The bow used by Legolas (Orlando Bloom) in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy will go up for auction December 15 and 16 from Profiles in History, just days after the theatrical opening of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.According to Profiles in History, “This bow was used by Orlando Bloom as “Legolas” throughout the entire The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Galadriel (Cate Blanchett) presented Legolas with this beautiful “Lothlorien” bow at the gifting ceremony seen in the extended cut of The Fellowship of the Ring and was then used by Legolas as his weapon of choice for the rest of the epic The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The bow is 6 feet long and is expected to fetch $80,000 – $120,000.”The bow will go up as part of “Drama, Action, Romance- The Hollywood Auction” next month, which will also see the group auction off Rose’s dress from Titanic and Gort’s helmet from The Day the Earth Stood Still.You can check out more details at their website.
