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Prodigal Sons  by daw the minstrel 3 Review(s)
Eirinn LeighReviewed Chapter: 7 on 7/21/2016
It's nice to finally have some context (temporally) about where Legolas is in relation to other members of the fellowship. When we meet him in Rivendell he seems fairly young compared to the other elves present- I wonder if he ever talked with Aragorn about his first meeting with the Dunedan?

Author Reply: Tolkien doesn't explicitly tell us how old Legolas is. Actually, he tells us very little about Legolas and especially little about his life before the Quest. That's one of the things that makes his a good subject for fanfiction. The field is wide open apart from what we see of Thranduil's realm in The Hobbit. Legolas seems young compared to other elves to me too.

I'll bet he did talk to Aragorn about meeting his ancestor. They were friends a long time.

AnnarielReviewed Chapter: 7 on 8/28/2007
ai ai You killed Turgon!! I adored him! Poor reckless and cracked Turgon, my grief in your death weight in my spirit. *sobs*

Daw the minstrel, you weave beautiful stories with enchanting words and infinite grace. The world you have created is amazing and I am so glad to read it.

greetings Mirkwood minstrel.

Annariel

ps.- In this link there are gorgeous songs about Tolkien: http://www.fmusic.olmer.ru/heledis.shtml

Author Reply: I feel bad for poor Turgon. This is the third story I ever wrote. If I'd been writing about him for longer before that, I never could have killed him.

Thank you for you kind words about these stories. I was down about my writing today and you cheered me up.

pipinheartReviewed Chapter: 7 on 10/3/2005
Turgon...he was always the adventurous one and Legolas cared for him deeply. I kinda liked his character, his advengerous nature was his downfall as well. This will always mark Legolas.

Author Reply: I think this and the death of his mother do always mark Legolas. This was a real turning point for him. He settled down after this and recognized the fact that he lived in a warrior society in a dangerous world.

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