In J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, Legolas Greenleaf is the son of Thranduil, King of the Woodland Realm. In the published writings, his mother is not named and her fate is not recorded; she is absent from the main narrative and from the appendices of The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. This article explains what the texts state, how later materials and fandom have filled the gap, and how the Peter Jackson film series portrayed her. Below are key details confirmed by Tolkien's own words and the available reliable sources.
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What Happened to Legolas' Mother
In J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, Legolas Greenleaf is the son of Thranduil, King of the Woodland Realm. In the published writings, his mother is not named and her fate is not re...
What Happened to Legolas' Mother