Did Legolas have any brothers or sisters?

[zifnab]

Originally Posted by Boromir88

I just don't think it's a simple 'no, not possible' type answer. Just trying to get us all to expand our minds more, and something that isn't ever told or said, doesn't necessarily mean it's not a possibility.

If you bring back a 'Can Balrogs Fly (coulda, whoulda, shoulda)' thread.....

[Bêthberry]

How many children did elves typically have? I always thought that Elrond was one of the more prolific ones, with three (granted two are twins). Is that pretty much the upper limit for elves? Was one more common?

After all, parenting for a millenium would be a very effective impetus to planned parenthood I would think.

[Boromir88]

Well, Feanor had 7, Finarfin had 5, and Fingolfin had 3 as well. Elrond also had a brother. However, Thingol's line seems to be consistant with 1 or 2.

The Half-elven seem to be the most reproductive, probably hoping that at least one of their kids would stay to their Elven heritage.

[zifnab]

!throw The Silmarillion Bêthberry

How could you forget Feanor?

I would 'assume' that Elves cherish their family tree, relishing their heritage (always an exception of course). And most would not hold back in relating this fact to non-knowing others. Since Legolas and Thranduil never made mention of another child/sibling it was either not easily relatable to the story, not important enough to further the plot, not thought of at the time by the Prof, or simply just didn't happen.

Eomer of the Rohirrim - Or maybe Thranduil secretly feared that Legolas would usurp his throne, and so sent him to his likely death.

Since the Elves were leaving, why would he have thought that?

[Bêthberry]

Originally Posted by Boromir88

Well, Feanor had 7, Finarfin had 5, and Fingolfin had 3 as well. Elrond also had a brother. However, Thingol's line seems to be consistant with 1 or 2.

Originally Posted by zifnab

!throw The Silmarillion Bêthberry

How could you forget Feanor?

Gentlemen, gentlemen, gentleman. Although this topic might be a bit soft for your chromosome type, I was assuming we were considering the final stages of the Third Age, wherein the elves were beginning to dwindle and shrink from sight. Under such conditions, their generation would decline from its initial heights with the peak of Feanor, whose prodigious performance was therefore neither relevant nor reproducible.

[MatthewM]

How about that for growing pains?

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Doesn't matter that you're leaving if you're power-hungry to that extent. What of the man who wanted to destroy the world so that others may not have it?

Anyway, it was mirth.

[wilwarin538]

I was assuming we were considering the final stages of the Third Age, wherein the elves were beginning to dwindle and shrink from sight.

Then wouldn't elves be trying to have a lot of children, to try and increase their number?

I personlly think that Legolas did have brothers and sisters, atleast 1, just so that if anything happened to one kid Thranduil would still have another heir. I mean, ya he's immortal, but elves still die, in wars and such, I think he would want to be 100% sure that there was an heir sitting at home ready to take his place if he perished. Only having one kid doesn't garantee that.

Though it's possible that, since Legolas' mother is never mentioned, she may have died somehow, right after Legolas was born, and never had the chance to have other children, and a broken hearted Thranduil never re-married.

Practically anything is possible.