Elf clad in green and brown, Legolas, a messenger from his father, Thranduil, the King of the Elves of Northern Mirkwood.
His name:
Legolas is a name of the Woodland Elves. The Woodland Elves are of the Sindar stock and the pure Sindarin form of his name is Laegolas.
'Legolas' is composed of leg 'green', a dialectal form of Sindarin laeg; and Sindarin golas/-olas 'collection of leaves, foliage.' because of the 'g' at the end of leg and the one at the beginning of golas, in Legolas' name, the form -olas is applied. The meaning is thus: 'green-leaves' (or 'green collection of leaves', or 'green foliage').
In golas-olas, the Sindarin las 'leaf', can be distinguished, itself a derivative of the High Elven lasse. The High Elven form of golas is olassië.
Ups...Downs
Here are just a few ups and downs of Legolas the elf, to see the rest of them, continue on into the shrine...
Upsides
He can ready and shoot a bow faster than the eye can see.
He's royalty
He doesn't say much, his actions speak for him
He sings
He loves nature
He rides horses bareback
He's Graceful
He has killer aim
He's gorgeous
Small (microscopic) downsides
He sleeps with his eyes open, which is a little
creepy...
He can be stubborn
He can sneak up on you (That's not always a bad thing ^^)
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