What happened to the Elves of Mirkwood?
The Wood-elves of Mirkwood were reduced in number and retreated to lands in the north of Mirkwood. By the time of the events of The Lord of the Rings, Thranduil’s title was King of the Elves of Northern Mirkwood.
What are some characteristics of the wood-Elves in The Hobbit?
They were slender, graceful yet strong, and were resistant to extremes of nature, illness and disease.
Who is the leader of the Wood-Elves in The Hobbit?
Thranduil
Thranduil is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium. He first appears as a supporting character in The Hobbit, where he is simply known as the Elvenking, the ruler of the Elves who lived in the woodland realm of Mirkwood.
Is Legolas the son of Thranduil?
Legolas was the son of Thranduil, King of the Woodland Realm of Northern Mirkwood, who appeared as “the Elvenking” in The Hobbit. Legolas is introduced at the Council of Elrond in Rivendell, where he came as a messenger from his father to discuss Gollum’s escape from their guard.
How many types of elves are there in LOTR?
Translations
| Elves | |
|---|---|
| Three Kindreds | Vanyar (Fair-elves · Minyar) • Ñoldor (Deep-elves · Tatyar) • Teleri (Lindar · Nelyar) |
| Calaquendi (Amanyar) | Vanyar • Ñoldor • Falmari |
| Úmanyar | Sindar (Grey-elves · Eglath · Falathrim) • Nandor (Laiquendi · Silvan Elves) |
| Moriquendi | Avari • (Dark Elves · Avamanyar) |
Did Thranduil get his gems?
His name is given later, in The Lord of the Rings. He receives his jewels in the end both because they are rightly his, if one considers original ownership before items are taken into a dragon hoard, and also because of his contribution to the victory over the goblins and wargs in the Battle of Five Armies.
What does Legolas call Thranduil?
Whenever other characters like Gimli talk to Legolas about Thranduil, they say “your king”, as though others and Gimli do not know their dear friend is related to King Thranduil! Perhaps Legolas prefers to be his own person rather than being son of a king.
What kind of elf is Arwen?
| Arwen | |
|---|---|
| Tolkien character | |
| Arwen sewing Aragorn’s banner of the White Tree of Gondor by Anna Kulisz, inspired by Edmund Leighton’s 1911 Stitching the Standard | |
| In-universe information | |
| Race | Half-elven |
What is Thorin’s last name?
Thorin Oakenshield
Thorin Oakenshield is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien’s 1937 novel The Hobbit. Thorin is the leader of the Company of Dwarves who aim to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from Smaug the dragon. He is the son of Thráin II, grandson of Thrór, and becomes King of Durin’s Folk during their exile from Erebor.
Who is Thranduil son?
Legolas
Legolas was the son of Thranduil, King of the Woodland Realm of Northern Mirkwood, who appeared as “the Elvenking” in The Hobbit.
