Prince Legolas Greenleaf, Dwarf-friend - Epic Character History (Updated)

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Men of the West

Men of the West

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@thevoidlookspretty7079
@thevoidlookspretty7079 3 жыл бұрын
Let’s not forget Legolas’ main role in the Fellowship: little sh*t. Legolas: “If wizards can summon fire, surely you’d melt this snow!” Gandalf: “If elves could leap mountains, surely you’d go fetch the sun!” Legolas: *runs far forward* Gandalf: “Where are you going?” Legolas: “I’m off to fetch the sun!”
@TheHappypippy
@TheHappypippy 3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@tylersoto7465
@tylersoto7465 2 жыл бұрын
Lol legolas is right gandalf could of melted the snow lol
@aaronsmall1394
@aaronsmall1394 Жыл бұрын
Gimli: Typical elf never understanding sarcasm
@kaidorade1317
@kaidorade1317 3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite quotes from the duo in the book: . 'I should be grateful for the part [the trees] have played, but I do not love them. You may think them wonderful, but I have seen a greater wonder in this land, more beautiful than any grove or glade that ever grew: my heart is still full of it. 'Strange are the ways of Men, Legolas! Here they have one of the marvels of the Northern World, and what do they say of it? Caves, they say! Caves! Holes to fly to in time of war, to store fodder in! My good Legolas, do you know that the caverns of Helm's Deep are vast and beautiful? There would be an endless pilgrimage of Dwarves, merely to gaze at them, if such things were known to be. Aye indeed, they would pay pure gold for a brief glance!' 'And I would give gold to be excused,' said Legolas; 'and double to be let out, if I strayed in!' 'You have not seen, so I forgive your jest,' said Gimli. 'But you speak like a fool. Do you think those halls are fair, where your King dwells under the hill in Mirkwood, and Dwarves helped in their making long ago? They are but hovels compared with the caverns I have seen here: immeasurable halls, filled with an everlasting music of water that tinkles into pools, as fair as Kheled-zâram in the starlight. 'And, Legolas, when the torches are kindled and men walk on the sandy floors under the echoing domes, ah! then, Legolas, gems and crystals and veins of precious ore glint in the polished walls; and the light glows through folded marbles, shell-like, translucent as the living hands of Queen Galadriel. There are columns of white and saffron and dawn-rose, Legolas, fluted and twisted into dreamlike forms; they spring up from many-coloured floors to meet the glistening pendants of the roof: wings, ropes, curtains fine as frozen clouds; spears, banners, pinnacles of suspended palaces! Still lakes mirror them: a glimmering world looks up from dark pools covered with clear glass; cities. such as the mind of Durin could scarce have imagined in his sleep, stretch on through avenues and pillared courts, on into the dark recesses where no light can come. And plink! a silver drop falls, and the round wrinkles in the glass make all the towers bend and waver like weeds and corals in a grotto of the sea. Then evening comes: they fade and twinkle out; the torches pass on into another chamber and another dream. There is chamber after chamber, Legolas; hall opening out of hall, dome after dome, stair beyond stair; and still the winding paths lead on into the mountains' heart. Caves! The Caverns of Helm's Deep! Happy was the chance that drove me there! It makes me weep to leave them.' 'Then I will wish you this fortune for your comfort, Gimli,' said the Elf, 'that you may come safe from war and return to see them again. But do not tell all your kindred! There seems little left for them to do, from your account. Maybe the men of this land are wise to say little: one family of busy dwarves with hammer and chisel might mar more than they made.' 'No, you do not understand,' said Gimli. 'No dwarf could be unmoved by such loveliness. None of Durin's race would mine those caves for stones or ore, not if diamonds and gold could be got there. Do you cut down groves of blossoming trees in the spring-time for firewood? We would tend these glades of flowering stone, not quarry them. With cautious skill, tap by tap - a small chip of rock and no more, perhaps, in a whole anxious day - so we could work, and as the years went by, we should open up new ways, and display far chambers that are still dark, glimpsed only as a void beyond fissures in the rock. And lights, Legolas! We should make lights, such lamps as once shone in Khazad-dûm; and when we wished we would drive away the night that has lain there since the hills were made; and when we desired rest, we would let the night return.' 'You move me, Gimli,' said Legolas. 'I have never heard you speak like this before. Almost you make me regret that I have not seen these caves. Come! Let us make this bargain-if we both return safe out of the perils that await us, we will journey for a while together. You shall visit Fangorn with me, and then I will come with you to see Helm's Deep.' 'That would not be the way of return that I should choose,' said Gimli. 'But I will endure Fangorn, if I have your promise to come back to the caves and share their wonder with me.
@shadowofchaos8932
@shadowofchaos8932 3 жыл бұрын
What he said. ×2
@derrickhighley3762
@derrickhighley3762 3 жыл бұрын
And thus marks a beginning of a true friendship. One that does not waiver but only bickers... one for the ages..
@muddlewait8844
@muddlewait8844 3 жыл бұрын
Glad you posted this. For my part, it’s the most beautiful prose Tolkien ever wrote, at least that I’ve read. And he gave it to Gimli, which I love.
@allenrussell1947
@allenrussell1947 3 жыл бұрын
Gimli doesn't say a lot in these books, but when he speaks it's poetry.
@estel5335
@estel5335 3 жыл бұрын
Pin it.
@orrointhewise87
@orrointhewise87 3 жыл бұрын
"Final count......42." Everyone's favorite archer 🏹 My favorite quality about him is that he's the bookend on the conflict between elves and dwarves; almost the complete antithesis of first and second age elevs. Heartwarming to see once enemies turn to friends I always get misty eyed wen I see that picture of old Gimli getting off the boat in valinor with him That's true undying friendship 😭❤
@chrisa7905
@chrisa7905 3 жыл бұрын
I love Legolas as a character, but I still feel like the movies did Gimli dirty a bit. Especially with having Legolas win the competition instead lol don’t get me wrong, I’m a huge fan of the film trilogy as well. They just kind of made Gimli look like he was a much less formidable member of the fellowship.
@federicaesu8580
@federicaesu8580 3 жыл бұрын
Since I read the book for the first time when I was eleven, Legolas has always been my favourite character because he embodies the grace, the bravery, the skills, and the kindness of the Elves.
@dr.albtraum7173
@dr.albtraum7173 3 жыл бұрын
Something about the friendship between Legolas and Gimli always makes me happy lol
@xtremeranger30
@xtremeranger30 3 жыл бұрын
Galadriel's words are beautifully prophetic for the sea eventually calling for Legolas to sail west.
@Black-Sun_Kaiser
@Black-Sun_Kaiser 3 жыл бұрын
For the longest time as a child having only seen the movies i always thought the nazgul were the fell beasts themselves, it caused me a lot of confusion until i watched all these videos. Thanks for the upload, i loved it.
@rezarfar
@rezarfar 3 жыл бұрын
You aught to read the books. Start with The Silmarillion.
@Black-Sun_Kaiser
@Black-Sun_Kaiser 3 жыл бұрын
@@rezarfar i want to , maybe when my son starts school itll be quiet enough to read sometimes.
@rezarfar
@rezarfar 3 жыл бұрын
@@Black-Sun_Kaiser you should try audiobooks, i prefer to read too but like you, rarely have time, audiobooks are a nice compromise.
@grandmasteryoda5241
@grandmasteryoda5241 3 жыл бұрын
Sauron: I have an army Aragorn: We have a Legolas Sauron: Oh, sh**
@Spartan265
@Spartan265 3 жыл бұрын
"Never thought I'd die fighting side by side with an elf." "What about side by side with a friend?" "Aye. I could do that."
@baystated
@baystated 3 жыл бұрын
Often I come to these vids to listen again about the tales I have already heard. It doesn't matter that I know how the stories go, they're great whenever someone tells them. And you do such a great job at the tellin'! Today i was surprised that I didn't already know what Legolas's name meant, so that was nice too.
@johnathonlutz5427
@johnathonlutz5427 3 жыл бұрын
Honestly he’s one of my favourite characters, him and Gimli are the best.
@Lobomaru02
@Lobomaru02 3 жыл бұрын
I was listening to a Witcher lore video when I saw the notification for this and was like, "be right back, Witcher."
@geviesanta3631
@geviesanta3631 3 жыл бұрын
Can we just agree that Legolas is one of (if not) the best archers in any mediums. Like seriously, he rarely runs out of arrows to shoot. 😅😂
@rileycord1248
@rileycord1248 3 жыл бұрын
"I haven't the heart to tell you. For me the grief is still too near." Legolas has always been one of my favorite characters both in the books and movies. He may be recognized as a great warrior he's also a deeply interesting character from his development with Gimli to his more mystical and mysterious quotes that give a more aloof vibe to him. I also adore the movie's very subtle character arc with him coming to terms with death.
@adamm457
@adamm457 3 жыл бұрын
Legolas has always been my favorite character in the entirety of Middle Earth.
@kreuzrittergottes9336
@kreuzrittergottes9336 3 жыл бұрын
I see men of the west, I click. Simple.
@derrickhighley3762
@derrickhighley3762 3 жыл бұрын
This and nerd of the rings are the only things Tolkien you need in life. Well besides the books. Thank you yoiston
@ericransley8622
@ericransley8622 3 жыл бұрын
I too follow this routine. Lol Thanks Yoiston
@hazbojangles2681
@hazbojangles2681 3 жыл бұрын
@@derrickhighley3762 there are lots of other great channels too.
@OaksArm
@OaksArm 3 жыл бұрын
What a sycophant…
@chap8080
@chap8080 3 жыл бұрын
@@OaksArm had to Google that…….so glad I did I’ll be using it a lot. I know a few ass lickers haha
@slicerneons3300
@slicerneons3300 3 жыл бұрын
Legolas; "And you have my Bow!" Arwen; "And You are my Beau!" Fun with homophones.😁
@randybarner6483
@randybarner6483 3 жыл бұрын
The Legend of Legolas. Member of the Fellowship. Now I feel like I wish there could be more adventures with him.
@hound9313
@hound9313 3 жыл бұрын
I am currently resting by the Brandywine river in the Shire, enjoying some pipeweed. Just had a tussle with some unsavory characters trying to shake down a Hobbit by the name of Mosco. Didn't know Hobbits could jump kick.... Anyways, great video sir! I didn't like Legolas as much as I did Gimili, but Legolas is no less awesome or important. He was Gimili's brother from another mother.
@IronDragon-2143
@IronDragon-2143 3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite parts of Lord of the Rings War in the North is if you're playing as Farin of Erabor you can speak with Legolas and have a heartfelt discussion about the relationship between Dwarves and Elves and hopes for a stronger friendship between the two peoples. I really liked that part a lot.
@Skaroosh
@Skaroosh 3 жыл бұрын
Outstanding telling, as always. His friendship with Gimli really makes Legolas a character that truly stands the test of time.
@tokkia1384
@tokkia1384 3 жыл бұрын
I have a theory his mother was a Noldor elf. Just a theory but it would tie in nicely with his sea-longing, eventual friendship with dwarves and even his father’s very non-isolationist behaviour towards the Noldor as opposed to his father. As some survivors of the Eregion downfall escaped into the wild, where Oropher’s realm was, I always thought that is how Legolas’ parents met. Legolas also has the same name as a Gondolin Noldor elf (Laicalasse) which might be a nod to part-Noldor parentage. Just my headcanon. There was even a great theory I read on an artists’ blog that Thranduil married Lalwen, one of Finwe’s daughters.
@Chociewitka
@Chociewitka 10 ай бұрын
how could, has not Thranduil cut off ties with his cousin Celeborn in Lothorien just because the latter one was married to a Nojdo (Galadriel) - who happened to be a distant cousin of Thranduil too? So how could Thranduil have been married to a Noldo himself?
@RovingPunster
@RovingPunster 3 жыл бұрын
5:17 I love that artwork of Legolas, but minor spoiler ... the artist goofed by showing the arrow knocked and drawn on the WRONG side of the bow. 😉
@RovingPunster
@RovingPunster 3 жыл бұрын
@@Enerdhil Knocking on the wrong side of the bow is akin to driving a ferarri fitted with bicycle tires instead of slicks ... just because you can doesnt mean you should, esp when in combat. And yes, I realize you were probably joking. 😉
@RovingPunster
@RovingPunster 3 жыл бұрын
@@Enerdhil Free compliments, esp unsolicited ones that happen to be true, can be a dangerous weapon if used nefariously (re: Sauron in Numenor). Use that talent responsibly in the years ahead, friend. 😉
@geviesanta3631
@geviesanta3631 3 жыл бұрын
I have just woken up from a morning rest to eat some food that my brothers brought in for breakfast and then I just saw this popping up. 😊
@katarinaroman8392
@katarinaroman8392 3 жыл бұрын
I am a relatively new fan of the in depth lore of LOTR and your videos mean the world to me!! Im learning so much! Thank you 😊
@Giaa025
@Giaa025 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Yoystan for another great one 🍃
@debbie4503
@debbie4503 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Yoystan
@danieltatman3803
@danieltatman3803 3 жыл бұрын
There are beautiful overlaps between Finrod and Legolas . A friend to all the children of Erü , who for honour and friendship would risk so much. Thank you for the video my friend.
@BeregondFirstCaptain
@BeregondFirstCaptain 3 жыл бұрын
He only ever says you have my bow to frodo and never says another thing to him. Epic guy
@MenoftheWest
@MenoftheWest 3 жыл бұрын
Refuses to elaborate further 🧝‍♂️
@ladyalaina42
@ladyalaina42 3 жыл бұрын
Read the books. Movies are like fanfiction.
@shadowofchaos8932
@shadowofchaos8932 3 жыл бұрын
How many of us used Legolas as a character base in D&D?
@wulozhero6684
@wulozhero6684 3 жыл бұрын
One does not simply scroll past a Men of the West epic character history. It is folly.
@HBon111
@HBon111 3 жыл бұрын
Some of this artwork is magnificent!!!
@タドリス
@タドリス 3 жыл бұрын
Ahh yes another upload! Time to stop what I'm doing to listen to the loremaster!!
@chewygad7899
@chewygad7899 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for suggesting I relax.
@joannakleinheksel-horn3494
@joannakleinheksel-horn3494 3 жыл бұрын
That was beautiful!!
@Hawken66
@Hawken66 3 жыл бұрын
I could be wrong here, but in the book fall of gondolin. They speak about legolas the Greenleaf helping to escort the survivors through the woods to safety. And if that's true he was not born in the third age. But I'm not a pro, you guys do way more investigating in these things than I do I just wanted to bring it to your attention
@MenoftheWest
@MenoftheWest 3 жыл бұрын
Great mention here! That particular Legolas is a different Elf, one of the High Elves of Gondolin. Perhaps Legolas was named after him 😄
@thatScoutdog
@thatScoutdog 3 жыл бұрын
That picture at 2:50 I forgot that dictionary existed that was a good one
@finleyg24
@finleyg24 2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic breakdown good job mate
@Comicnut64
@Comicnut64 3 жыл бұрын
Alright finally able to catch a vid and it’s awesome
@crazykids2004
@crazykids2004 3 жыл бұрын
Without a doubt one of my favorite characters he was ddefiantly in the battle of the five armies amazing video as always 💓can't wait for the next one good old Gimli and Legolas
@apdarkness905
@apdarkness905 3 жыл бұрын
Legolas was not only one of the greatest warriors to stand opposed to the shadow in the War of the Ring, but one of the greatest heroes to ever live. An Elf willing to stand as a member of the Fellowship and die side by side with a friend. I wonder... did the great ranger Yoystan ever fight alongside, or meet the Prince of the Woodland Realm?
@MenoftheWest
@MenoftheWest 3 жыл бұрын
In my travels through Mirkwood, I have long taken council with the Prince of the Realm! His wisdom is a delight in that dark forest.
@apdarkness905
@apdarkness905 3 жыл бұрын
​@@MenoftheWest You keep good company my friend, there are few more skilled at traversing dangers of Eryn Lasgalen and battling the foul descendants of Ungoliant.
@sethmiller2534
@sethmiller2534 3 жыл бұрын
Long flowing locks, a chiseled boy and mind, this video might as well be a autobiography or perhaps a draw my life of you, my young Yoyboy
@karerabbe7829
@karerabbe7829 3 жыл бұрын
Thx my friend, you bring joy to my life.
@emilpeterson7034
@emilpeterson7034 3 жыл бұрын
According to movies his mother died in Angband which should make him quite old compared to how to book adaptation of him. Wish the book version would have given us a clue
@rlenn6512
@rlenn6512 3 жыл бұрын
Finally, a decent reason for Glorfindel or others not joining the Fellowship.
@therealelderking5830
@therealelderking5830 3 жыл бұрын
Legolas is an absolute badass for sneaking a dwarf into Valinor and then flipping of Namo. Apart from perhaps Celebrimbor, he was truly the greatest dwarf-friend to live.
@therealelderking5830
@therealelderking5830 3 жыл бұрын
@@Enerdhil well the continent of Aman in general, but yes, Tol Eressea. It was a mistake in my part to call it Valinor.
@shanenolan8252
@shanenolan8252 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@lsporter88
@lsporter88 3 жыл бұрын
That was indeed Epic. Great Story.
@ChiaraSiasat
@ChiaraSiasat 3 жыл бұрын
Love the video! I really wished we knew more about him then what we do. Also your comparison to Beleg is quite on the dot. I never thought about until you mentioned it but the similarities are definitely there especially with his skill in wielding of the knives and bow.
@Steel-101
@Steel-101 3 жыл бұрын
Has anybody noticed that Legolas NEVER runs out of arrows? Lol 😆.
@matthewiovino6566
@matthewiovino6566 3 жыл бұрын
he's not allowed. the boss said so
@geviesanta3631
@geviesanta3631 3 жыл бұрын
He rarely did 🤣🤣
@scottyoung4814
@scottyoung4814 3 жыл бұрын
he ran out at the end of the hobbit when sniping from that tower on ravenhill
@geviesanta3631
@geviesanta3631 3 жыл бұрын
@@scottyoung4814 aww that's right, I forgot about that lol
@ColonelPanic007
@ColonelPanic007 3 жыл бұрын
If anyone remembers Everquest, its called Endless Quiver.
@Chimikho
@Chimikho 3 жыл бұрын
I have an idea for a theory video: What if Saruman when he was a top of orthanc after he was confronted by gandalf and the others after his defeat actually repented and assisted them against the Sauron's remaining plans. I find this interesting as I would wonder how things will go and if even Grima repents and maybe assist the free people. Always love your videos!
@TheDeadlyKnight
@TheDeadlyKnight 3 жыл бұрын
“Dwarf-friend”…. I like it. Only Kings Celebrimbor & Felagund can compare in this regard
@ajsmusic711
@ajsmusic711 3 жыл бұрын
How I truly enjoy this channel so much, thank you so much for continuing to make amazing content Yoystan :)
@ebeneezerscrooge8394
@ebeneezerscrooge8394 3 жыл бұрын
Another great video
@debbie4503
@debbie4503 3 жыл бұрын
I have a hard time believing, but it's true. Legolas only spoke to Frodo once in the movies.
@tylersoto7465
@tylersoto7465 2 жыл бұрын
Lol right he only said you have my bow and that's it lol
@lordofthehouseofstormcrows8615
@lordofthehouseofstormcrows8615 3 жыл бұрын
Bravo Mellon! Keep up the great work! I shout ECTHELION!
@collinsobonyo8764
@collinsobonyo8764 2 жыл бұрын
I've realised he is my favourite character from LOTR.
@anthonyhanks1807
@anthonyhanks1807 3 жыл бұрын
Next to faramir he's my favorite of tolkiens characters
@marcusblackwell2372
@marcusblackwell2372 3 жыл бұрын
Last time I was this early some Elves were still children... I thought
@jasonneadle2614
@jasonneadle2614 3 жыл бұрын
You are amazing! You make LOTR and before amazing!!
@setro5582
@setro5582 3 жыл бұрын
A Balrog of Morgoth.
@williamrosen3179
@williamrosen3179 3 жыл бұрын
What did you say?
@berserkerofthrawn5707
@berserkerofthrawn5707 3 жыл бұрын
I remember when I saw the most prettiest elf Maiden she was beautiful until someone pointed out saying that was a man elf I do not like talking about it
@debbie4503
@debbie4503 3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@Drifter2025
@Drifter2025 3 жыл бұрын
You have my like and my subscription!
@erixn.
@erixn. 3 жыл бұрын
I am new to the expandef universe of Middle-Earth but I am pretty sure Legolas Greenleaf is mentioned in the book:The Fall of Gondolin? He apparantly helped some people escape.
@deadbrother5355
@deadbrother5355 3 жыл бұрын
He looks like Henry Cavill in the thumbnail. Good video man.
@christianelgin5150
@christianelgin5150 3 жыл бұрын
Are there any references about the lament of gandalf? What the elves spoke and felt. The effect it really took on the elves?
@MenoftheWest
@MenoftheWest 3 жыл бұрын
Here's an article that expands on that topic! Really great question! tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Lament_for_Gandalf
@christianelgin5150
@christianelgin5150 3 жыл бұрын
@@MenoftheWest I've always wondered what they said and how it really took a toll on not just the elves but the free world of middle earth(until he shows up to be brought back from death)
@christianelgin5150
@christianelgin5150 3 жыл бұрын
@@MenoftheWest thank you for that link! That eliminated one good question Ive had for years.
@christianelgin5150
@christianelgin5150 3 жыл бұрын
Also, I love on the homepage to that link, there is an 'on this day...' super informative! Who made this site?
@michaellutes1057
@michaellutes1057 Жыл бұрын
Did you catch the mention of Legolas Greenleaf in the fall of Gondolin? How in one telling of it Legolas was there to help Tuor and Idrel escape after the fall of Glorfindel?
@itsnotbloodborne1237
@itsnotbloodborne1237 3 жыл бұрын
Made me tear up, so damn good!
@johnathonlutz5427
@johnathonlutz5427 3 жыл бұрын
Should do a collaboration video with The Broken Sword guys.
@johnathonlutz5427
@johnathonlutz5427 3 жыл бұрын
@@Enerdhil They should still do at least one video together. I get the three is a crowd thing, but you don’t have to be a douche about it bud. I think it would be awesome.
@johnathonlutz5427
@johnathonlutz5427 3 жыл бұрын
@@Enerdhil Sorry my bad bud.
@genghisgalahad8465
@genghisgalahad8465 3 жыл бұрын
To the sea? So we could have had Legolas climb into the ship ahead of Frodo at the end and quip about the key quality of Lembas bread?? Missed opportunity, I say!
@Raumes513
@Raumes513 3 жыл бұрын
Random question been subbed for awhile, do you play lotro? I play it very rarely because imo it’s quite immersive and the player base seems to average 30+ if you do and have a guild (they may be called something different it may be a fellowship instead) I’d love to join! Great video as always
@avaa001
@avaa001 3 жыл бұрын
A really good video on my fav character. Love it. The only thing I was wondering...in which book is written that Legolas and Gimli come back to Aragorn soooo late? 20 FA? Can't imagine that it took them almost 20 years. Gimli and his people had to rebuilt the big gate, and Legolas had to tend to the Gardens in Minas Thirith. Could you please tell me where to find thus information?
@charliehovey4534
@charliehovey4534 3 жыл бұрын
got to do gimili next.
@MenoftheWest
@MenoftheWest 3 жыл бұрын
Got you covered! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIGllYNtd7tslZI
@darthgorthaur258
@darthgorthaur258 3 жыл бұрын
I just watched your new vid on gundabad before this an had to re-watch this to see if you mentioned anything about legolas' mum in this one seeing as you didn't in the gundabad one. Didn't legolas say in the Hobbit his mum was born there or something like that ? I guess that was made up just for the film then ?
@ofantastycekameralnie1600
@ofantastycekameralnie1600 3 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@samuelhafoka9889
@samuelhafoka9889 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your work. Rather, as Tongans say growing up, "Malo e ngaue!!" Please pardon the cultural reference as quite unfortunately, the idiomatic English translation does not carry the same gravity & depth that the phrase does within the Tongan culture. It just doesn't do it justice I assure you, it is spoken with good intentions. Also, I'm referring to Culture, in the sense that it has been defined as "something perceived; something felt". (Those who were raised in the Kingdom of Tonga, but are now residing in other countries know what I mean. Likewise, regarding other Cultures, This definition applies.)
@Shinigami77380
@Shinigami77380 3 жыл бұрын
Please make a video on ‘what if Smaug claimed the one ring from Bilbo’. There’s no such video which throws some light on this possibility.
@archivesofarda986
@archivesofarda986 3 жыл бұрын
Simon Pegg instead of Martin Freeman as Bilbo Any thoughts?
@tesiskevis6923
@tesiskevis6923 3 жыл бұрын
also he was with Bilbo on Hobbit movies
@ericknyangeri2692
@ericknyangeri2692 3 жыл бұрын
can you do a Fingon video
@grandmasteryoda5241
@grandmasteryoda5241 3 жыл бұрын
THEY ARE TAKING THE HOBBITS TO ISENGARD
@craigord
@craigord 3 жыл бұрын
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@brendaskaggs1836
@brendaskaggs1836 2 жыл бұрын
Was this the same Legolas mentioned in the Fall of Gondolin?
@HeartlessRandomguy
@HeartlessRandomguy 2 жыл бұрын
Okay, but why is there that one picture where Gimli looks like Asterisk the Gaul?
@paraspushpkar5713
@paraspushpkar5713 3 жыл бұрын
Why Legolas said *I cannot come back now* in the events of the Hobbit.
@ShannenCorrigan-ob3hv
@ShannenCorrigan-ob3hv Жыл бұрын
@strider4life696
@strider4life696 3 жыл бұрын
Nice video, but... *That still only counts as one!*
@FROSTYYY2K
@FROSTYYY2K 5 ай бұрын
I’ve never read the books but one thing I don’t get is if Legolas is a prince, why didn’t he rally his kin to any of the battles?
@JoeQuake
@JoeQuake 3 жыл бұрын
You say he was likely born in the early 3rd age. However, "The Fall of Gondolin, The Original Tale", mentions Legolas a few times during the escape as Gondolin is being destroyed. Here's the glossary entry: "Legolas Greenleaf: An Elf of the House of the Tree in Gondolin, gifted with extraordinary night-sight." So, at least in this very early writing of Tolkien's, Legolas was present in the 1st age.
@johnnyedelhoff5866
@johnnyedelhoff5866 3 жыл бұрын
that was a mistake by Tolkien. Gondolin was a city of the Noldor while the Legolas from LotR is a Sinda and his family hails from Doriath
@shawnfinnegan64
@shawnfinnegan64 3 жыл бұрын
Does legols have any high elf blood or is he purely sindar?
@shawnfinnegan64
@shawnfinnegan64 3 жыл бұрын
@@Enerdhil so Mirkwood is basically all silvan and Avari elves?
@ivanlarav
@ivanlarav 3 жыл бұрын
I have the theory that Legolas have brothers/sisters even if we never heard something about it. Why? Well, first I don't think that Legolas would receive permission to travel to Imlandris for the council of Elrond if he was the heir of the throne. And if he was the heir, why did he and Aragorn never comment on that? I mean the two are very close and if they were both heirs for the throne of their people I believe they would at least mention that at some time. In the council of Elrond no one refers to him as a prince and he never mentions that he has royal blood. In my headcanon Legolas was a bastard or a prince so far from the throne that no one cares if he risk his life in a secret mission. But of course, I will never be able to prove my theory...
@comesahorseman
@comesahorseman Жыл бұрын
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@mojosbigsticks
@mojosbigsticks 3 жыл бұрын
I hope he married.
@stimpsonjcat67
@stimpsonjcat67 3 жыл бұрын
He's not Gimli, but he's close.
@Blong243
@Blong243 3 жыл бұрын
Is this a reused name of the Legolas Greenleaf of Gondolin from the first age? Thought it strange they were both Greenleaf.
@regrettablemuffin9186
@regrettablemuffin9186 3 жыл бұрын
Legolas means greenleaf in sindarin, it’s not really a surname so much as a translation. Every Legolas would be greenleaf
@Philipp.of.Swabia
@Philipp.of.Swabia 3 жыл бұрын
Kinda sad that he ( and Gandalf, though Gandalf doesn’t count ) is basically the person alive from the fellowship after all those years. :/
@Philipp.of.Swabia
@Philipp.of.Swabia 3 жыл бұрын
@@Enerdhil yeah that’s kind of what I meant, I mean the hobbits who went with the elves eventually also died there, my point was just, that it must be pretty damn depressing for Legolas when he thinks about that time, that all his companions are dead since a loooooong time. XD
@tsuchan
@tsuchan 3 жыл бұрын
I don't understand why people put Legolas's age at around 500 years in The Lord of the Rings. We know that Legolas Greenleaf appears in The Fall of Gondolin, which was set in the 1st Age of the Sun. Some have tried to suggest that this was a different Legolas, but there's zero evidence for that. In History of Middle Earth Vol. 12 "The Peoples of Middle Earth" published in Part 2, Last Writings, Tolkien talks about whether Glorfindel of the First Age was the same as Glorfindel of Rivendell. He says, "At any rate what at first sight may seem the simplest solution must be abandoned: sc. that we have merely a reduplication of names, and that Glorfindel of Gondolin and Glorfindel of Rivendell were different persons. This repetition of so striking a name, though possible, would not be credible." In Legolas's case, it's an even more striking name: not just a single name but "Legolas Greenleaf". The repetition of so striking a name, though possible, would not be credible? Indeed! It would be strange indeed if there were but two characters called "Legolas", two called "Greenleaf", and both of those were called "Legolas Greenleaf"! It has to be that Legolas Greenleaf of Gondolin is Legolas Greenleaf of the Third Age. And there is not one jot any writings of Tolkien to contradict that. So what's Legolas's age? From the Fall of Gondolin to the end of the Third Age is about 6,542 years. Legolas was not a child at the Fall of Gondolin, so we can say a minimum of about 6,600 years, and probably significantly older. As for a maximum age, we know that Legolas is not a High Elf, which is to say he has never seen the light of the two trees, which suggests he was born in the age of the Sun. That would put a maximum limit on his age of about 7,042 years at the end of the Third Age.
@istari0
@istari0 3 жыл бұрын
I believe somewhere in the HoME there is a reference that 1st Age Legolas survived the War of Wrath and then sailed west to Tol Eressëa. Living in Gondolin, he would have almost certainly been one of the Noldor. Legolas of the Fellowship was the grandson of Oropher, a Sindar elf from Doriath, which doesn't fit at all with living in Gondolin, particularly given the poor relations between Doriath and the Noldor.
@HeartlessRandomguy
@HeartlessRandomguy 2 жыл бұрын
Yep! Yet another character with the same first and last name
@Valdagast
@Valdagast 3 жыл бұрын
What if... Glorfindel had been chosen instead of Legolas?
@marionbaggins
@marionbaggins 3 жыл бұрын
Legolas in definitely one of the bros that are elves in Arda! Tied with Finrod and Beleg, (If you know more let me know) they are friends with different races and respects them after some time!!! It's weird to me that in the 1978 LOTR the person they got as Legolas is Anthony Daniels the Actor of C3P0 and he replaced Glorfindel!!! I find it weird because I am like why is C3P0 playing Legolas!!! Thanks Mellon, for Updating your Legolas ECH, Until a video on Glamdring...Marion Baggins Out!!!
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