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Middle part hair men3/8/2023 However, this apparent clear statement was contradicted by the publication of The Book of Lost Tales in 1983. In Appendix F of The Lord of the Rings it is explicitly stated that the elves were “tall, fair of skin and grey-eyed, though their locks were dark, save in the golden house of Finarfin” (p. 387) against the sky, but as this was during the night it certainly doesn’t help determine Legolas’s hair colour. At one point in the chapter ‘The Great River’ Tolkien mentions “his head was dark” (p. Legolas’s father, the Woodland King, in The Hobbit (later revealed to be called Thranduil) is described as golden-haired, so Legolas may have taken after him. Throughout the whole of The Lord of the Rings Tolkien never describes the colour of Legolas’s hair, or many other members of the Fellowship for that matter. Overall it is impossible to categorically say if Balrogs have wings or not, so it is up to each individual reader to decide. Again, at a first glance it may seem as if real wings are implied, but it’s also possible that “winged speed” is used in a metaphorical sense. When drafts of The Silmarillion were published in Morgoth’s Ring it was discovered that Tolkien wrote of Balrogs: “swiftly they arose, and they passed with winged speed over Hithlum, and they came to Lammoth as a tempest of fire.” (p. Tolkien’s description may just be a way of saying that the Balrog’s shadow seemed to take the shape of wings, because if it did possess wings, you would expect it to flap them when plummeting down into Moria, or use them in its battle with Gandalf on the mountain top. There is no further mention of the wings as it plunges down into the abyss, or later when Gandalf describes his long fight with the Balrog. This metaphoric reference to wings is shortly after followed with the description that the Balrog “stepped forward slowly on to the bridge, and suddenly it drew itself up to a great height, and its wings were spread from wall to wall” (p. In the ‘The Bridge of Khazad-dûm’ Tolkien says that “the shadow about it reached out like two vast wings” (p. How can I find out what it’s worth? Where can I sell it?Īlthough visual artists almost always depict Balrogs with wings, a reader of Tolkien is usually less convinced. I have a book by Tolkien I want to sell.Suggest some good companions to Tolkien’s books.Can I contact the Tolkien Estate and/or Tolkien’s publishers?.Will The Silmarillion be adapted into a film or television series?.Why was Tolkien given the unusual third name Reuel?.Did Tolkien win any awards for his books?.Can I read books which inspired Tolkien?.I’m having trouble getting into The Silmarillion.Which order should I read Tolkien’s Middle-earth books in?.
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