The common law therefore, does not, as it once did, offer protection for individuals, against the over reaching and ever-expanding power of government. In England, the common law safeguards have had no discernible effect on the rise of Parliamentary supremacy, the growth of the welfare state and the expansion of government. In fact, just as much as eighteenth and nineteenth century English government inspired constitutionalism, twentieth century English government has set precedents for expanding the powers of government at the expense of constitutional limitations.
Legolas was the son of Thranduil, King of the Woodland Realm of Northern Mirkwood, who appears as the Elvenking in The Hobbit. Thranduil ruled over the Silvan Elves or Wood-elves of Mirkwood. Although he lived among the Silvan Elves, Legolas was not one himself.His father Thranduil had originally come from Lindon; he and his son were actually Sindar, or Grey Elves, called in the singular Sinda;  Sindarin  was their language.Thranduil himself was the son of Oropher. Legolas's mother is never mentioned; the Elves of Mirkwood have no Queen at the time of The Hobbit.is father Thranduil had originally come from Lindon; he and his son were actually Sindar, or Grey Elves, called in the singular Sinda;  Sindarin  was their language. Thranduil himself was the son of Oropher. Legolas's mother is never mentioned; the Elves of Mirkwood have no Queen at the time of The Hobbit.
While filming The Two Towers, Orlando Bloom (Legolas) suffered a few broken ribs after being thrown off a horse. Brett Beattie (Gimliâs scale double) somehow injured his knee, while Mortensen broke his tow in an earlier scene after kicking a steel helmet.