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Full name: Legolas Greenleaf Age: Debatable, believed to be 2,931 years old Birthplace: The Elven Kingdom of Mirkwood Race: Sindarin/Woodland Elf Father: Thranduil, King of Mirkwood Mother: Unknown Spouse: None Height: Approx. 6'0 Hair: Debatable, some say dark, some say fair Eyes: Again, debatable. Believed to be blue Siblings: None
Legolas' birthday is unknown but he is thousands of years old, his age is well-debated as is his hair colour. Tall, slender and fine-featured, Legolas can move with grand stealth. His steps are light and he can easily pass over snow barely leaving footprints. His surname, Greenleaf, is the literal meaning of his name, Legolas. He is the son of Thranduil, the King of the Elves of Northeren Mirkwood. Legolas is quick and deadly with knife or bow and this good elf is keen lover of all things forest. Legolas is a Sindarin/Woodland Elf though he wore the attire of the Silvan Elves which is green and brown. Elves are immortal as they are not prone to death, disease or old age. However, they can be slain and they may die of grief or choose to pass on because they grow bored of their present life. As an Elf, Legolas' senses are stronger than those of other races (e.g. Dwarves, Men) and so he is the eyes and ears of the Fellowship. Legolas is always the first member of the Company to be aware of danger. Legolas aided the Fellowship with his incredible archery skills, heightened senses aa well as being lethal with his long knife. When he runs out of arrows he relies on his long white knife and he collects arrows, his and his enemy's, from the ground after the battle. Physical description: There is no known description of Legolas that Tolkein has written, although in the movies Legolas is tall, fair, graceful,a great archer, and of noble bearing though not as tall or regal as those elves who, like Galadriel and Elrond, had seen the Two Trees, or bore the blood of those who had. Physical Attributes: Has keen hearing and eyesight, quick to laugh or sing, but just as quick with a bow or haughty word. Skilled as a warrior and archer. Weapon of choice: He bore a longbow given to him in Lorien by Galadriel that was longer and more powerful than those used by the folk of Mirkwood and which was strung with elven hair. LEGOLAS: BEHIND THE NAME When translated, Legolas means "green leaf" (lego being green and las being leaf), so his name literally means Greenleaf Greenleaf. Legolas is a dialectal name of the Woodland Elves. The Woodland Elves are of the Sindar stock and the pure Sindarin form of his name is Laegolas. 'Legolas' is composed of leg 'green', a dialectal form of Sindarin laeg; and Sindarin golas/-olas 'collection of leaves, foliage.'
