foot of Amon
Hen, Legolas joins Aragorn and Gimli in a bid to rescue hobbits Pippin
and Merry from the clutches of Saruman's Uruk-Hai. During their
search, the three encounter the Rohirrim, and take council with King
Theoden of Rohan; thus resulting in the Battle of Hornburg at
Helm's Deep. Events Following The Ending Of The 'War Of The Ring' |
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the defeat of Saruman, Legolas travels with Gimli back through the
Forests of Fangorn and the Glittering Caves. Nothing else is known
of their travels.
March 1st 1541 {Fourth Age} sees the death of King Elessar {Aragorn} in Gondor. Legolas then built a gray ship, and fulfilled at last his desire to sail over sea, and it is said that with him went Gimli; the elf and the dwarf the last of the Nine Walkers. |
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