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Birdland · 04-08-2002, 09:01 PM

I've always leaned towards Legolas being a child of the third age; he just give me the impression of being a "younger" elf.

I do find it peculiar that Tolkien didn't give him an age or some background. I know that LOTR was revised in the 60s, mostly due to questions from readers, and that Tolkien expanded the appendices and added to the geneologies.

Can't believe that back then people weren't asking this same question, so why didn't Tolkien address it? Apparently Christopher Tolkien found no references to it in all of Tolkien's notes and drafts, either.

Most peculiar: J.R.R. can make up names of 2nd-cousins-once-removed for the hobbits, but he can't give an age or a mother's name to one of his main characters?

04-08-2002, 09:01 PM	#26
Birdland Ghastly Neekerbreeker Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the banks of the mighty Scioto Posts: 1,751	I've always leaned towards Legolas being a child of the third age; he just give me the impression of being a "younger" elf. I do find it peculiar that Tolkien didn't give him an age or some background. I know that LOTR was revised in the 60s, mostly due to questions from readers, and that Tolkien expanded the appendices and added to the geneologies. Can't believe that back then people weren't asking this same question, so why didn't Tolkien address it? Apparently Christopher Tolkien found no references to it in all of Tolkien's notes and drafts, either. Most peculiar: J.R.R. can make up names of 2nd-cousins-once-removed for the hobbits, but he can't give an age or a mother's name to one of his main characters?