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Did 🧝Legolas fight in the ⚔️Battle of Five Armies?

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Did Legolas fight in the battle of the 5 armies?

High Yáll does anyone know if Legolas fought in the battle of the 5 armies it is just a little thing i haven't picked up from anywhere i haven't noticed anything in any of the books i read. Holla. Thanx@1
 
While there is no definite statement that he did in fact fight, there's certainly a possibility he did so. Then again, his father was there, so maybe he remained behind so that both of them wouldn't get killed and thus obliterate the royal line.
 
I think he didn't but he is an elf so he maybe was there but he is not mencioned so we'll never know.... :confused:
 
Yes i think so 2.
His father probably wouldn't let him go.
He was too imporrtant to lose.
 
no!!

I think that legolass is young even for and elf. I also agree that both the father and son would not have fought in a battle... what would happen if they both died??
 
Re: no!!

Originally posted by katie2008
I think that legolass is young even for and elf. I also agree that both the father and son would not have fought in a battle... what would happen if they both died??



I think they would have both fought if he was OLD enough. All of Elendil's sons fought. All of the high eloves sons like Maedhros, Fingolfin and Turgon fought.
 
Legolas could have been there. there is no information on his family tree so not sure if he had brothers and sisters (assume he does). Does it say if he was even the oldest son? 1543, is that info in the tale of years or elsewhere?

If Gimli was just 5 years older he would have been there. He was about 10 years younger then his cousins Fili and Kili.
 
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O.k. so maybe Legolas didn't fight in the battle but i'm sure his father did.
It was a pretty great battle and he had to lead his army into battle.
 
You can never be sure because it isn't written anywere but I think he was there.He had a good age for fighting ,no?And it was a very important battle so I think everyone had to fight (ofcourse not the children and so,you know what I mean)and Legolas is certainly not the person that would stay behind!!!!
 
I have this question:
Did Legolas fight in the Battle of Five Armies?
He was after all Thanduil's son and he probably fought as a captain of the green-elves. But he might as well be sent elsewhere on a mission. Is it mentioned anywhere?
 
LOL! It was a simple question with a simple answer. There is no mention in any of the resources that I have that allude to Legolas fighting in the Battle of the Five Armies. That doesn't mean he did or that he didn't, simply that the author made no mention of it.
 
I agree, he had not invented Legolas but waht about afterwards? We know Tolkien, he didn't stop rewriting and reassembling the history of Middle-Earth. I'm sure that after a while, he made the same question I did, to himself. And he wrote a small article about how Legolas gloriously killed dozens of goblins with his bow and saved, say, Dain. But is it anywhere written in HOME, which I don't have?
 

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