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Legolas
In J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Legolas Greenleaf is a Sindarin Elf who becomes a part of the Fellowship of the Ring. With his keen eyesight, sensitive hearing, and excellent bowmanship, Legolas is a valuable resource to the other eight members of the Fellowship.
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Legolas is Prince of Mirkwood, the son of King Thranduil, descendants from the royal line of Sindarin elves. The age of Legolas is not known, and while he appears to be young by Elven standards he is at least a few centuries old. He is first introduced in the first volume of The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, at the council of Elrond. He comes as a messenger from his father to discuss the escape of Gollum. Elrond picks him to become one of the members of the Fellowship that sets out to destroy the One Ring.
Within the Fellowship, Legolas and the dwarf, Gimli, clash because of the ancient quarrel between Elves and Dwarves after the destruction of Doriath, and also because Legolas's father Thranduil once imprisoned Gimli's father Glóin (as described in The Hobbit). They become friends, however, when they enter Lothlórien and Gimli greets the Lady of the Golden Wood with gentle words.
After the destruction of the One Ring and of Sauron, the two go off traveling together through Fangorn forest. Eventually, Legolas comes to Ithilien with some of his people, with his father's leave, to live out his remaining time in Middle-earth. After the death of King Elessar, Legolas leaves Middle-earth to go over the Sea, and Gimli's love for his friend, and the desire to see Galadriel once again, prompts him to go with Legolas— the first and only Dwarf to do so.
The name Legolas is a Silvan dialect form of Sindarin Laegolassë, Greenleaf.
Legolas is played in the by Orlando Bloom.
In the movie, Legolas's birthdate is set to 87 of the Third Age, so that would make him 2931 years old at the time of the War of the Ring. However, this date was made up by the movie writers, as in the books there are no known dates concerning Legolas before T.A. 3018, and Legolas is portrayed as a rather young Elf, suggesting he was no more than a few centuries old.
The name Legolas Greenleaf first appeared in The Fall of Gondolin, one of the "Lost Tales.
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