'One small meme is enough to fill the heart of a grown man': 25 Elf Memes for LOTR Fans Fluent in Elvish

Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor

Jul 25, 2023 5:00 PM EDT

If you're into archery, chances are it's because you were obsessed with Legolas when the Lord of the Rings movies came out. It's one thing to read about the elves in the books, but it's a totally different feeling when you're sitting in the theater in 2001 watching Legolas defy gravity, shooting 25 arrows in a single, acrobatic jump, demolishing a flurry of enemies with ease. Frankly, that was also the moment that every woman decided whether they were into blondes or brunettes. A true elf-lover knows that you can have both the blondes and the brunettes when you learn Sindarin in the forests of Lothlórien amidst the people of Galadhrim. Like Aragorn, you can have your crown and love elves too.

So if you were one of the few who did not fear death as Legolas did (500+ years of living will do that to someone), then you probably learned a little bit of elfish on the side, hoped to score a glowing ancient pendant from your crush, and slayed hundreds of rogue orcs in the First Age, Second Age, and the Third.