[BittenBuggy]

It's getting late, and I'm frustrated out of my mind. I am writing a Leggy fic, but it's so hard to find ANYTHING about him. At least, true to Tolkien's writing. So I am going to pose a few questions.

-Legolas's age is unknown, correct? (Please feel free to go in-depth! )

-Was there ever any mention of his siblings?

-(If there was a mention of siblings) Is he the eldest, therefore making himself the crown-prince?

I will most likely think of something else before the night is over. I'm starting to think I should have written a story about the twins...

Thanks!
*Legolas fanfiction*

[Leila]

There is no mention of his age or if he has any siblings.

[Thuriniel]

We usually assume that he's over 500 years old at least, because of him saying in TTT that he has seen the leaves fall those many times (or something like that ... it's too early in the morning for my brain to be functioning correctly ).

Sibblings? Not sure, but it's probable that he did have some older ones because it's unlike for him to be the crown prince.

Reasons why it was unlike for him to be the crown prince? He was sent as a messenger to Rivendell ... I doubt that crown princes do that! He accepts orders from Aragorn and Gandalf without questionning. He is very mindful of his father's wishes (he will only go to Ithilien if his "Elven-lord" allows him to ... this comes from RotK). And finally, he moves to Ithillien and becomes the Lord of the wood-elves there, and travels with Gimli for years ... I would think that a crown prince wouldn't have so many freedoms.

But, we're talking elves, and elves are immortal, and really ... what are the chances of the Elvenking dying or leaving West? It seems to me that Thranduil was quite set on staying in Middle-Earth, so there' s a possibility that Legolas was afterall an only son who would never inherit the throne.

The funnest thing about a character like Legolas is that so little is known of him that we get to invent a lot of his life and background!

By the way, checking this thread might prove useful,

http://www.openscrolls.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=86

Hope this helped!

Maria

[Annie103]

I think legolas is about 2900 years old, give or take a century! I've read that in numerous places and seems about right going through the story. I've also never heard of any brothers or sisters, only that he has parents