Ask a question   Type a question in the box below and I'll post my answer on this page as soon as I can.   ask a question   Questions   How old is Legolas, and can you give the names of sites on Lord of the Rings and Legolas?   Officially (i.e. according to The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion and The Unfinished Tales), Legolas' age is unknown. There have actually been two Elves by the name of Legolas - the first dwelled in Gondolin in the First Age (and subsequently escaped from the city with Glorfindel during Melkor's attack in FA 510). The second is the Legolas I believe you're referring to - he was born the son of King Thranduil of the Silvan (Wood) Elves living in Mirkwood forest in the North-east of Middle-earth. As I mentioned, Legolas' birth date is not mentioned. It's even possible that the two Elves named Legolas are one and the same. But if not, it's safe to say Legolas Greenleaf was born during the Third Age, so by the time of the War of the Ring he was less than 3000 years old. The Lord of the Rings states he is older than Gimli however and his age is given, so Legolas must also be more than 139 years old. If you're interested in Legolas specifically, check out these links :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legolas http://www.too-manic.net/legolas http://legolas.nenya.net 15th August 2006   What does Ancalima mean? I'm sure I've seen it before...   Good question, and yes, you probably have seen it before! "Ancalima" is a word taken from the Elvish language Quenya, created by J.R.R. Tolkien and featured in The Lord of the Rings books and films. It literally means "to give light" or "brightest". It was used in the phrase "Aiya Eärendil Elenion Ancalima!" (Hail Eärendil brightest of stars!). This is what Frodo calls out while in Shelob's lair in The Return of the King, just before the phial given to him by Galadriel lights up. 11th July 2006   I'm interested in this web's layout, it's cool. Do you make the illustrations by yourself?   Thanks! No, unfortunately I didn't make the images in this particular layout. The picture of the girl is a piece by Taiwanese artists Chen Shu Fen and Common. I love their art, it is so detailed and pretty, and the delicate yet effective use of colour is breathtaking. This particular image came from a scan from Aethereality.net. The garden image is a stock photograph of a Chinese garden. The Chinese script on the left is an excerpt from "Mu Lan Shi" (Mulan's Poem), in traditional Chinese script. 16th June 2006