Later, Legolas and Gimli travelled together through Fangorn forest and to the Glittering Caves of Aglarond, as Legolas had promised Gimli.
Īfter the destruction of the One Ring, Legolas remained in Minas Tirith for Aragorn's coronation and marriage to Arwen. He fought in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields and at the Black Gate, and watched as Sauron was defeated and Barad-dûr collapsed. Galadriel's prophecy was fulfilled: as Legolas heard the cries of seagulls, he experienced the Sea-longing - the desire to sail west to Valinor, the "Blessed Realm", latent among his people. After Aragorn summoned the Dead of Dunharrow to fight for him, Legolas saw them terrify the Corsairs of Umbar from their ships at Pelargir. Legolas and Gimli accompanied Aragorn and the Grey Company on the Paths of the Dead. The three met with the Riders of Rohan, fought in the Battle of Helm's Deep, and witnessed Saruman's downfall at Isengard, where they were reunited with Merry and Pippin. "Legolas Greenleaf long under tree, In joy thou hast lived, Beware of the Sea! If thou hearest the cry of the gull on the shore, Thy heart shall then rest in the forest no more." Legolas interpreted this as foretelling the end of his stay in Middle-earth:
In the forest of Fangorn Legolas and his companions met Gandalf, resurrected as "Gandalf the White," who delivered a message to Legolas from Galadriel. Īfter Boromir's death and the capture of Merry Brandybuck and Pippin Took by orcs, Legolas, Aragorn, and Gimli set out across Rohan in pursuit of the two captured hobbits. When the fellowship left Lothlórien, Galadriel gave the members gifts Legolas received a longbow, which he used to bring down a Nazgûl's flying steed in the dark with one shot. Legolas and Gimli became friends when Gimli greeted Galadriel respectfully. There was initially friction between Legolas and the Dwarf Gimli, because of the ancient quarrel between Elves and Dwarves, rekindled by Thranduil's treatment of Gimli's father Glóin. Legolas spoke to the Elf- sentries there on behalf of the Fellowship. After Gandalf's fall, Aragorn led the Fellowship to the Elven realm of Lothlórien. In Moria, Legolas helped fight off Orcs and recognized " Durin's Bane" as a Balrog. Gandalf then led the fellowship on a journey underground through Moria. Back in the lowlands of Hollin, Legolas helped fend off an attack by Saruman's wargs. When the fellowship was trapped by a snowstorm while crossing the Misty Mountains, Legolas scouted ahead, running lightly over the snow, and told Aragorn and Boromir that the thick snow they were trying to push through was only a narrow wall. He accompanied the other members in their travels from Rivendell to Amon Hen, serving as the company's archer. Legolas was chosen to be a member of the Fellowship of the Ring, charged with destroying the One Ring.
Legolas is introduced at the Council of Elrond in Rivendell, where he came as a messenger from his father to discuss Gollum's escape from their guard. Thranduil, one of the Sindar or "Grey Elves", ruled over the Silvan Elves or "Wood-elves" of Mirkwood. Legolas was the son of Thranduil, King of the Woodland Realm of Northern Mirkwood, who appeared as "the Elvenking" in The Hobbit.
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