We are in the year 3019 of the Third Age of Middle Earth, on May 1st to be exact. Thanks to the brave alliance of Gondor and Rohan and the bravery of the hobbit Frodo, the world was freed from the evil hand of Sauron. Atop the city of Minas Tirith, Aragorn, heir to the throne, prepares to receive his crown from Gandalf. A new era of peace is beginning.
After the fall of Sauron
As the Hobbits return to their home Shire and Frodo prepares to depart with Gandalf for the undead lands of Valinor, we rightly wonder what has become of the other members of the Fellowship of the Ring.
- The Lord of the Rings: What happened to Gimli after The Return of the King ended?
For example, what happened to Legolas, the elven prince of the Black Forest, who never stopped serving Frodo’s cause with his archer’s song? As we learn (not in the Peter Jackson movies, but) by reading the appendices return of the king Signed by JRR Tolkien Once the battle against Mordor was over, Legolas began to honor his promise to his friend Gimli.
The Last Journey of Legolas and Gimli
The two traveling companions, in fact, made an oath to each other to discover the hidden splendor of Middle-earth and the riches of their respective cultures. After gazing ecstatically at the glittering caverns that Gimli had discovered during the Battle of Helm’s Deep, Legolas led the dwarf into the sylvan depths of Fangorn.
Once this journey was over, the Elf then traveled to Ithilien, a region east of Gondor, where Frodo and Sam met Faramir in the Two Towers. Along with several other elves from the Black Forest, Legolas lived for more than a century in this land corrupted by Sauron’s reign to restore it to its former beauty.
In the year 120 of the fourth century, after the death of Aragorn, Legolas went on his last journey with Gimli. The two friends in turn set off for the undead lands of the Valar, more precisely the island of Tol-Eresea, in a boat that Legolas had built himself.
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