legolas's eye color - Page 2

BeardofPants · 08-03-2002, 11:42 PM

This is the book forum, NOT the movie forum. I don't ever seem to recall anything about elves having brown eyes though.

Frodo&Merry'sGurl · 08-05-2002, 02:32 PM

I suggest you just read the books and pay attention to Tolkiens description of Legolas or of the elves or whatever.

Snowdog · 08-05-2002, 04:10 PM

Frodo & Merry'sgirl... (did they share you??

) I think that is a good idea. I dont recall the eye color ever being mentioned in the case of legolas, but it was I believe in the Silmarillion somewhere about some lines of elves. This is a "movie" type question in my opinion.

BeardofPants · 08-05-2002, 05:34 PM

I'm re-reading LOTR now, so I'll try and keep an eye out (no pun!

) for Lego-boy's eye colour. I don't recall it being mentioned by Tolkien however, and I know that his hair colour certainly wasn't!

Starr Polish · 08-05-2002, 05:52 PM

Was hair or eye color ever mentioned for any of the hobbits, either? I read fanfiction, and nearly every one gives Sam sandy blond hair and brown eyes, and Frodo black hair with blue eyes, but this sounds like movie verse to me...

cassiopeia · 08-05-2002, 10:17 PM

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Was hair or eye color ever mentioned for any of the hobbits, either? I read fanfiction, and nearly every one gives Sam sandy blond hair and brown eyes, and Frodo black hair with blue eyes, but this sounds like movie verse to me...

But hobbits have brown hair, except at the beginning of the fourth age when some had blonde.
If this is a movie question are people so obsessed about Legolas that they are debating his eye color???

BeardofPants · 08-05-2002, 10:21 PM

There is a brief description of hobbits in the "regarding hobbits" prologue. And yes, I'm guessing this question was started by an obsessed fan-girl.

Rána Eressëa · 08-06-2002, 04:40 AM

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Originally posted by Galendhol Asada
It's quite odd because I have many different pictures of Legolas in the movie. If you notice that in the counsil of Elrond his eyes are brown and in the pictures of the counsil of Elrond their brown. In the scene where Boromir dies his eyes are blue. In moria his eyes are brown. But you also have to realize that they did not follow what Tolkien said they looked like, too. So I think that their honey, or light brown, I can send alot of pics to you on e-mail so you can get your opinions though.

In the movie his eyes were blue - you were witnessing the effects of lighting and shadow. And also, from a distance most eyes appear dark. He was wearing contacts, I know, but I'm sure he always wore them. And if not, oh well.

In the book, though, grey is the only eye color ever mentioned by Tolkien. He never says blue, brown, or green - only grey. So I'm just going to assume almost everyone had grey eyes.

Celandine · 08-06-2002, 01:11 PM

either blue or brown

Llark silverwolf · 08-06-2002, 01:24 PM

notta clue heh

midnightflame · 08-06-2002, 06:47 PM

i have read the books all three and re-read them i still dont get it.
also it might be because im blond but thats beside the piont i mean my cousin willow oran says that he is supposed to have black or brown hair with gray eyes and i starting to believe he does have grey eyes which is comman amoung elves!.

midnightflame · 08-06-2002, 06:53 PM

and another thing Tolkien barly describes legolas except what he is wearing and what frodo thinks of him the is really no physical description and i am not an opssesed fangirl this question was started by my sister who is obsessed with legolas i didnt even know this thread had been started till three days ago.

Rána Eressëa · 09-08-2002, 08:16 PM

I am wrong. Tolkien does mention more than just grey eyes: he mentions Sam with "brown eyes". And that's a direct comment. So, yeah, it's up to you, I guess.

BeardofPants · 09-08-2002, 10:45 PM

Well, "regarding hobbits" deals quite a bit with typical hobbit colouring. I don't know if brown eyes on a hobbit would necessarily transmute to that of elves though.

Oh, and I finished LOTR some time ago, and as I remembered, there is NO description of Leggie's eye or hair colour.

Rána Eressëa · 09-09-2002, 01:00 AM

Hair color would be quite easy to place on Legolas, but eye color is a tricky one. I would say grey. For some reason I see Elves as having grey eyes. Maybe I associate them with the Grey Havens? Who knows...

Sween · 09-09-2002, 07:12 AM

i bet there yellow with green dots

. no seriously this could go on forever its really a how we invisage the characters question so we will all disagree.

**Nurvingiel** · 09-18-2002, 11:14 PM

Movie pictures being irrelevant here, all we can really go one is our own impressions from the book. I don't remember any specific description in the book, but if someone calls one up, that would be cool. Tolkein didn't really go in for the character descriptions though. I always pictured Legolas with blue eyes.

Rána Eressëa · 09-21-2002, 10:26 PM

I think he didn't because he wanted us to somewhat develop our own mental image of what they looked like overall.

katya · 09-22-2002, 10:10 AM

i think so too, Rána Eressëa, and that makes me happy. it's better that way. that is why i try to avoid the movie because it puts new images in my head. i never noticed anything about eyecolour but i could've missed something. i'll pay attention now if that helps.

Starr Polish · 09-22-2002, 12:08 PM

Also, didn't he say he found it easier to imagine landscapes rather than characters? That could be another reason why he didn't describe them in depth. And, it wasn't very neccessary to the story.

08-03-2002, 11:42 PM	#21
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	This is the book forum, NOT the movie forum. I don't ever seem to recall anything about elves having brown eyes though. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

08-05-2002, 02:32 PM	#22
Frodo&Merry'sGurl Sapling Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: The Shire Posts: 9	I suggest you just read the books and pay attention to Tolkiens description of Legolas or of the elves or whatever. __________________ "I wish the Ring had never come to me, I wish none of this had happened." -Frodo In place of a dark lord you would have a queen. Not dark but beautiful and terrible as the dawn. Treacherous as the sea. Stronger than the foundations of the earth. All shall love me and despair." -Galadriel

08-05-2002, 04:10 PM	#23
Snowdog Dúnedain Ranger of the North Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: The Ruins of Arnor Posts: 892	Frodo & Merry'sgirl... (did they share you?? ) I think that is a good idea. I dont recall the eye color ever being mentioned in the case of legolas, but it was I believe in the Silmarillion somewhere about some lines of elves. This is a "movie" type question in my opinion. __________________ "I am an outlaw, I was born an outlaw's son. The highway is my legacy, on the highway I will run."

08-05-2002, 05:34 PM	#24
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	I'm re-reading LOTR now, so I'll try and keep an eye out (no pun! ) for Lego-boy's eye colour. I don't recall it being mentioned by Tolkien however, and I know that his hair colour certainly wasn't! __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

08-05-2002, 05:52 PM	#25
Starr Polish Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Slow down and I sail on the river, slow down and I walk to the hill Posts: 2,389	Was hair or eye color ever mentioned for any of the hobbits, either? I read fanfiction, and nearly every one gives Sam sandy blond hair and brown eyes, and Frodo black hair with blue eyes, but this sounds like movie verse to me... __________________ “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.” –Bertrand Russell

08-05-2002, 10:21 PM	#27
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	There is a brief description of hobbits in the "regarding hobbits" prologue. And yes, I'm guessing this question was started by an obsessed fan-girl. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

08-06-2002, 01:11 PM	#29
Celandine Elven Warrior Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 168	either blue or brown

08-06-2002, 01:24 PM	#30
Llark silverwolf Banned Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: seattle Posts: 10	notta clue heh

08-06-2002, 06:47 PM	#31
midnightflame Sapling Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: seattle, washington Posts: 13	i have read the books all three and re-read them i still dont get it. also it might be because im blond but thats beside the piont i mean my cousin willow oran says that he is supposed to have black or brown hair with gray eyes and i starting to believe he does have grey eyes which is comman amoung elves!. __________________ roses are red violets are blue sogar is sweet and so are you, but the roses are wilting and the violets are dead the sugar bowl is empty and SO IS MY HEAD!!!!!! :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: SOME ROSES ARE RED VOILETS ARE'NT BLUE I KNOW I CANT SPELL BUT WHAT ABOUT YOU!!!! HA HA HA H AH AHA HA HA HA MWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA IM HAVENIG FUN OHHH LOTS OF SHINY RED BUTTTONES!!!!!!!!

08-06-2002, 06:53 PM	#32
midnightflame Sapling Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: seattle, washington Posts: 13	and another thing Tolkien barly describes legolas except what he is wearing and what frodo thinks of him the is really no physical description and i am not an opssesed fangirl this question was started by my sister who is obsessed with legolas i didnt even know this thread had been started till three days ago. __________________ roses are red violets are blue sogar is sweet and so are you, but the roses are wilting and the violets are dead the sugar bowl is empty and SO IS MY HEAD!!!!!! :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: SOME ROSES ARE RED VOILETS ARE'NT BLUE I KNOW I CANT SPELL BUT WHAT ABOUT YOU!!!! HA HA HA H AH AHA HA HA HA MWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA IM HAVENIG FUN OHHH LOTS OF SHINY RED BUTTTONES!!!!!!!!

09-08-2002, 08:16 PM	#33
Rána Eressëa The Rogue Elf Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,722	I am wrong. Tolkien does mention more than just grey eyes: he mentions Sam with "brown eyes". And that's a direct comment. So, yeah, it's up to you, I guess.

09-08-2002, 10:45 PM	#34
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	Well, "regarding hobbits" deals quite a bit with typical hobbit colouring. I don't know if brown eyes on a hobbit would necessarily transmute to that of elves though. Oh, and I finished LOTR some time ago, and as I remembered, there is NO description of Leggie's eye or hair colour. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

09-09-2002, 01:00 AM	#35
Rána Eressëa The Rogue Elf Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,722	Hair color would be quite easy to place on Legolas, but eye color is a tricky one. I would say grey. For some reason I see Elves as having grey eyes. Maybe I associate them with the Grey Havens? Who knows... Last edited by Rána Eressëa : 09-09-2002 at 01:04 AM.

09-09-2002, 07:12 AM	#36
Sween im quite stupid Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Cockermouth Posts: 2,058	i bet there yellow with green dots . no seriously this could go on forever its really a how we invisage the characters question so we will all disagree. __________________ Yeah god hes ok but i would rather be judged by a sheep than that idiot

09-18-2002, 11:14 PM	#37
Nurvingiel Co-President of Entmoot Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,397	The Great Eye Colour Debate! Movie pictures being irrelevant here, all we can really go one is our own impressions from the book. I don't remember any specific description in the book, but if someone calls one up, that would be cool. Tolkein didn't really go in for the character descriptions though. I always pictured Legolas with blue eyes.

09-21-2002, 10:26 PM	#38
Rána Eressëa The Rogue Elf Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,722	I think he didn't because he wanted us to somewhat develop our own mental image of what they looked like overall.

09-22-2002, 10:10 AM	#39
katya Elven Maiden Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,309	i think so too, Rána Eressëa, and that makes me happy. it's better that way. that is why i try to avoid the movie because it puts new images in my head. i never noticed anything about eyecolour but i could've missed something. i'll pay attention now if that helps.

09-22-2002, 12:08 PM	#40
Starr Polish Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Slow down and I sail on the river, slow down and I walk to the hill Posts: 2,389	Also, didn't he say he found it easier to imagine landscapes rather than characters? That could be another reason why he didn't describe them in depth. And, it wasn't very neccessary to the story. __________________ “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.” –Bertrand Russell

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