Legolas' Bow

[chibi shinigami]

Anyone want to help me with this one?

I've been arguing for ages with my friends about this - does Legolas' bow that he gets from Galadriel (sp?) have a name?

I think it does, but right now we just call it the USBOD (Ultra-Spiffy Bow Of Destruction! smilies/biggrin.gif ) I'd kinda like to know its true name.

Legolas fangirls need to know these things! *goes back to singing the Ballad of Bilbo Baggins and reading The Two Towers*

[Inziladun]

As far as I know Legolas's bow did not have a name, unless he gave it a private name the books failed to mention. Maybe he actually called it his USBOD, and whispered that to the bow as he was cleaning it....

[Elrian]

I heard he called it Bob smilies/tongue.gif

[Orald]

It is very possible it had a name, swords and otehr weapons were given names, I think Beleg's bow had a name, but I may very well be mistaken. And being that he had just received it in Lorien, he may not have had time to name it.

[Marileangorifurnimaluim]

Hullo, you might be right about that, but i don't recall a single bow being named in any of the books. Did Gimli's ax have a name?

You know what would be a waste of time: naming arrows. Can you imagine?

"Windfalas!"
"Asterial!"
"uh.. arrarodriel.."
"Oh bother - Bob"
"Sam.."
"Fred.."
"Er.. Bob again"
"Darned arrow"
"dontmissthistime#*@@!"
"bentscavenged-orc-garbage."

[ December 09, 2001: Message edited by: Marileangorifurnimaluim ]

[Inziladun]

Beleg's bow did in fact have a name: Belthronding.

[Turambar]

LOL at Maril (and Elrian)

[Serevian The Ranger]

i don't recall it having a name but alot of the weapons were named so maybe it did

[Aphadon od Legolas]

Legolas' longbow, gift of Galadriel, would aptly be named "Cúthalion o Galadriel" meaning trusty bow, gift of Galadriel), or for short, "Cúthalion." I have a longbow that I have named Cúthalion in honor of Legolas.

http://cdn2.bestcovery.com/sites/default/files/images/wolvlongbow.jpg

[Galin]

My vote is for 'Beau'.

In Neo-quenya Veau.

And yes, I apologize but I think it was kind of inevitable :p

[Mornorngûr]

Beleg's bow did in fact have a name: Belthronding.

I have always loved this name, infact the character Beleg is one of my favourites. Such a faithful and honourable guy, it always annoys me to read how 'The outlaws' mistreated him and tied him to a tree!. And yet he still gives them his friendship and help.

[Findegil]

Just as an aside point: Beleg did not only new his bow by name (Belthronding) but at least one of his arrows: Dailir

Respectfully
Findegil

[Mornorngûr]

Yes Dailir was Beleg's feather-pinioned and snaketonguéd arrow that he always recovered unharmed, until as a sign of doom it broke under him after he carried Turin out from the Orc-camp and fell on it.

I can't remember if it is mentioned who gave it to him or whence it came.