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Legolas Greenleaf is a Sindarin Elf who becomes a part of the Fellowship of the Ring. With his keen eyesight, sensitive hearing, and excellent bowmanship, Legolas is a valuable resource to the other eight members of the Fellowship. Tolkien himself states, however, that Legolas accomplishes the least of the nine members of the Fellowship.

Legolas is Prince of Mirkwood, the son of King Thranduil, descendants from the royal line of Sindarin elves. Legolas is considered young by Elven standards, but is at least five centuries old. He is introduced in the first part of The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, at the council of Elrond, where he comes as a messenger from his father to discuss the escape of Gollum. Elrond picks Legolas to become one of the members of the Fellowship that sets out to destroy the One Ring.