Thread: Not A Prince...
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Old 12-29-2002, 07:19 PM   #1
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Sting Not A Prince...

First, my apologies if this has been brought up before. I serached, but I either have the wrong wording or I'm doing something first (for once).

Anyway, I was contemplating the Elvish class system, or lack thereof, when this idea came back to me. Legolas is the son of King Thranduil, but no where that I can think of does it say that he is a prince. So, I was wondering, is Legolas a prince of the Woodland Realm? Or if he isn't, could this be an implied idea, an idea of the masses, something The Great Perfectionist (Tolkien) overlooked, or a small comment on Elves and how their society works? Is it possible that in Elvish society, being the son of a King means close to nothing- or has the value of nothing in the realm?

Sorry if this made little sense, my mind isn't working... [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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