Bilbo baggins delivers the arkenstone to thranduil and bard, by ted nasmith. The hobbit botfa bts thranduil, bard, bilbo and gandalf april wind. But in the films, legolas plays a role as a loyal admirer of tauriel, a hater of dwarves and a skilled warrior killing off the orcs in the desolation of smaug and the battle of the five armies movies. The elf asked standing before the elven king, thranduil. It is a natural part of film adaptation to add, delete, or change characters. I have also found this reference which seems to state that tolkien made no reference to the scars on thranduil s face in the books. The battle of the five armies is a 2014 epic high fantasy film directed by peter jackson and written by jackson, fran walsh, philippa boyens, and guillermo del toro. He was the father of the elven prince of mirkwood, legolas, who was a member of t.
Though inherently cautious, he eventually committed his kingdom to fighting against sauron in the war of the ring. R tolkien that takes place in the fictional world of middle earth, which is the setting of most of the authors works. With a bow he makes his way out of the throne room. The arkenstone was a gem, the object most prized by thorin oakenshield of all the treasures of the lonely mountain. The hobbit botfa bts thranduil, bard, bilbo and gandalf. Thranduil fought alongside his father and their silvan host in the battle of dagorlad as part of the last alliance. The hobbit is a classic piece of fantasy literature, a novel that manages to appeal to both children and adults. Yet, most of what is written about thranduil is not found in the hobbit at all. Goes after the treasure when he learns smaug is dead, but is hesitant about fighti. Dec 12, 2018 lee pace as thranduil in the hobbit trilogy 20122014.
He was the father of the elven prince of mirkwood, legolas, who was a member of the fellowship of the ring. And, while oropher was slain somewhere between the dead marshes and the morannon, thranduil survived the battle. The thing about thranduils face that could be anything. Thranduil had been protecting his realm from orcs, giant spiders and saurons other minions for hundreds of years without any outside assistance, and knowing how deadly a combat with smaug can be, i think he just places the safety of his people and his land over anything else, which is just his decision, really. In the book, he is not named, and is always referred to as the elvenking.
Your pov ynyour name is there anything else my lord. Tauriel is a character created by peter jackson specifically for his film adaptation of j. I will here is my book of the hobbit and lord of the rings imagines. See more ideas about hobbit book, the hobbit and tolkien. Ive mentioned that i may run out of different scenarios of bringing thanduil and tauriel together through whump and aquamoon suggested the following. The elvenking is a name used throughout the hobbit for the ruler of the. Legolas greenleafthranduil works archive of our own. The hobbit calls him an elffriend rather than an elf, one who had both elves and heroes of the north for ancestors. The desolation of smaug is a 20 epic fantasy adventure film directed by peter jackson and produced by wingnut films in collaboration with new line cinema and metrogoldwynmayer.
In the hobbit, thranduil is referred to only as the elvenking. Hobbitthe lord of the rings imagines thranduil book. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The hobbit tells a fantastic story of adventure, danger, friendship, and courage, and serves as a prequel to the even more immersive and epic book series, the lord of the rings.
Tolkiens middleearth legendarium, appearing in the hobbit. Lee pace as thranduil in the hobbit trilogy lee pace thranduil, legolas and thranduil. The elf, the hobbit and the dwarf book 1 new version. And i want to be buried in a graveyard with all the other hobbit fans okay. Hey guys, i made a thread on, please check it out and show some support if you enjoyed my fan edit movie info. Thranduil ponders the imminent homecoming of legolas, and wonders if their time away has made them into complete strangers lord of the rings rated. Lord of the elven kingdom of mirkwood, imprisoner of the dwarves, father of legolas and all around majesty. Read the hobbit absolutely for free at readanybook. King thranduil, along with the people of laketown demand a share of the treasure of erebor in the hobbit, and when the dwarves refuse, war. He is suspicious of the dwarves, and would have wanted a share in the treasure had he known this was their business. See more ideas about thranduil, the hobbit and legolas. The hobbit jackson movies, the lord of the rings movies choose not to use archive warnings. I am aware that during the writing of the hobbit, tolkien must not have had much in mind for a large universe, as he was simply writing a childrens book. Book and film differences the hobbit wiki guide ign.
Tauriel is a fictional character from peter jacksons feature film adaptation of j. Jan 19, 2020 thranduil, son of oropher, was an elven king who ruled over the woodland realm in the second and third ages. In the hobbit, thranduil is the ruler of the elves of mirkwood. Tolkiens the hobbit, as are many other characters in both the lord of the rings and the hobbit movies. Legolas is the son of thranduil, the king of the elves of northern mirkwood. It is the third and final installment in peter jacksons threepart film adaptation based on the novel the hobbit by j. See more ideas about thranduil, the hobbit and lee pace. In the hobbit, the elvenking rules the woodelves the people tolkien would later call the sindar who live in the northwest foresteaves of mirkwood. The hobbit middleearth universe the timeless classic presented in the standard hardcover edition using the authors original jacket design. There is very little information about thranduil aka the elvenking. Thranduil, also known as the elvenking, was a sindarin elf of doriath and king of the silvan elves of mirkwood of the woodland realm. It is ruled by legolass father, king thranduil played by lee pace. Thranduil was son of oropher and father of legolas.
The king of the woodland helm, thranduil in the best sound of fairy tale, hope you guys enjoy it. Thranduil has always been a fascinating character in tolkiens canon. In the book the hobbit, thranduil is known as the woodland king, his actual name not being mentioned. Fans of books that are made into movies often take. Yes, as the nameless elvenking in the hobbit book, he came off as a suspicious, ignorant, xenophobic greedy jerk who mistreated thorin and co for no reason, he was ever eager for more treasure despite being rich and tried to claim erebors wealth as his own. He is the father of legolas, who was a member of the fellowship of the ring thranduil was born the only son of oropher. Thranduils role in the book was to serve as the elven king for the mirkwood elves.
Despite the image his reserved and secretive nature conjures up, thranduil, we cannot forget, was a valiant warrior. Basically what the title says, a bunch of reader x characters from the hobbit. It also contains some of the most fascinating characters to have ever graced the pages of a fantasy novel. Almost everything that is said about him directly is in the hobbit, where he appears in several scenes and has dialogue. An edit that brings the movie closer to the book, strives to maintain the lighthearted fantasy and adventurous feelings of the original story after all, it was a kid.
If you care for journeys there and back, out of the comfortable western world, over the edge of the wild, and home again, and can take an interest in a humble hero blessed with a little wisdom. There is no mention of legolas, the son of the elvenking thranduil, in the hobbit book. The elvenking is a name used throughout the hobbit for the ruler of the woodland realm, the realm of the silvan elves in the far northeast of mirkwood by the. Thranduils brooch detail thranduil, legolas and thranduil, the.
Tolkien, the silmarillion and other histories of middleearth j. How to seduce a fandom in two eyebrows by lee pace. According to tolkiens texts, the last battle thranduil saw up to setting in the hobbit was that of the last alliance at the end of the second age. While much recent hype about peter jacksons the hobbit. Was all he said in a cold tone dismissing one of the advisers. Lee paces most recent work to hit the big screen is his portrayal of the magnificent elven king in the hobbit, thranduil. John rateliff tells us in the history of the hobbit that at one point he believes bilbo and his companions did meet thingol, but j. At first it was rumored that this new female character was created to be a love. Hobbit art, o hobbit, hobbit funny, tolkien books, j.
The character does not appear in the original book, but was created by peter jackson, philippa boyens and fran walsh as an expansion of material adapted from the book, and first appears in the second and third films in that trilogy, the hobbit. Thranduil, son of oropher, was an elven king who ruled over the woodland realm in the second and third ages. In the year 3434 of the second age, thranduil became king of his kingdom after his father, oropher was killed in battle. He is also a member of the fellowship of the ring in the lord of the rings. Such did he consider its value that he was willing to trade 114th of all the gold and silver of smaug s hoard for it. This article describes all named characters appearing in j. See more ideas about thranduil, the hobbit, legolas.
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