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'Legolas watched them for a while with a smile upon his lips, and then he turned to the others. `The strongest must seek a way, say you? But I say: let a ploughman plough, but choose an otter for swimming, and for running light over grass and leaf or over snow-an Elf.'
With that he sprang forth nimbly, and then Frodo noticed as if for the first time, though he had long known it, that the Elf had no boots, but wore only light shoes, as he always did, and his feet made little imprint in the snow. 'Farewell!' he said to Gandalf. `I go to find the Sun!''
JRR Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Book II, Chapter 3: The Ring Goes South
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With that he sprang forth nimbly, and then Frodo noticed as if for the first time, though he had long known it, that the Elf had no boots, but wore only light shoes, as he always did, and his feet made little imprint in the snow. 'Farewell!' he said to Gandalf. `I go to find the Sun!''
JRR Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Book II, Chapter 3: The Ring Goes South
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I can't believe this turned up without me even searching for it - I was literally just having a little chuckle to myself over this exact quote. I love book Legolas so much; I love Jackson's movies to death but there's something about the cheerfulness of Elves in the books that really captures my heart. Especially Legolas, he's such a light-hearted person even in the midst of trouble.
Regarding the painting itself, your style is so gorgeous! I especially love the way you've painted the mountains. You've really captured Tolkien's vision here.