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Old 12-10-2009, 03:25 PM   #7
Galin
Ghost Prince of Cardolan
 
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Originally Posted by William Cloud Hicklin
EDIT: isn't 'Greenleaf' just the translation of laeg + gwa-lass?
Yes, it's a Silvan dialectal form of Sindarin laeg (Woodland leg) + golas, -olas 'collection of leaves'.

I had thought that the rest of my post on Elvish naming customs was enough to point to my question (on whether Greenleaves was Legolas' 'last name') being in jest...

... but anyway
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