When Bilbo and Gandalf bade farewell, Bilbo gave Thranduil a necklace of silver and pearls. Bilbo, Gandalf and Beorn traveled with the Elf-host back to Mirkwood but would not stay in the woods, even when Thranduil asked them to. The treasure was divided among Elves and Men, and Thranduil received the emeralds in the necklace of Girion, which he most desired. Īfter the battle and Thorin's death, Thranduil took Orcrist, which was previously confiscated in Mirkwood, and laid it upon Thorin's tomb. His army was positioned on the southern side of the Mountain, and was the first to charge. Thranduil led the Elven forces in the Battle of Five Armies. Thranduil: 'Take him away and keep him safe, until he feels inclined to tell the truth, even if he waits a hundred years.' - The Hobbit, ' Flies and Spiders'īilbo shows the Arkenstone to the Elvenking and Bard, by Ted NasmithĪfter the death of the dragon Smaug, Thranduil supported Bard the Bowman's claim of a share of the treasure the Dwarves recovered from the Lonely Mountain, since Bard was a descendant of Lord Girion of Dale, and the treasure of that town had been taken by Smaug to the Lonely Mountain. Thorin: 'Looking for food and drink, because we were starving.' Thranduil: 'What were you doing in the forest?' They were sent to the dungeon as well, in separate cells and unaware that Thorin was captured. When the party proved uncooperative with Thranduil's questioning, he accused them of wandering in his kingdom without leave, interrupting their feast, and stirring up trouble with spiders. The rest of the party was captured shortly after and brought before Thranduil. He provided no information when interrogated, and Thranduil, in turn, sent him to his dungeon 'not too gently, for they did not love Dwarves and thought he was an enemy'. In this manner was Thorin separated from the company, and captured by Thranduil. Different members of the party tried to enter the clearing where the feast was being held, but each time darkness would fall and the interrupter fell into a deep sleep. When Thorin II and company entered northern Mirkwood, the party encountered visions of a feast in the woods, which unknown to them was Thranduil's court. In his realm, both Sindarin and Silvan Elvish were spoken, though not all members of his Woodland folk spoke Sindarin. By the time of the events of The Lord of the Rings, Thranduil's title was King of the Elves of Northern Mirkwood. The Wood-elves of Mirkwood were reduced in number and retreated to lands in the north of Mirkwood. Under his malign influence the Greenwood grew dark, becoming known as Mirkwood, and infested with Orcs and giant spiders. He claimed his inheritance and became King of the Woodland Realm, reigning over the whole of Greenwood the Great.Īs the Third Age progressed, however, a sorcerer known as the Necromancer (later revealed to be Sauron returned) took over the abandoned Elven fortress of Amon Lanc and turned it into Dol Guldur. Oropher was slain and Thranduil returned to Greenwood with roughly a third of the army that had marched to war. In SA 3434, Thranduil and his father fought in the Battle of Dagorlad. At the beginning of the Second Age, some Sindar traveled east and Oropher eventually founded the Elven realm in Greenwood the Great. He was born during the First Age, and lived in Doriath at some point prior to the Second Kinslaying. Thranduil was the only son of Oropher, King of the Woodland Realm.

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