Why doesn't Legolas sink in the snow?

I'm sure someone will come along with canon sources - but elves have a special relationship with nature, and pass lightly through Middle Earth - so it is that Legolas is able to tread lightly on the snow that the others (including the Hobbits) sink into.
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Does Legolas ever run out of arrows?

20 Never Runs Out Of Arrows

Legolas is one of the best archers in all of Middle-earth. Because of this, he is constantly shown shooting down orcs and trolls throughout The Lord of the Rings. However, it seems that he never runs out of arrows no matter how many shots he fires.
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Did Legolas have any powers?

Powers and abilities

As an Elf, Legolas had the abilities typical of his race. He could walk silently on grass and snow leaving minimal footprints, allowing him to advance unhindered. His eyes were sharper than that of Men, seeing through great distances and in the dark.
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How light is Legolas?

Legolas's weight is 33N, and his mass can be calculated by using the formula: F = mg, where g is the acceleration due to gravity: 9.8 m/s². My estimate concludes that Legolas weighs, at most, 7.5 lbs.
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Was Legolas a special elf?

Legolas (pronounced [ˈlɛɡɔlas]) is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. He is a Sindar Elf of the Woodland Realm and one of the nine members of the Fellowship who set out to destroy the One Ring. He and the Dwarf Gimli are close friends.
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Why does Thranduil's face melt?

he battled the dragon, it scarred Thranduil for life, and now he is forced to wear a glamour on his face to hide the ugly mark. But it probably reveals itself after a period of stress or in times of anger.
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Why was Gimli allowed to go to the Undying Lands?

After the death of King Elessar, Legolas made a ship in Ithilien, and through Anduin, he left Middle-earth to go over the sea. His strong friendship with Gimli prompted him to invite Gimli to go to the Undying Lands; making him the first and only Dwarf to do so.
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How can Legolas walk on the snow?

I'm sure someone will come along with canon sources - but elves have a special relationship with nature, and pass lightly through Middle Earth - so it is that Legolas is able to tread lightly on the snow that the others (including the Hobbits) sink into.
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What kind of elf is Legolas?

Legolas is a Sindarin Elf from the Woodland Realm of Northern Mirkwood. His father, Thranduil, is the King of the Silvan Elves living in that realm, making Legolas the Prince of Mirkwood.
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Why does Legolas not get drunk?

Anyway, even if the wine in the Hobbit was extremely strong Legolas should have shown some signs of intoxication after drinking that amount of beer. Elves are depicted as being resistant to alcohol not immune. It is of course possible that Legolas has become tolerant to alcohol.
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Why does Legolas eyes change color?

Due to technical mishaps involving Bloom's contact lenses, in the films Legolas' eye colour sometimes changes between brown, purple, and blue. (In the director's commentary of the Extended Edition, Peter Jackson admitted that they forgot to put Bloom's contacts in several times.)
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Why did Legolas have blue eyes in the Hobbit?

When Orlando reappeared in the final two Hobbit movies, he didn't have to wear any contacts. Instead, his eye-color was changed in post. However, this led to his eyes appearing unnaturally blue, distracting, and kind of creepy.
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Did Frodo ever talk to Legolas?

7 He Only Speaks To Frodo Once

In fact, the two of them only spoke once in the entirety of Peter Jackson's trilogy. Legolas and Frodo are on the same side, but it doesn't seem as though they were all that friendly with one another.
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How many kills did Legolas get?

When Legolas climbs the Múmak, he reveals that his kill count is now at 33, adding another 16 kills to his count prior to that one.
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Does Legolas ever get hurt?

Legolas, the archer, being wounded by an arrow. Ironic perhaps? It also makes sense that the orcs would be aiming primarily for the archer who is shooting their fellow orcs down left and right. A wounded Legolas travelling to Lorien, finding comfort there, etc.
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What does Legolas see with his elf eyes?

One of the more memorable moments of the series, when Legolas uses his elf eyes to see that “[The orcs are] taking the Hobbits to Isengard,” recently became a subject of a Tumblr post that attracted a lot of attention.
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What is it about ELF eyes in LOTR?

[edit] Eye colour

When Tolkien describes Elven eyes, they tend to be grey. This is certainly true of Lúthien and her descendants, including Elrond and his children (Arwen, Elladan and Elrohir) as well as Aragorn and the Dúnedain. Voronwë, who guided the man Tuor to Gondolin, also had grey eyes.
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What do you Elvish eyes see?

Aragorn: “Legolas! What do your Elf eyes see?!” Legolas: “The Uruks turn Northeast! They're taking the Hobbits to Isengard!”
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Did Legolas know what a Balrog was?

It seems likely to me that Legolas has not encountered a Balrog before in his life, yet when the fellowship first sees the Balrog in Moria he is able to immediately identify it.
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Why would Legolas not go back?

Legolas does not have the same respect for his father anymore. On top of that, Legolas' love interest does not love him back and there is no future for them. Beyond that, Legolas has seen more of the world than his father intended. Now he's had a taste so he can't go back to his old self.
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Do Orcs get tired?

In Shadow Of Mordor, Orcs sleep. That's when you kill them. Also, Sauron is an angel who lost his body, other rules apply to him. Mainly that you need a body in order to get tired.
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Why didnt Aragorn go to the Undying Lands?

Arwen and Aragorn live happily ever after for a time. Yet no mortal can survive forever. And after their marriage, both Aragorn and Arwen are mortal. Arwen, therefore, could not set foot in the Undying Lands without special permission.
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What did Merry and Pippin do after LOTR?

After this, they traveled to Minas Tirith, where they lived out the rest of their days in great honor. Merry and Pippin died at the ages of 109 and 101 respectively, and were laid to rest in Rath Dínen with other great heroes of Gondor, with tombs that were right next to Aragorn's.
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Did Merry and Pippin go to the Undying Lands?

Merry and Pippin don't sail to Valinor because they don't need to. Frodo and Sam were both allowed to go to Valinor when the painful side effects of carrying the One Ring became too much to enjoy life in Middle Earth any longer. In Frodo's case it was also a way to heal the pain from his old wound from the nazgul.
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