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Aralas is the slash ship between Aragorn and Legolas Greenleaf from the Middle Earth fandom.
Canon[]
Fellowship of the Ring[]
Legolas defends Aragorn when Boromir insults him, saying "He no mere ranger! He is Aragorn, son of Arathorn, and you owe him your allegiance."
The Two Towers[]
After Aragorn falls off of the cliff and Legolas believes him dead, he (Legolas) shows more emotion than he does almost anywhere else in the films, declaring that it must not be true. When he is presented with the Evenstar, he finally believes that Aragorn has fallen to his death. Later, when Aragorn returns, Legolas gives him the Evenstar back. Fans have noted that they seem to hold hands for a moment in the exchange of the Evenstar, and that this exchange seems to make Eowyn lose hope of her love for Aragorn.
Aragorn and Legolas argue when Aragorn wants to risk his life to fight among the men at Helm's Deep. Later, Legolas apologizes saying "I was wrong to despair. You have led us this far."
In the Battle of Helm's Deep, Aragorn trusts Legolas to shoot the Orc tasked to light a bomb to blow up the Deeping Wall.
The Return of the King[]
Legolas (and Gimli) insist on going with Aragorn down the Paths of the Dead, refusing to let him risk his life alone. After they escape the ghost army, Legolas places a hand on Aragorn's shoulder to comfort him.
During the Battle of the Black Gate, when Aragorn seems about to die to a Troll, Legolas looks panicked, again displaying much more emotion than he usually does.
During Aragorn's coronation, Aragorn and Legolas share a long look. Some fans have remarked that clad in all white, with a white crown and a glowing aura, Legolas more resembles Aragorn's bride than Arwen does.
Fanon[]
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Aralas is a popular ship in the Lord of the Rings fandom. It has been shipped since at least the release of the film trilogy, with the works on FFN dating back to at least 2001.
There are currently over 2000 works for his pairing on AO3. It is Aragorn's most popular ship, and Legolas' second most popular ship. Its biggest rivals are Arawen and Gigolas. Aralas is the fourth most popular ship in the Lord of the Rings fandom tag overall. There are also over 50 works tagged for this pairing on AO3, and likely many more written before the ship tagging system was properly implemented.
Fandom[]
- FAN FICTION
- Aragorn/Legolas tag on AO3
- Aragorn & Legolas tag on AO3
- Aragorn/Legolas tag on Fanfiction.net
- WIKIS
- Aragorn/Legolas on Fanlore
Variations[]
- Viggorli refers to the ship between their actors Orland Bloom and Viggo Mortensen