A red sun rises.

Elfling: Look mommy! I found a pretty shiny ring! Can I keep it?

Having another thunderstorm over here, so I’m going to attempt to do something between the rain drops and lightening.

I swear–every time I have to do something… @fortunatelyclevercandy handle things for me–I’m having a diva moment.

Day 1: I think I should keep track of everything I do with Thranduil and his book, The Saga of Thranduil. I kept a diary on Facebook about my journey from the beginning of this journey to recently and how things have changed. I grew up with Thranduil as it were. I’m sad that I’m almost done but not entirely finished–there are still adventures left to be had; one of them coming on Thranduil Thursday–another monumental first will come on that day for TKWRT. I look forward to it as much as it terrifies me. Also, Thranduil’s story isn’t over yet–there’s more to add to the Extended Version (and some in the original version). I do look forward to his infancy in Book I: The Epic of Eryn Galen. Happy Isilya (Monday).

At midnight, the countdown to the the next re-release of Book II: The Saga of Thranduil. I have yet do decide what day or for how long; usually I would choose Father’s Day to do it (and something will definitely go out on that day), but this time, a lot of weirdness is at stake. I got my mojo back–it was on vacation. 

Also can’t wait to continue the epic story going on in Book I: The Epic of Eryn Galen. About to go through five battles or something–Beleriand will just become a big ol’ mess soon. 

Anyway, this will be a multi-site thing: The Kingdom of the Woodland Realm has a Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, WordPress, Google+, Flickr accounts on top of Tumblr. Just a heads up out there…for all you Leoples out there (just learned that word) and Pacers–I think that’s what that means. Look for hints in the last two Tuesdays and Thursdays of May (Legolas’ Birthday Month). This should be a whole lot of fun. Maybe I should have prizes or something. Anyway…off to work on something. 

Based on The Kingdom of the Woodland Realm Trilogy, Legolas is as old as Thranduil has been King–for 2900 years. Technically, that means Legolas was conceived on Thranduil’s coronation day. (FYI: Thranduil is not a morning person, by the way–he likes lingering in bed as most readers know).

Which is why by the time of the Battle of the Five Armies we know that Legolas is 2941 years old. He had to have been born in 41 Third Age–which interesting–in elven years–wouldn’t have been too long after the death of Oropher in the last year the Second Age that put Thranduil on the Throne after the death of his father.

And that’s why we celebrate Legolas’ Birthday and Conception in May–exactly nine months to the day of Thranduil’s coronation. Happy Aldúya (Treesday/Tuesday) Happy Lótessë (Flower-Month/May). Also fitting he would be born on Treesday as Tolkien describes Legolas as being as tall as a tree in The Lord of the Rings.

FACT: The reason I use Lasgalen (Greenleaf) rather than just “Greenleaf” is because there are two Legolas’ in Tolkien; the first was Legolas Greenleaf of Gondolin. Legolas is said to mean “Greenleaf” but it was also spelled in Nandorin as Laegolas, which, interestingly enough works well with his having a mother of Nandorin/danwaith descent. Correctly translated, Le-golas would mean “to thee-the foliage” or “heir to the foliage” or simply “Prince”. With Legolas Lasgalen, you are technically saying “Prince Greenleaf”–keeping the tradition of Legolas being a Prince of the Woodland Realm and keeping the moniker “Greenleaf” by making it part of his throne name (as in Thranduil Tárisil Oropherion) that has become legend in Tolkien/Middle Earth circles.

Las [Sindarin]

= ‘Leaf’

For further reference:

Legolas (‘Greenleaf’)