Based on such feats, one might assume that Elves were extremely lightweight, but that was likely not Tolkien's intent. The Pass of Caradhras was buffeted by powerful winds, so if Legolas was able ...

In the novel version of The Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien explained that Legolas did not simply close his eyes and fall unconscious to sleep like the other members of the Fellowship.Instead ...

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 immortal, it stands to reason that he would have ...

The Lord of the Rings fans love to make Legolas’ faces into meme content — but Orlando Bloom’s weird expressions tell a hidden story too complicated to put into the movies. About Mirkwood ...

Elves live for thousands of years, after all — and Legolas’ father Thranduil, arrogant lord of the Woodland Elves (played here by Lee Pace), is an important figure in the original “Hobbit ...

What Is the Face on the Elves’ Armor in The Rings of Power? Answered. J.R.R Tolkien was a master world builder. His fantasy novels feature some of the most compelling lore ever conceived and ...

For some J.R.R. Tolkien fans, the release of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" in movie theaters this week is like a family reunion. This 2011 gathering of fans, called "A Party Long Expected ...

And even with that, Legolas is a constant heroic presence. That’s just in the novels: ... After Tolkien, elves were an aesthetic, primarily based on the elven people of Middle-Earth.

Orlando Bloom talks from the set of "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" about returning to play a younger Legolas, Peter Jackson reassurance of what his vision of "The Hobbit" would be and more.

Central to Smaug are three of the Silvan elves of Mirkwood: the stoic leader Thranduil (Lee Pace), his son Legolas (Orlando Bloom) and Tauriel (Evangeline Lilly), a character Jackson and ...