Is Legolas afraid to get his nails dirty?

[Lush]

That it does. And that brings on another question. Did elves sweat?

I am just too much of a lady to tell you.



Seriously, I really like Mark's (Helen's) post up there. It's really, really good. I think Tolkien wanted to illustrate one specific change in Legolas - the development of the friendship with Gimli - and that had to involve a bit less dazzle bravado and a little bit more, hm, genuineness, I guess?