The fact is, legolas was probably present for many of the events in the hobbit, simply because his father, thranduil the elvenking in the hobbit was a fairly major secondary character. Summary excuse me, thorin, i dont mean to pry, but you do realize that prince legolas is still in that barrel with you. Legolas the one wiki to rule them all fandom lotr wiki. Martin freeman is amazing as bilb and richard armitage does a great job as thorin. To make the book into three films, the writers added legolas. The battle of the five armies, although in the hobbit. Legolas was the son of thranduil greenleaf, the elvenking of mirkwood formerly greenwood. Tolkien general audiences choose not to use archive warnings.
Legolas isnt in the hobbit book only because tolkien. Why legolas belongs in the hobbit the silver petticoat. But i have a special place in my heart for all the dwarves and balboa scenes. Although the age of legolas is never clearly specified, the lord of the rings drops hints that he may be several thousand years old and thus would have been alive during the. Some people have expressed concern that peter jackson is departing from the spirit of the books by expanding the story of the hobbit to cover two three movies.
As tolkien later established in the rings books, legolas is the son of the elvenking thranduil, who is in the hobbit novel, and since elves are. Orlando bloom on the return of legolas in the hobbit and how. No, legolas does not appear in the original text of the hobbit, even though thorins company does go through mirkwood and meet the woodelves and their. Legolas was a sindarin elf who was part of the fellowship of the ring in the third age. I love scruffy legolas the hobbit 775956210773581497 they look like tired camp counselors trying not to fall asleep standing up while the watch kids eat dirt and judge them xd.
In the original lotr trilogy, legolas was a dreamer. In the films, legolas keeps them on his back, next to his quiver of arrows. He is a sindarin elf of the woodland realm and one of the nine members of the fellowship who set off to destroy the one ring. In the lord of the rings and the hobbit films, legolas is shown using a pair of long elvish knives. Even though legolas did not appear in tolkiens book the hobbit, he is featured prominently in the film the hobbit.
To represent the elves, a lord of the rings fanfic. Legolas greenleaf long under tree in joy thou hast lived. Legolas snorted, and in front of them, merrys posture straightened and his shoulders began to shake. Buy the hobbit legolas greenleaf an unexpected journey 3. Commentators have noted that legolas serves as a typical elf in the story, demonstrating morethanhuman abilities such as seeing further than anyone else in rohan and sensing the memory of a longlost elvish civilisation in the stones of hollin. This book might potentially be offensive, so do not read if you are an easily butthurt person. Orlando bloom talks about being younger legolas the. But when he and the captain of the guard embarked on an unexpected adventure, and then when a fight with an orc goes wrong what will await the elf in the darkness. Legolas scrunched up his nose in disdain of the nickname, but a smile soon found his way onto his face. Legolas, orlando bloom forgot to put in his blue contacts this was a fun thing to notice in my hobbitlotr marathon. Legolas was the prince of the woodland realm of mirkwood.
While legolas skill described in the book is mighty, the movie adaptations. The mirkwood elves were becoming increasingly withdrawn and xenophobic in the third age. Legolas will be in the hobbit movie but is legolas in the hobbit. Son of the elvenking thranduil of mirkwood, legolas was mirkwoods prince, a messenger, and a master archer. Legolas was a sindarin elf who was part of the fellowship of the ring in the third. I think the movie version of the hobbit all three movies would have been better. The hobbit films problems go way beyond adding legolas to the narrative.
Legolas was immortal, so it makes sense that he would appear in the hobbit movies. Browse through and read or take the hobbit stories, quizzes, and other creations. Flies and spiders, legolas may therefore, have inherited the golden hair of his father. What it actually is, is in the hobbit they include thranduil who has blue eyes a detail overlooked in lord of the rings. Armies of the third age, legolas makes his most recent appearance, as a hero for the elven faction. Unfortunately, that is just the way movie making goes. Just because she wasnt mentioned in the lord of the rings, doesnt mean that she wasnt waiting for him back in mirkwood. Since bards men and thranduils elves were encamped together, it is not unreasonable that thranduils son legolas would be among them. There are also some stories that either dont mention legolas at all or focus on him. Heart of gold legolas x reader hobbit x reader lord of the rings x reader. The battle of the five armies is a 2014 epic high fantasy film directed by peter jackson and written by jackson, fran walsh, philippa boyens, and guillermo del toro. Legolas greenleafthorin oakenshield works archive of. Legolas will be in the hobbit movie but is legolas in the hobbit book.
The hobbit trilogy bears very little resemblance to the book. Legolas orlando bloom fights bolg conan stevens and goes on an orc killing spree, while thorin richard armitage begins his final battle with azog manu bennett. For examble, the hobbit features several characters from the lord of the rings who were not in the former. The top 10 things you may not know about legolas the elf. Really, i like to remind myself of the role legolas had in the book version of the hobbit. Technically, legolas does not appear in any version of j. The character does not appear in the original book, but was created by peter jackson, philippa boyens and fran walsh as an expansion of material adapted from the book, and first appears in the second and third films in that trilogy, the hobbit. But in the hobbit since thranduil had blue eyes legolas had to have them also. Legolas wasnt supposed to be in the hobbit, anyway, and the fact that his characterization in the hobbit trilogy was totally different from his portrayal in lotr was the death blow to his character. Why did they put legolas in the hobbit the tolkien forum. Legolas was a sindarin elf of the greenwood later mirkwood who became a part of the fellowship of the ring. Legolas is in the movie because he is actually rather old, some say anywhere from 500 to 900 years old. Orlando bloom reprised his role as legolas in peter jacksons adaptation of the hobbit.
Legolas did not like seeing the small hobbits in discomfort. Book and film differences the hobbit wiki guide ign. It is the third and final installment in peter jacksons threepart film adaptation based on the novel the hobbit by j. Why does legolas seem so different in the hobbit movies. The theatrically released trailer for the film depicts an elderly bilbo baggins played by original actor sir ian holms telling frodo about the journey as frame work. Tolkien, following an unexpected journey 2012 and the desolation of. And remember, he is very old by human standards, and very fixed in his ways. Elves did not reach maturity until near their hundredth year. Ill just be sharing my stupid and unimportant opinions on popular moviesshows books or video games. Also, to rehash the earlier discussion, i think pj changed legolas eyes in the hobbit to distinguish him from from the silvan elves of mirkwood, as thranduil and his son legolas are both of the sindar sindarin. But what do we really know about this legend from middleearth besides his intense elfondwarf relationship with gimli. However, christopher tolkien, writing in the book of lost tales i suggests that the golden hair was given only to those elves of noldor descent. The hobbit trilogy is the best trilogy i have seen since the original star wars. Although legolas is more well known for his skills as an archer, he was a wellrounded warrior, and could effectively utilize knives in battle.
While not being mentioned in the original book, frodo elijah wood, saruman sir christopher lee, legolas orlando bloom and several others have cameo appearances in the film. If thou hearest the cry of the gull on the shore, thy heart shall rest in the forest no more. With his keen eyesight, sensitive hearing, and excellent bowmanship, legolas was valuable to the fellowship in their journey across middleearth. By signing up, youll get thousands of stepbystep solutions to your homework questions. Since the movie release of the hobbit, legolas has only become more popular.
Bard and legolas meet while encamped outside erebor. You end up with creepy legolas fromthe hobbit movies, thats what. Legolas, the hobbit thranduil, lee pace thranduil, elf king, jrr tolkien, tolkien books, cs lewis, it movie cast, awkward moments oh my lee pace thranduil legolas and thranduil orlando bloom legolas forest elf o hobbit elvish hot actors jim morrison the elf. The contradiction in this is that thranduil was not of the finfarin house. Legolas in the hobbit movies, is a slightly younger version than lotr.
The book of lost tales in the context of another unrelated character. As for tauriel, its quite possible that legolas and her, or another female elf, had a relationship. It made perfect sense storywise to put legolas in hobbit movies. Pippins fingers tighten on the straps of his pack, much to legolas amusement. Legolas also appears in the lord of the rings online, and can be found in the guest rooms of rivendell, and in cerin amroth, in lothlorien. The hobbit, the hobbit all media types, the hobbit jackson movies, the hobbit j. Tauriel is a fictional character from peter jacksons feature film adaptation of j. Because i knew for a fact that the only reason legolas wasnt in the original hobbit book was that tolkien hadnt invented him by then. In the last movie we begin to doubt bards parenting, azog and bolgs mortality, to wonder why dwarves who have miraculously survived the first two movies are now dropping like flies and if legolas will ever get it through his thick skull that tauriel is not interested. Legolas will be in the hobbit movie but is legolas in the. They are also known as grey elves and were kind of. Hell, you could easily have him in there without changing the plot an ounce. While not being mentioned in the original book, frodo elijah wood, saruman sir. And neither were tauriel, the white orc, the masters slimy assistant, alfrid, galadriel, radagast, bards children, bard except for a mention that he killed the dragon, im sure ive missed some who also did not appear in the book.