Legolas was a member of the House of the Tree and was one of Galdor's scouts. He escaped the Fall of Gondolin with its survivors and led them across the Cristhorn. After the First Age, he moved to Tol Eressëa, where he remained ever after, going by the name Laiqalassë.
After the trip, Legolas settled in Ithilien - the land neighboring Mordor where Frodo and Sam first encounter Faramir. As King, Aragorn put Ithilien under the charge of Faramir and his wife, Éowyn, and Leglolas later arrived with a small group of elves from Mirkwood, who established their own settlement there.
The casual reader can blink and miss the references to the Elf called Legolas among Galdor's men. He is completely edited out of the version of that tale which is found in the published Silmarillion.
Eventually, Legolas came to Ithilien with some of his people, with his father's leave, to live out his remaining time in Middle-earth helping to restore the devastatedforests of that war-ravaged land.
This battle claimed lives of most of the Gondolindrim, and of Turgon and his captains. However, a few managed to escape the city through a secret passage: notably Tuor, Idril, and their son, Eärendil.
Two of them were killed in the Fall of Gondolin: Gothmog by Ecthelion, and another by Glorfindel. After the War of Wrath, some Balrogs escaped the destruction of Beleriand and hid deep underground, in inaccessible places at the roots of the earth.
Legolas does not marry or have any children, based on the appendix of The Lord of the Rings. Regardless of who his mother was, Legolas is the last of his line. When he sails into the West at the beginning of the Fourth Age, he leaves no family members behind.
No, Legolas was a Silvan Elf whereas Galadriel was Noldorin. It is possible that Legolas was related to some of the Elves of Lothlorien, but not to Galadriel.
Legolas came to the Council of Elrond in Rivendell, the great meeting held by the Elf lord Elrond, as a messenger from his father to discuss the escape of Gollum.
In the films, Bloom wore contacts to make his eyes blue, probably to distinguish him from the Silvan elves of Mirkwood, Legolas, the son of Thranduil, is a Sindarin, often treated as nobility by elves of less distinguished lineage.
However, a specific scene in The Lord of the Rings has led fans to theorize that Frodo and Legolas didn't talk, not because of time, but because the hobbit didn't know Legolas' name (and was too embarrassed to ask).
It is believed that after Kili dies, Tauriel becomes a lone rider and never loves again, she was so broken by the experience of losing him. Their love was real, and it was as strong as any other Middle Earth romance story. But this romance doesn't appear in the original book, so where did it come from?
Aragorn and Legolas are long-time companions and best friends since Legolas' father Thranduil sent him to live among the Rangers of the North. Aragorn and Legolas grew close, up to the point where Aragorn revealed his true identity to Legolas. Throughout his journeys, Aragorn and Legolas are as close as brothers.
Legolas' father, the Elven king Thranduil, is fond of Tauriel, and "sees something very special in her", though she understands that Thranduil would not approve of her pairing with his son, which Thranduil confirms in The Desolation of Smaug when he tells her not to give Legolas false hope of such a relationship.
He was always there for Tauriel, and she never showed her feelings to him. She felt it when she was with him. She wanted to tell him for so long, but didn't know what Legolas or his father would think. So, she hid her feelings from this wise, strong, and blue eyed elf, from the first day she met him.
To learn about what is considered "canon", see LOTR:Canon. Tauriel was a Wood-elf of Mirkwood, and captain of the Elven guard of Thranduil's Woodland Realm. Tauriel is a non-canonical character; invented for Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film trilogy, and not by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Tauriel truly threw a wrench in Legolas' life when he fell in love with her. She was brave, fierce, and a protective leader of the guard. He was meant to be the dutiful son of King Thranduil, but in loving her, he became a stubborn, masterful archer instead. He loved exploration and adventure over his duties.
The actor is suffering from Legolas Syndrome — where you accidentally get cast into a role that suits you far more than your real-life looks, leaving you with a tricky predicament after the wrap party. Do you A) nick all the costumes and stay in character the rest of your working life, or B)
The name Legolas Greenleaf first appeared in "The Fall of Gondolin", one of the "Lost Tales", circa 1917. The character, who guides survivors of the sack of the city to safety, is mentioned only once.
In all of Tolkien's text I've read, there are three people who have killed a Balrog. Ecthellion, Glorfindel and of course Gandalf. All of these fights ended in a draw with all three sacrificing their lives for the deed.
Thus, Galadriel's dark form in Jackson's The Lord of the Rings personified what would have occurred had the Lady of Lothlorien given in to temptation and taken the One Ring for herself. She would have succumbed to evil because the Ring was indomitable, even with her power.
