Legolas

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> **Gimli:** Never thought I’d die fighting side by side with an Elf.
> **Legolas:** What about side by side with a friend?
> **Gimli:** Aye. I could do that.
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—Gimli and Legolassrc

Prince **Legolas** of the Woodland Realm, also known as **Legolas Greenleaf** and Legolas Thranduilion, is a character featured in Peter Jackson's *The Lord of the Rings* and *The Hobbit*. He is portrayed by cast member Orlando Bloom and debuts in the first film of the *Lord of the Rings* trilogy.

Legolas is based on the character of the same name from Tolkien's legendarium.

## History

Before Quest of Erebor

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During Quest of Erebor

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After Quest of Erebor

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During Battle of the Five Armies

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After the Battle of the Five Armies

With the battle won, but at a loss of Fili, Kili, and Thorin, Legolas decides to leave the woodland realm and tells this to his father as he enters the fortress' hallways. Thranduil tells his son to go to the north, where a band of rangers are led by a man named Strider. Legolas asks who he is, but Thranduil only answers that his father Arathorn was a good man and that Legolas will find out his identity soon. The two part ways. *(The Battle of the Five Armies)*

Eventually, Legolas joins the Rangers and befriends the leader, Strider. When the two of them travel for a while, Legolas learns that Strider is Aragorn, the heir to the throne of Gondor. *(The Fellowship of the Ring)*

Before War of the Ring

Making up with his Father, Legolas goes to attend the meeting of Lord Elrond about the One Ring found after centuries of its absence and reuniting with Aragorn, while striking up a rivalry with one of the dwarves, Gimli, who dispises Legolas because his father, the King, imprisoned his own. During the Council, when one of the council members, Boromir, ridicules Aragorn for knowing such things about the One Ring, Legolas defends his old friend and states that Aragorn is no mere ranger, but is Aragorn son of Arathorn and that Boromir, as a man of Gondor, must owe his allegiance to him. However, Aragorn, in Elvish, tells Legolas to sit back down. Boromir declares Gondor does not have a king and does not need one. and continues to ridicule the situation at hand, especially declaring that they cannot enter Mordor due to its high security and its climate. Legolas shouts in rebuttal that the Ring must be destroyed, just as Lord Elrond said. However, this causes a spark of rebellion among the members, and they begin arguing, except for Frodo who declares that he will be the one to take the ring to Mordor, but says he does not know the way there. Legolas promises his bow and his services to Frodo , as do Boromir, Gandalf, and Aragorn. Gimli joins in as well, much to Legolas' chagrin, but the two will have to learn to cooperate. Three more hobbits Samwise Gamgee, Peregrin Took, and Meriadoc Brandybuck later join as well, thus marking the beginning of the Fellowship of the Ring.

After War of the Ring

After the Battle of the Black Gate and the fall of Sauron, Legolas returns to Minas Tirith with an unconscious Frodo and Sam. When they both awaken, Legolas and the other members of the Fellowship joyously reunite with Frodo and Sam. Later, Legolas attends his friend's coronation with their other friends and remain in Gondor for a few times. *(The Return of the King)*

Sometime after the War of the Ring, Legolas and Gimli remain best friends and remain contact. Eventually, both of them depart from Middle-Earth together to join the other Elves.