
This outraged a lot of fans, but director Peter Jackson has since assured Tolkeinites everywhere that Tauriel will not be in a romantic relationship with Legolas. At first it was rumored that this new female character was created to be a love interest for Legolas, much the way that Arwen's (Liv Tyler) role was so vastly expanded in the original trilogy to work in a love story. It is ruled by Legolas's father, King Thranduil (played by Lee Pace). Tauriel is a Silvan Elf of Mirkwood forest, from when Legolas Greenleaf hails. He actually stays in the Shire for many years, prolonging his leaving to try to wait until he is the same age Bilbo was when he want on his grand adventure chonicled in "The Hobbit."Īnother change that caused quite a lot of controversy amongst Tolkienites was the inclusion of a new character named Tauriel (Evangeline Lilly), who is a female elf. In "The Fellowship of the Ring," Frodo doesn't leave the Shire right away as he does in the films. While I can honestly say that I have told you the truth, I may not have told you all of it." This is a departure from the canon, but it does still have roots in the original books for "The Lord of the Rings," in which it is often stated that Frodo loves hearing tales of his uncles journeys and longs to go on adventures of his own.

Bilbo tells his nephew, "My dear Frodo, you asked me once if I had told you everything there was to know about my adventures.
