Legolas

Greenleaf.

Son of Thranduil. Mother unknown. ( In the tale of the Lord of the Ring. )

Son of ?. ( In the tale of the Fall of Gondolin.)

Born in the Valian years of the Trees or in F.A. , S.A. , T.A. ?.

The first appearance of Legolas Greenleaf is in the story of the fall of Gondolin in F.A.510 where he his one of Folks of the Tree, Legolas escaped the fall and made it with Tuor, Idril, Earendil, Glorfindel and the rest of the fugitives to the heigths of Christhorn and some of them to the Mouth of Sirion.

The next appereance of Legolas is in the T.A. where he is an Elvenprince, son of Thranduil, King of the Northern Mirkwood. Legolas was one of the nine in the fellowship of the Ring. His father had sent him to Imladris to the council of Elrond.

Was Legolas of the Tree in Gondolin the same as Legolas in Mirkwood ?. I do not know. The tale of the Fall of Gondolin was written in the youth of Tolkiens life before many things were changed and before the story of the Lord of the Ring but one thing Tolkien never intentially did was using an already existing person and name twice if it was not the same. May the case be that Legolas had travelled into Beleriand in his youth ? and returned in the end of the First Age ?.

No matter how it is with Legolas i will treat the case as if it was one person.

1 Age.

F.A.510. Legolas who was night-sighted and knew all of the plain of Tumladen led the refugees of the battle across the plains. After they had come through the tunnel, delved from the house of Tuor and Idril, to the heights and up into the clefts of Christhorn Legolas and Galdor and some few spearmen were ever infront.

2 Age.

No records.

3 Age.

Related links.: Battles.: Battle of Gondolin.Encyc.: Fall of Gondolin. Encyc.: Legolas.