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VanimaEdhel · 04-07-2002, 04:21 PM

It could also have been very possible that Legolas Greenleaf, son of Thranduil, was named for the Legolas Greenleaf at the fall of Gondolin. I have not read Lost Tales yet, so I do not know into what depth they describe Legolas Greenleaf (of Gondolin), but if he were a hero in the book, then Legolas Greenleaf, son of Thranduil (just to distinguish between them), may have been named in the other Legolas's honor.

Also: We can all agree that Legolas is most likely over 2000 years old (in the movie, it's 2931 years), and The Hobbit happened so soon before Lord of the Rings (relatively speaking), that Legolas was most likely in Mirkwood, hanging out, being a prince, all that good stuff.

04-07-2002, 04:21 PM	#14
VanimaEdhel Etheral Enchantress Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wellesley College! Posts: 1,461	It could also have been very possible that Legolas Greenleaf, son of Thranduil, was named for the Legolas Greenleaf at the fall of Gondolin. I have not read Lost Tales yet, so I do not know into what depth they describe Legolas Greenleaf (of Gondolin), but if he were a hero in the book, then Legolas Greenleaf, son of Thranduil (just to distinguish between them), may have been named in the other Legolas's honor. Also: We can all agree that Legolas is most likely over 2000 years old (in the movie, it's 2931 years), and The Hobbit happened so soon before Lord of the Rings (relatively speaking), that Legolas was most likely in Mirkwood, hanging out, being a prince, all that good stuff. __________________ "I think we dream so we don't have to be apart so long. If we're in each others dreams, we can be together all the time." - Hobbes of Calvin and Hobbes