Kerewyn
Nargothrond
Aug 25 2014, 3:14am
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I had always thought of Thranduil as being something of a chameleon in his surroundings. In his throne room, his hair seems to have a golden hue, which is supported by his the gold undertone of his robe, and the warm amber hues of the palace surrounds and lighting.
In his chambers, his robe and his hair seem to blend into the silvery bark with mauve hints in surrounding organic pillars.
And here in the snow, white and silver – both the silver of snow glimmer and of armour, with the blueness of cold climate carried through in his garment. Incidentally, I had previously overlooked that he has a gem on his brow! 
I do love how Elven crowns and head-pieces carry most of their weight (slight as it might be) on the back of the head rather than the brow. You can see this too with the head-pieces that Arwen wears. (sorry am not supporting this with pics, due to posting quickly from work!)
So if the moviemakers were thinking somewhere along the same line, it would explain the silver hair they gave Thranduil (as opposed to the golden hair he was descriped with in TH). But I like this. I do note they didn’t think along those lines for Celeborn’s look though. I believe his hair IIRC was light brown or honey blonde.
That is one seriously interesting blog post you linked to! I’ve had to speed-read a little while at work, but am bookmarking it for more intense study later. I particularly like the brief analysis of Thranduil’s name, and the meaning of “kindred” in the text.
Oh you guys actually know the actor's name of the blond Elf with Elrond? See, you all know so much, I truly feel like a newbie in here. Well I do – I’ve met the guy, at a very small and casual con in Australia.  He is Tilda Swinton’s partner btw, they met on the Narnia set in NZ, where he played a centaur.
"Thou speakest of thralldom. If thralldom it be, thou canst not escape it..."
(This post was edited by Kerewyn on Aug 25 2014, 3:15am)
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