Lurker in the Mirk
Doriath
Jul 14 2014, 11:43am
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And re the difference in his treatment of the Lake-men's plea vs the Dwarves, I'd think the circumstances are also different - where helping the Dwarves would entail sacrificing Elven lives which was too great an ask from his viewpoint given what went down before, helping Lake-town was really providing the muscle for relief work. Plus, the state of affairs with both races were different - Lake-town was an active trade-partner or least the conduit of supplies, but the Dwarves were a different story, what with the prior insulting keepaway of the White Gems in his face by Thror, I think consideration of solidarity and being the friendly neighbourhood Elf was a silly sentiment to Thranduil, simply because there's a lack of rapprochment with the Dwarves, which was the Dwarves' fault anyway.
As for his expression when Thorin was throwing his hissy fit and accusing him of not helping, I see it as a WTF-your-granddad-brought-it-down-on-you-how-dare--and-why-are-you-lay-it-on-me? Thranduil Elvenking regrets nothing where the Dwarves are concerned.  ..except maybe at the end of the Battle where that emotional scene happens.
Fan of both books and movies; it seems I have severely misnamed myself... for the moment.
 Appreciating Thranduil, thread by thread: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII
(Tis true! More appreciation threads for Thranduil exist than ME movies)
 Thrall Wars!: What business do Elves, Dwarves or Men(?) have with drooling thralls, yea, unto the slopes of Erebor? ... oh, yes, the Hobbit's lingering in some shadows, ever ready to swoop to the hairy rescue. Take cover if you dare!
Teh partsies: Prologue (aka the 'tater-mash of whatever came before), Two, Three
"BoFA"= The Battle || "BotFA"/"tBofTA" = The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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(This post was edited by Lurker in the Mirk on Jul 14 2014, 11:52am)
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