Legolas and tauriel with images legolas and tauriel. The battle of the five armies to kill the chief goblin bolg. He is attracted to the elfwoman tauriel, a character created for the film trilogy. Evangeline lilly portrays the woodland elf tauriel, whose name means. With his keen eyesight, sensitive hearing, and excellent bowmanship, legolas was valuable to the fellowship in their journey across middleearth. The story of legolas, tauriel, alfrid, and other characters not in the book. The desolation of smaug, set for a december 20 release. Technically, legolas does not appear in any version of j. No, legolas does not appear in the original text of the hobbit, even though thorins. Tauriel is a fictional character from peter jacksons threepart feature movie adaptation of j. Is it possible that legolas and tauriel got together after.
The apparent love triangle involving legolas, tauriel, and kili has struck many viewers as far beyond any tolkienish relationship, but im not so. Its him though, and peter jackson seized on this tiny thread to capitalize on both legolas and orlando blooms popularity. Legolas will be in the hobbit movie but is legolas in the. Tauriel is a fictional character from peter jacksons feature film adaptation of j. The character does not appear in the original book, but was created by peter. The character who is legolas does in fact appear in the hobbit book, though he is not named and is literally only mentioned once, simply as the son of the king of the wood elves. The battle of the five armies, although in the hobbit. In the book the dwarves were prisoners of the elven king for almost two weeks. Son of the elvenking thranduil of mirkwood, legolas was mirkwoods prince, a messenger, and a master archer. The desolation of smaug, when the elves of the woodland realm capture thorin and company, tauriel takes an interest in the young dwarf kili. A fair amount of primarily digital and therefor metaphorical ink has been spilled over tauriel, the female elf introduced in the hobbit.
Thranduil tolkienoriginal characters filikili tolkientaurielsigrid hobbit movies legolas greenleaftauriel. He only helped the dwarves out because it was what tauriel wanted. No, legolas does not appear in the original text of the hobbit, even though thorins company does go through mirkwood and meet the woodelves and their king. An amount of time later, tauriel prevents the orcs from attacking esgaroth and while legolas forces them to retreat, she tends to a dying kili, using elvish medicine. He displays legolas s superhuman agility as an elf. The spiders are then attacked by the wood elves, led by legolas and tauriel. Tolkiens epic novel, the lord of the rings, and in peter jacksons films of the same name respectively. Bolg is an orc warrior and the son of azog the defiler. Attracting criticism from fans, jackson added a strange love triangle between legolas, the fictional elf tauriel, and the dwarf, kili. See more ideas about lord of the rings, the hobbit and legolas. In fact, the king isnt even named in the book, not to mention any sons he might have, and the description of the woodelves is a far cry from that of the elves in the lord of the rings wild and dangerous and fond of wine. The hobbit legolas greenleaf an unexpected journey 3.
That he sacrificed himself to save someone that wasnt even of his own kin. Tauriel simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Why did peter jackson add the elfdwarf love story in the hobbit. The character does not appear in the original book by writer j. In a departure from the book, legolas uses thorins elvenforged sword orcrist in the hobbit. Im aware that many lotr hobbit fans were outraged by the not sosubtle love story between tauriel kili, but i myself loved it and thought perhaps i might contribute a. The director has noted that tauriel is not romantically linked to orlando blooms legolas, who will also appear in the hobbit. The inclusion of tauriel and legolas with merchandise labeled an unexpected party, could create a higher value as collectibles. Wandering dusky mirkwood is a quiet creature who catches the eye of prince legolas. Jan 25, 2015 76 videos play all the hobbit the battle of the five armies teresa tsz ki chow i freed his wretched head from his miserable shoulders duration.
It hadnt been brought up in the books since tauriel didnt even appear in them, so there was no canonical basis for it happening. Now, more than 70 years after tolkien first published those words, the hobbit himself, bilbo baggins, is set to appear in a third movie inspired. Yes, i thought it was intriguing that tauriel, a woodland warrior elf in legolas kingdom, would fall in love with a dwarf, since elves and dwarves are traditionally not fond of one another. He is a sindarin elf of the woodland realm and one of the nine members of the fellowship who set off to destroy the one ring commentators have noted that legolas serves as a typical elf in the story, demonstrating morethanhuman abilities such as seeing further than anyone else in rohan. It seems that she was created to provide a strong, relatable female character that doesnt really exist in the hobbit book, and considering her performance was highly praised across the board, it was a move that went rather well. Tauriel was a woodelf of mirkwood, and captain of the elven guard of thranduils woodland realm. If not from legolas travels, then they two met when aragorn brought. In fact, the king isnt even named in the book, not to mention any sons he might have, and the description of the woodelves is a far cry from that of the elves in the lord of the rings. This line of speculation leads to thinking that tauriel and legolas will appear in the second film, the hobbit. I keep wanting to call this return of the king which its not its battle of the five armies the final movie in the hobbit trilogy which i drove two and a half hours to see with my friend earlier this week.
Tolkien, but was created by peter jackson and fran walsh for two of the movies. Legolas is forever amazing, beautiful and irreplaceable. Tauriel is a woodland elf, and is the leader of the elven guard. This story follows the idea and much of the dialogue of the movie but gives the dwarves a longer period as prisoners in the woodland realm, allowing tauriel and kili more time to get to know each other and develop feelings for each other before the escape. Thranduil acknowledges in the film that tauriel and kilis relationship was real, but was it really. Thranduil had witnessed it all, and allowed her to bury her loved friend once she stood up. Tauriel leaves thranduil and accompanies legolas and bilbo to ravenhill in order to warn thorin, dwalin, fili, and kili of an upcoming attack led by bolg. Hes a geezer despite his youthful good looks legolas is one of the most elderly characters in. The character does not appear in the original book, but was created by peter jackson, philippa boyens and fran walsh as an expansion of material adapted from the book, and first appears in the second and third films in that trilogy, the hobbit. Not from tolkien fans of course who see the books as truth. We have other lotr figures that are a little larger. Legolas and tauriel the dream 7k 181 20 after the battle of five armies, legolas leaves mirkwood to find aragorn and tauriel, being banished went to find her place in the world. First time writer so i would love any and all help. This is a very nice action figure of tauriel as seen in the hobbit.
While not being mentioned in the original book, frodo elijah wood, saruman sir christopher lee, legolas orlando bloom and several others have cameo appearances in the film. For me i thought it was the best of the hobbit movies even though it had problems that stood out more to me. The elves legolas, tauriel, and galadriel played very prominent roles in the book in helping the dwarves and hobbit on their journey, yet they ceased to exist in the original text. Najlepsze obrazy na tablicy legolas and tauriel 51. But in the films, legolas plays a role as a loyal admirer of tauriel, a hater of dwarves and a skilled warrior killing off the orcs in the desolation of smaug and the battle of the five armies movies. He is a major antagonist in the desolation of smaug and the secondary antagonist of the battle of the five armies.
Maybe he spent his time outdoors and was away most of the time the hobbit and dwarves were around. After a candid moment, he told me he was a bit disappointed that he was so small. Lotr the hobbit one shots tauriel x reader wattpad. Some people have expressed concern that peter jackson is departing from the spirit of the books by expanding the story of the hobbit to cover two three movies. Takes place when the dwarves get captured, kili and tauriel fall in love, thorin discovers thranduil has a son and tries to use that against the elven king, bilbo and legolas become fast friends, thranduil helps bard become a leader, and lots of angst. This is not a roleplay page anymore, but a fan page for all things hobbitlotrtolkien. The desolation of smaug comes out on dvd and bluray today, i thought i would comment on that element of the movie which has received possibly the most comments. Although the age of legolas is never clearly specified, the lord of the rings drops hints that he may be several thousand years old and thus would have been alive during the. And that is just very unfair to both legolas and gimli. The top 10 things you may not know about legolas the elf. Book and film differences the hobbit wiki guide ign. Tauriel is noncanonical, as she does not appear in the works of j. Top ten differences between the hobbit book and films. Legolas was a sindarin elf who was part of the fellowship of the ring in the third age.
Dec 16, 20 yes, i thought it was intriguing that tauriel, a woodland warrior elf in legolas kingdom, would fall in love with a dwarf, since elves and dwarves are traditionally not fond of one another. Tauriel did not explicitly share her feelings toward anyone in the movie but even in the books gimli is so totally devoted to galadriel that he does indeed love her in a nonromantic way. Tauriel left the kingdom and persuaded legolas to help her fight the evil that had returned to their lands and save the dwarves. So no, legolas who does not appear at all in the book of the hobbit did not marry or otherwise end up with tauriel who did not exist. Ii this book will be just like my first one, except its the second one duh and it has a new cover.
Feb 17, 2017 in the hobbit films, director peter jackson expanded on legolas role, dropping a few hints about his mysterious backstory and his mother. Legolas and thranduil, aragorn, legolas hot, tauriel, fellowship of the ring, lord of the rings, orlando bloom legolas, j. Another substantial difference between the book and movies is that in the book, the dwarves and hobbit werent aware of smaug leaving or being killed for that. The apparent love triangle involving legolas, tauriel, and kili has struck many viewers as far beyond any tolkienish relationship, but im not so sure. Put together, it could be called everyone but the hobbit.
He joins the fellowship in the quest to destroy the one ring and fought in many battles during the war such as moria, helms deep and the black gate. Sep 30, 2015 there is no mention of legolas, the son of the elvenking thranduil, in the hobbit book. Tauriel in particular saves kili by killing two spiders that. It seems that she was created to provide a strong, relatable female character that doesnt really exist in the hobbit book, and considering her performance was highly praised across the. Dec 26, 2014 posts about legolas and tauriel written by bookbeachbunny. Played by losts evangeline lilly, tauriel is a character exclusive to the film adaptation of the hobbit. Legolas and thranduil aragorn thranduil funny o hobbit the hobbit movies concerning hobbits jrr tolkien fanart the elf the sergeants random book. He was not mentioned by name or reference in the hobbit. Ive written this story with a mixture of book and movie cannon obviously, as tauriel doesnt exist in the books and azog was killed long before the events in the hobbit. Legolas is an elvish prince who is skillfully good at archery and one of the many heroes in j. See more ideas about hobbit book, the hobbit and tolkien. He was wellknown for becoming friends with the dwarf. Tolkien, o hobbit legolas and thranduil aragorn love the lord lord of the rings ouat tolkien books jrr tolkien vocal coach my fantasy world. Three rings for the elven kings under the sky, seven for the d.
The two later acknowledge their love for each other. Legolas and tauriel fanfic 2 princessofchaos222 wattpad. Jackson previously revealed in a statement on his facebook page that tauriel is a woodland elf and that her name means daughter of mirkwood. On second thought, legolas wasnt specifically mentioned in the hobbit either. To make the book into three films, the writers added legolas into the story to better.
How to watch the hobbit trilogy in 3 hours, 45 minutes. So ive recently watched lotr and i got really back into the hobbit movies so im going to write oneshots with characters in those movies. The isnt in any of the lord of the rings films, the first hobbit film, or the book at any point. Legolas will be in the hobbit movie but is legolas in the hobbit book. Dec 16, 20 the apparent love triangle involving legolas, tauriel, and kili has struck many viewers as far beyond any tolkienish relationship, but im not so sure. Legolas quotes 12 quotes meet your next favorite book. Tauriel, on the other hand, was invented entirely for the film adaptation. When she learns of his being struck by a poisoned arrow by bolg in the companys escape from custody in wine barrels, she goes after him in hopes of healing his wound. It was released with the an unexpected journey wave although she didnt actually appear in that movie after it was changed from two movies to three.
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