How long did Legolas live?

That said, the people behind the “official movie guide” for The Lord of the Rings list Legolas as being born in the year 87 of the Third Age of Middle-earth, which makes him some 2,931 years old around the time of the War of the Ring, which happened over 3,000 years into the Third Age of Middle-earth.

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What is Legolas syndrome?

The actor is suffering from Legolas Syndrome — where you accidentally get cast into a role that suits you far more than your real-life looks, leaving you with a tricky predicament after the wrap party.

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How much older is Legolas than Aragorn?

According to the movie people, Legolas is 2,931 years old - and according to the book people, Aragorn was born in the year 2931 of the Third Age, meaning that during the quest his birth year is the same number as Legolas's age.

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Is Gandalf older than Legolas?

Legolas's official date of birth is unknown though according to the movie guide he would of been 2931 at the time of the events of the War of the Ring whereas Gandalf would of been 2019.

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Who did Legolas fall in love with?

Tauriel truly threw a wrench in Legolas' life when he fell in love with her. She was brave, fierce, and a protective leader of the guard. He was meant to be the dutiful son of King Thranduil, but in loving her, he became a stubborn, masterful archer instead. He loved exploration and adventure over his duties.

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How old is Legolas human years?

That said, the people behind the “official movie guide” for The Lord of the Rings list Legolas as being born in the year 87 of the Third Age of Middle-earth, which makes him some 2,931 years old around the time of the War of the Ring, which happened over 3,000 years into the Third Age of Middle-earth.

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Did Legolas have any kids?

Tolkien doesn't reveal whether Legolas's mother died sometime during the Second or Third Age, or if she traveled to the West, leaving Thranduil and Legolas behind. Legolas does not marry or have any children, based on the appendix of The Lord of the Rings.

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How old is Legolas physically?

In the "official movie guide" for The Lord of the Rings, a birthdate for Legolas is set to 87 of the Third Age. This would make him 2931 years old at the time of the War of the Ring.

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How old is the oldest elf in LOTR?

He is thought to be over 10,000 years old by the time the War of the Ring takes place, and in all those many long years, he is credited with saving the entire elven race, selflessly putting his own wants and desires aside for the good of all, and of being a vessel through which the divine could communicate with the ...

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How many kills did Legolas get?

Legolas tells Gimli that his final count is 42 Uruks.

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Who was Legolas supposed to marry?

Legolas and Gimli's relationship is strong in The Lord of the Rings, even though it wasn't explicitly romantic in canon. The members of the Fellowship in The Lord of the Rings forge an unbreakable bond while on their mission to destroy the One Ring.

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Are Galadriel and Legolas related?

Galadriel descends from the House of Finwe. Her father was Finwe's youngest son Finarfin. Her mother was Earwen, daughter of Olwe, Lord of the Teleri and brother of Elu Thingol. Legolas is the son of Thranduil who's father was Oropher from Doriath.

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What is Gandalf's lifespan?

The closest approximation of Gandalf's physical age is 24,000 years old according to Gandalf himself. Yet various dates of key events in other Tolkien texts show that Gandalf has actually only walked in his physical form for just over two thousand years.

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Why isn t Tom Bombadil in the movies?

Bombadil is absent from Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy; Jackson explained that this was because he and his co-writers felt that the character does little to advance the story, and including him would make the film unnecessarily long.

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Who is the oldest dwarf in LOTR?

Each of the Seven Fathers founded one of the seven Dwarf clans. Durin I was the eldest, and the first of his kind to awake in Middle-earth.

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What did Frodo do for 17 years?

Frodo came of age as Bilbo left the Shire. Frodo inherited Bag End and Bilbo's ring. Gandalf, uncertain about the origin of the ring, warned Frodo to avoid using it and to keep it secret. Frodo kept it hidden for the next seventeen years, and it gave him the same longevity it had given Bilbo.

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How old is Aragorn when he dies?

Aragorn led the forces of the Reunited Kingdom on military campaigns against some Easterlings and Haradrim, re-establishing rule over much territory that Gondor had lost in previous centuries. He died at the age of 210, after 122 years as king.

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Does Frodo become immortal?

And Tolkein himself confirms this in his own private letters, where he makes it clear that Frodo and his friend Sam (who is also eventually granted a place in Valinor) would always be mere mortals and would eventually succumb to death even if they were to remain in The Undying Lands.

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Does Legolas marry Gimli?

Gimli's Friendship with Legolas

They live near each other—Gimli in the Glittering Caves and Legolas just across the river in Ithilien. Neither Legolas nor Gimli marry; both remain single until they sail together to the Undying Lands.

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Did Thranduil love his wife?

Calathiel and Thranduil were madly in love with each other. For Thranduil, Calathiel was the sunshine in Mirkwood. Thranduil offered several gifts to his wife who loved the first necklace he offered her.

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Did Legolas have a sister?

Luthien Thranduiliel is the second child of the King Thranduil of Mirkwood and his wife Calathiel . She is the little sister of Legolas, born in mid TA 240 in Woodland Realm of Mirkwood.

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