Who is Legolass mother, was she a Wood-elf, was she married to Thranduil, and was she the Queen of Mirkwood?
There is no mention in any Tolkien literature of either the name of Legolas’s mother or of what kindred she belonged to. Next, according to available resources, when Elves have sex with each other, they are considered to be married. That means Thranduil must have been ‘married’ to her according to their customs and laws. Thaladir wants me to refer you to JRR’s essay on the subject of elven family life; “Of laws and customs among the Eldar” (HOME X, ‘Morgoth’s Ring’, also see link section at bottom of page) BUT: That does not necessarily mean she was the Queen of Mirkwood, as she could have either been killed or sailed west before the death of Oropher, Thranduil’s father. I assume that if Mirkwood had a Queen at the time of ‘The Hobbit’, then Bilbo would have noticed it and mentioned her. This leads me to believe that Mirkwood had no Queen in the halls during that time. There is always a chance she was off visiting relatives, which would explain Thranduil’s grouchy mood with the starvin
