Elves

[Bayleaf48]

Could be any number of reasons for his hair being blonde, e.g maybe he just fancied the change from his orginal colour

 

[Legolas]

haha yeah right - Elf hair dye...(I want some in that case!)

Maybe his mother was of Lorien...That would explain it.
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[Bayleaf48]

It's just a suggestion, besides your bleach idea gave me the idea for it!

 

[Legolas]

I have my hair in Legolas style today, takes about 20 minutes if you got quick hands and are good at plaiting...
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[Bayleaf48]

No doubt it looks very good indeed

 

[Legolas]

looks great with my nu green trousers and green/brown top (curtesy of Mum...) Modern Elf!

Can anyone give me some background on Glorfindel and/or Gildor inglorion if there is any?
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[Bayleaf48]

You'll have to post a picture so we can all see it

 

[Legolas]

mmm....maybe
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[Legolas]

My. Them lot over at SF-fandom.com in the Tolkien and Inklings forum have stuck a metaphorical billboard over my head saying - OMG How little do I know?

Devouring LOTR is not enough ladies and gentlemen, and I am ashamed to say I didn't know who Feanor was. Or for that matter, do i know any more about him. Maybe I should start reading something before I continue gabbering about Elves called Legolas ho have turned into international sex-symbols. Tolkien would be turning in his grave if he knew.

I still like him though, but I have found Elves not all nice hair and pretty ears (and I hear you cry a great big DUH!) I know now that one guy had 7 sons and apparently they were all losers. There was something about Valar, and FOUR differnt Elvish languages (probably a lot more, though I haven't found them yet) Then there was a corruption of Silmarils or something (man I REALLY gotta start reading...) And a single Elf on a beach? Oh dear. How little do I know.

How depressing. A whole lump of information I might well have been better off not knowing for my Elf-brain was far happier with just Legolas and Galadriel and a bit of Elrond here and there. Now I am compelled to fill up receeding brain space with more Elven Lore. If I'm not back in 2 weeks, send out a search party.
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[Bayleaf48]

Okay Legolas, will do that for you if needed

 

[kelsi]

ok - blonde elves are from Lorien. Brown haired are from Mirkwood. Then why is Legolas blonde? ... No Legolas didn't move cos he is the son of King Thranduil of Mirkwood, the same Thranduil who captured the dwarves in the hobbit.

Do you know who Legolas' mother is? Is the brunnete/Mirkwood thing true, or are you just guessing?

 

[Legolas]

absolutely no clue. His mum could have been brunette, like (i'm guessing) his dad, just a gene from his ancestry could have popped up. His great great great great grandad could have been of Lorien
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[Bayleaf48]

Or maybe he was simply born with that coloured hair & there's no explainatin as 2 why

 

[Anni]

I am ashamed to say I didn't know who Feanor was. Or for that matter, do i know any more about him.

Feanor was the High King of the Noldor, his other name was Curufinwe.

Eldest son of Finwë, lord of the Noldor, and half-brother to Fingolfin and Finarfin, Fëanor was accounted the greatest of the Deep Elves. In Valinor, he captured the light of the Two Trees to make the three Silmarils. When Melkor stole these, and slew his father Finwë, he rebelled against the Valar and led the greater part of the Noldor into Middle-earth, swearing in the dreadful Oath of Fëanor that he would not rest until the Great Jewels were recovered.

On his return to Middle-earth, Fëanor immediately drove onward to Angband, though outnumbered greatly by Morgoth's Orcs and Balrogs. He was slain at last by Gothmog, the Lord of Balrogs, and such was the ferocity of his spirit that after his death, his body was consumed by flame.

And Legolas' hair colour might just be a matter of genetics. He describes himself as a Silvan Elf but the line of Thranduil (Legolas' father) comes down from Oropher who was a Sindarin Elf. Oropher came with a small band and merged with the Silvan Elves of Greenwood the Great and left behind their Sindarin inheritance. I don't think that any of the groups had a particular leaning towards dark or fair hair However you can't always leave behind genetic characteristics. Even with dark haired folk occasionally a blond haired kid will pop out! Just like
humans!

The term Silvan tends to be associated with woodland, because that's what it means. Silvan Elves settled in the woodland areas, so Legolas' folk and the Lothlorien folk were all theoretically Silvan.

Some of the Lothlorien Elves were Sindarin, some were Noldor and some were Silvan. Galadriel was Noldor, Celeborn was Sindarin. Although neither were actually Silvan Elves, they came to Lothlorien to rule after the Lorien Elves lost their King Amroth, who flung himself into the Bay of Belfalas searching for the maiden Nimrodel.

I would guess that if it were divisions of a real race of beings, then there would be inter-marriage between divisions anyway.
The divisions of elves into clans is below:

Avari
Calaquendi
Dark Elves
Deep Elves
Edhel
Eldalië
Eldar
Elves of the Light
Elves of the Twilight
Fair Elves
Golodhrim
Golug
Grey-elves
High Elves
Light-elves
Moriquendi
Nandor
Noldor
Sea-elves
Silvan Elves
Sindar
Teleri
Third Clan
Three Kindreds
Úmanyar
Unwilling
Vanyar

I'm full of absolutely trivial information!

 

[gravityvaliance]

An elf shall enherit the virtues of honor as it meets the strange and calous bothers through the path of life.

An elf is surging hatred against foes when battle cries eminate through the air.

An elf is banished to the realm of mages when it's own knife technique is brought into question.

Finally the first step taken in an adventure or quest is best suited to be an elf,for it is they that will purge the injustices of nature and gaurd the blind eye of revelry as no say.....ogre or doppleganger centurian could.
____________________________________________________ THE ELFS THAT ELF GRASP HEATHENS ALL,STRIKE DOOM TO THE ELF THRONE

“yes-let’s see if there are some wizard elf with witty spells to match our prowess in the field of blading-great axe friend-you may join me tommorow at the town market,a plan has been issued-goodnightâ€she slurred a bit,and slaggered her way to the door,a few laughs seemed to sneer at the proud girl

The elf spoken to had gone through a doorway and several moments later a crashing and clanging was heard then a storming of steps upon the plank floor.There entering the room an elf,Chealsoroy,nearly tripped in excitement,with a sword across his chest as if in salute,and a pack with metal potions attached over his shoulder-studying the room,he found the two,and walked to them tapping the sword to his chest.

The two elves were brother and sister and often wore studed leathur much to most of their race's disliking,however for them,the real way to take on the world was to go at it your own way,and as they practiced sword fighting,tricks of the trade fell in between the seams like broken branches of kindling to a fire.