The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
The Tolkien canon modification inThe Rings of Powerhave been monumental , which makes an appearance by Legolas in time of year two a possibility . Of course , the show wo n’t add up characters who physically could not be awake , but the writers have been stretching the meaning of " could . " give thatThe Rings of Poweronly has so many hours of programming to work with and that Tolkien did n’t flesh out the Second Age as the First and Third Age , striking permit is apprehensible , but retconning the birthdates of key canyon characters might prove tough .
The canon changes that pave the way for Legolas to be inThe Rings of Powerstem from one especial matter . Amazon bought the right to the entireness of Tolkien ’s principal works , includingThe Fellowship of the Ring , The Two Towers , The Return of the King , theAppendices , andThe Hobbit . However , they did not purchase Tolkien ’s keep on publication , includingThe Silmarillion , Unfinished Tales , andThe account of midway - earth . This mean that the creators ofThe Rings of Powerhad to make out up with cagy but convoluted root to explicate key factor of the earlier Tolkien world without suck up on forbidden materials likeThe Silmarillion . In other words , they are wide exposed to tweak and twist all they require .
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How Old Legolas Is During The Lord Of The Rings
According toThe Lord of the Rings Official Movie Guide , Legolas was 2,931 age old at the prison term of the War of the Rings . This put his birthdate in 87 of the Third Age and was whole fabricated by the filmmakers as Tolkien never determine an historic period or birthdate for Legolas . Interestingly , Legolas ' age is alsothe yr Aragorn was contain . InThe Tale of Yearsin theAppendices , Tolkien provided specific selective information on names and dates , but Legolas is conspicuously lacking , so his factual age is not known with any certainty .
There are , however , contextual cue . InThe Lord of the Rings , Legolas seems young for an elf . He had never seen the sea , and for a 2,931 - year - onetime pixy , it was improbable that his wanderings ever have him there . It was Galadriel who first admonish him of the call of the sea , word that came through Gandalf when they met in Fangorn Forest . “Legolas Greenleaf long under Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree in joy thou hast exist . mind of the Sea ! If thou hearest the war cry of the fool on the shore , thy nitty-gritty shall then rest in the timberland no more . “Also , in Fangorn , Legolas tells Aragorn and Gimli,“It ( the forest ) is old , very old . So honest-to-goodness that almost I find vernal again , as I have not feel since I journeyed with you children . “This signals Legolas is of significant age . While there are contextual clue , they point in different centering , and the most one can conclude is that Legolas is between 200 and 2,931 old age old .
Legolas In Rings Of Power Season 2 Is No Worse Than Gandalf
HavingLegolas look inThe Rings of Poweris no more a canon distortion than having Gandalf there . The Wizards , Istari , were n’t post to Middle Earth until roughly a thousand years into the Third Age , and there is no grounds , in the books and theLord of the Ringsmovies , that Legolas was born before the Third Age . hold Gandalf , and perhaps Legolas , seem inThe Rings of Powerwould rewrite canyon , but as stated earlier , Amazon is under no obligation to adhere to the canyon .
One note worth bring up is Thranduil , Legolas ' father , who was born in the First Age . Thranduil and his sire , Oropher , fought in the War of the Last Alliance , with Oropher being kill in the Battle of Dagorlad . Thranduil ’s timeline lead concurrent withthe events inThe Rings of Power , and his appearance would be a fitting recall .
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The Rings of Powershowrunners have changed the established Tolkien canyon , some of which were by requirement . They could include Legolas in time of year two ofThe Rings of Power , as there is nothing classic about Legolas not having been active in the Second Age . Whether they should do it is another question .
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