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Lurker in the Mirk
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Sep 14 2014, 12:41pm
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*someone stop me   *
 
 
Fan of both books and movies; I am a lurker by nature though it seems I have severely misnamed myself... for the moment.
 Appreciating Thranduil, thread by thread: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII
(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, with smartphones in tow, 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!. (A writing triangle with Avandel and Kerewyn)
Teh partsies: Prologue (aka the 'tater-mash of whatever came before), two, three, three-appendix: An Unexpected Flashback, four, five (new, posted 20 August)
"BoFA"= The Battle || "BotFA"/"tBotFA" = The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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Lurker in the Mirk
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Sep 14 2014, 12:45pm
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Fanart: Passing of the Elves, and questions
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Just found this. There's no mistaking who's on the special mount.
So what's your view? Would Thranduil stay in ME and fade or would he ultimately sail West and rejoin his family, which of course include Leggy. Would he meet Gimli there or would he arrive at a time when Gimli would have returned to wherever Aule summon Dwarves who passed (I don't think Dwarves are meant for immortality, regardless of the special dispensation Gimli got, or would he be extended longevity as well as part of the package)?
But before Thranduil even get there, at the start of the journey as this fanart depicted, no doubt based on Arwen's procession in RotK, would such a procession be something Thranduil wanted or did? Or would he be taking a quiet long goodbye route by himself, either by choice or because the Elves who remained in ME and yet had passport to the West would essentially have dwindled down to just him?
Fan of both books and movies; I am a lurker by nature though it seems I have severely misnamed myself... for the moment.
Appreciating Thranduil, thread by thread: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII
(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, with smartphones in tow, 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!. (A writing triangle with Avandel and Kerewyn)
Teh partsies: Prologue (aka the 'tater-mash of whatever came before), two, three, three-appendix: An Unexpected Flashback, four, five (new, posted 20 August)
"BoFA"= The Battle || "BotFA"/"tBotFA" = The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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vanima ephel
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Sep 14 2014, 6:07pm
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But it's not how I've ever pictured his life on middle-earth ending; I don't picture it ending at all. (And I know you see it differently, but hear me out.)
We know that a couple of the reasons Tolkien wrote his whole history of the Elves was to see someone speaking his invented languages and to create a possible mythology for his beloved England, according to his own view of Faerie myth. I think Thranduil would have been his choice to remain in The Wood, if only because he and his Elves are a much closer match to the tales of pre-Victorian Elves than either Galadriel and hers or Elrond and his. The Mirkwood Elves would have to remain on Arda to continue "haunting" the collective unconscious through the hundreds (?) of thousands of years it would take for us to feel the effects in the here and now. (This is much more obviously bookverse than movieverse. I have no idea what Jackson and Co. intend, or if it'll be at all apparent before the trillogy - including EEs - is over.  )
I'd really like to believe that Gimli would have that Extra Special dispensation that would allow him and Legolas to hang out, but I know it's generally accepted (and makes sense) that he, like Sam and Bilbo and Frodo, would eventually die and go to wherever their spirits would naturally be bound. 
I think Thranduil is a maverick, he's always going to be the Elf to do his own thing (though that thing is heavily influenced by the horrors of his past). And, most of the Elves under his rule were descended from the original mavericks, the wood Elves who wanted nothing to do with the trek to Valinor. *shrugs* It just makes sense to me that he and his Elves would be the ones to remain a part of Arda to the end.
"I dissent, even at the risk of being held incorrect or not sober."
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VValar
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Sep 14 2014, 9:03pm
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Shoot, I was too slow.
Thanks anyway for the heads up
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BlackFox
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Sep 14 2014, 9:09pm
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The contest remains open indefinitely. Feel free to chip in whenever you like!
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VValar
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Sep 14 2014, 9:14pm
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Thanks for the HTR armour alert, I really needed it to brace myself for all of the awesomeness.
THIS looks absolutely beautiful, like there's a mirror behind his back (second pic).
Oh my an armour closeup *swoon* Beautiful details at the end of his breastplate. Looks like it resembles some of the details onto his armguard.
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VValar
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Sep 14 2014, 9:19pm
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Nice! But I still cannot make out what he says He can see all the...?
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VValar
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Sep 14 2014, 9:25pm
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There really is no excuse for not remembering what Thranduil did or did not wear on his visit to Erebor.
I like the EE better obviously for there is more Pretty! of Pretty. Though for some reason I find Thranduil looking different in that scene. I don't really know how to explain it, maybe it's just me?
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VValar
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Sep 14 2014, 9:55pm
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*Saves image*
If look at all the new imagery fans create with the help of just two new (and relatively vague) Thranduil images, imagine what they will do when the marketing bunny is released? Oh if only the december would come a little sooner this year....
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VValar
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Sep 14 2014, 10:00pm
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Just look at that little spider, adorable Seriously where do you keep finding these pics?
Ok here's my share of someThranduil fanart
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VValar
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Sep 14 2014, 10:42pm
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Good questions!
I would very much like to think Thranduil eventually sailing West, to be reunited with Legolas I imagine Legolas to be the centre of the universe as far as Thranduil's concerned (don't know if I'm right but I think Thrandy makes a great daddy ). Therefor I can't imagine Thranduil willingly cutting Legolas out of his life by staying in ME forever. But I'm very sentimental like that, I like my stories to have happy endings so I tend not to dwell on the ones that have the potential to end unhappy. Since Tolkien never wrote about Thranduil's sailing or staying, I'll stick with my version of events 'cause it's the one where my heart remains intact. Although I must say I find Vanima's theory very intriguing as well.
I'm not sure how long Dwarves are allowed to live in Valinor (I do think they die eventually, seeing as they aren't Firstborn) but I don't think Thranduil and he would meet in Valinor. Couldn't it be possible they've already met in ME? Surely Thranduil would have visited his son in Imladris in the years after the War, and perhaps Gimli would have been there on one or two occassions as well?
As for your last question, I don't think Thranduil would journey to the Grey Havens (and beyond) all by himself. Seeing as he is still King and there are always those who are still loyal to him and remain by his side. Also it would definitely not work for my happy ending if Thranduil decides to set out on his journey but never makes it because he gets wounded/killed along the way Noooooooo!  That just wouldn't do.
Furthermore I believe when an Elf finally comes to the decision to leave ME, he/she would not need to take the long goodby tour. Thranduil is alive for many years and has probably seen every corner of ME he wishes to have seen. When the time has come, I think he would take the shortest (and safest) route to the West.
What do you think?
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VValar
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Sep 14 2014, 11:00pm
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I think this covers the definition of the FLAST imagery pretty well.
Leggy is definitely flustered, and Thranduil as sassy as ever
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VValar
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Sep 14 2014, 11:09pm
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It's time for a little Leggy worshipping. He deserves it every so often
How cute is this?
This would be the coolest scene ever, Legolas killing Bolg in his own spectaculair way
Oef, he looks insanely handsome
Slightly larger clicky: http://i3.photobucket.com/...giee_zps3931c529.png
I seriously cannot stop focussing on anything other than the hair whooshing in the wind, it's rediculous
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Lurker in the Mirk
Valinor
Sep 15 2014, 2:07am
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Thanks for the HTR armour alert, I really needed it to brace myself for all of the awesomeness. Thankfully, I recovered enough to remember to slap the alert on *phew*
THIS looks absolutely beautiful, like there's a mirror behind his back (second pic).
LOVED that too. Was something I was thinking of GIMPing myself, but *cough* have not gotten round to sharpening my utter skillz lack yet.
Oh my an armour closeup *swoon* Beautiful details at the end of his breastplate. Looks like it resembles some of the details onto his armguard.
 OH yeah. The motif is consistent and fits Thranduil to a T  haute couture at its best
Fan of both books and movies; I am a lurker by nature though it seems I have severely misnamed myself... for the moment.
Appreciating Thranduil, thread by thread: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII
(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, with smartphones in tow, 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!. (A writing triangle with Avandel and Kerewyn)
Teh partsies: Prologue (aka the 'tater-mash of whatever came before), two, three, three-appendix: An Unexpected Flashback, four, five (new, posted 20 August)
"BoFA"= The Battle || "BotFA"/"tBotFA" = The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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Lurker in the Mirk
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Sep 15 2014, 2:15am
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Nice! But I still cannot make out what he says He can see all the...?
I'm thinking he's getting PJ's confirmation he can see all the Dwarves in the scene where they're brought into the Halls, and to his throne?
 
I hope we get to see this in the EE!
Fan of both books and movies; I am a lurker by nature though it seems I have severely misnamed myself... for the moment.
Appreciating Thranduil, thread by thread: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII
(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, with smartphones in tow, 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!. (A writing triangle with Avandel and Kerewyn)
Teh partsies: Prologue (aka the 'tater-mash of whatever came before), two, three, three-appendix: An Unexpected Flashback, four, five (new, posted 20 August)
"BoFA"= The Battle || "BotFA"/"tBotFA" = The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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Lurker in the Mirk
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Sep 15 2014, 2:19am
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There really is no excuse for not remembering what Thranduil did or did not wear on his visit to Erebor. Binge-watch the YT until you got every frame of Thranduil burned onto your brain
I like the EE better obviously for there is more Pretty! of Pretty. Though for some reason I find Thranduil looking different in that scene. I don't really know how to explain it, maybe it's just me? I think it's the overall treatment for that scene. Everyone looked different, sorta flatter, to me too. Probably to evoke the sense it's an imagining by Bilbo since he would have heard of but not witnessed this scene?
Fan of both books and movies; I am a lurker by nature though it seems I have severely misnamed myself... for the moment.
Appreciating Thranduil, thread by thread: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII
(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, with smartphones in tow, 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!. (A writing triangle with Avandel and Kerewyn)
Teh partsies: Prologue (aka the 'tater-mash of whatever came before), two, three, three-appendix: An Unexpected Flashback, four, five (new, posted 20 August)
"BoFA"= The Battle || "BotFA"/"tBotFA" = The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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Lurker in the Mirk
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Sep 15 2014, 2:34am
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How then do we call Thranduil's not so affectionate feelings towards Dwarves?  Good question. You got me stumped though. Since both sides think similarly of the other... Mutual Acrimony, Annoyance & Disrespect aka MAAD Syndrome?
*tries it out*
- Thranduil: those utterly disagreeable dwarves just make me so MAAD!
- Disagreeable Dwarf: So MAAD at that perfectly coiffed nancing elf!
hmmm... I dunno. Still needs some tinkering
Fan of both books and movies; I am a lurker by nature though it seems I have severely misnamed myself... for the moment.
Appreciating Thranduil, thread by thread: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII
(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, with smartphones in tow, 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!. (A writing triangle with Avandel and Kerewyn)
Teh partsies: Prologue (aka the 'tater-mash of whatever came before), two, three, three-appendix: An Unexpected Flashback, four, five (new, posted 20 August)
"BoFA"= The Battle || "BotFA"/"tBotFA" = The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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Lurker in the Mirk
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Sep 15 2014, 2:36am
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*small voice* give me a moment for pity's sake
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If look at all the new imagery fans create with the help of just two new (and relatively vague) Thranduil images, imagine what they will do when the marketing bunny is released? Oh if only the december would come a little sooner this year.... What with HCF, GotG, and the excitement about a possible PD revival, right now I'm sometimes overwhelmed by the prolific pace of fan artists already I'd like November to come first DoS EE! Come to think of it, that will unleash the kraken of fan art for sure. Plus December... oh boy! *trembles*
Fan of both books and movies; I am a lurker by nature though it seems I have severely misnamed myself... for the moment.
Appreciating Thranduil, thread by thread: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII
(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, with smartphones in tow, 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!. (A writing triangle with Avandel and Kerewyn)
Teh partsies: Prologue (aka the 'tater-mash of whatever came before), two, three, three-appendix: An Unexpected Flashback, four, five (new, posted 20 August)
"BoFA"= The Battle || "BotFA"/"tBotFA" = The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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Lurker in the Mirk
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Sep 15 2014, 2:38am
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Right? That little itsy spider made my day
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Just look at that little spider, adorable Seriously where do you keep finding these pics?
Here's 2 more (language warning)
http://the-king-of-mirkwood.tumblr.com/post/97451120847
http://the-king-of-mirkwood.tumblr.com/post/97450029147
And thanks for sharing those Pretty
Fan of both books and movies; I am a lurker by nature though it seems I have severely misnamed myself... for the moment.
Appreciating Thranduil, thread by thread: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII
(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, with smartphones in tow, 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!. (A writing triangle with Avandel and Kerewyn)
Teh partsies: Prologue (aka the 'tater-mash of whatever came before), two, three, three-appendix: An Unexpected Flashback, four, five (new, posted 20 August)
"BoFA"= The Battle || "BotFA"/"tBotFA" = The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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Lurker in the Mirk
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Sep 15 2014, 2:40am
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I'd watch a sitcom with this pair!!!
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Fan of both books and movies; I am a lurker by nature though it seems I have severely misnamed myself... for the moment.
Appreciating Thranduil, thread by thread: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII
(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, with smartphones in tow, 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!. (A writing triangle with Avandel and Kerewyn)
Teh partsies: Prologue (aka the 'tater-mash of whatever came before), two, three, three-appendix: An Unexpected Flashback, four, five (new, posted 20 August)
"BoFA"= The Battle || "BotFA"/"tBotFA" = The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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Lurker in the Mirk
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Sep 15 2014, 3:19am
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But it's not how I've ever pictured his life on middle-earth ending; I don't picture it ending at all. (And I know you see it differently, but hear me out.)I remember one of our early discussions on this.
We know that a couple of the reasons Tolkien wrote his whole history of the Elves was to see someone speaking his invented languages and to create a possible mythology for his beloved England, according to his own view of Faerie myth. I think Thranduil would have been his choice to remain in The Wood, if only because he and his Elves are a much closer match to the tales of pre-Victorian Elves than either Galadriel and hers or Elrond and his. The Mirkwood Elves would have to remain on Arda to continue "haunting" the collective unconscious through the hundreds (?) of thousands of years it would take for us to feel the effects in the here and now. (This is much more obviously bookverse than movieverse. I have no idea what Jackson and Co. intend, or if it'll be at all apparent before the trillogy - including EEs - is over. ) Great point. And, surprise, surprise, me agreeses!
I'd really like to believe that Gimli would have that Extra Special dispensation that would allow him and Legolas to hang out, but I know it's generally accepted (and makes sense) that he, like Sam and Bilbo and Frodo, would eventually die and go to wherever their spirits would naturally be bound. Yeah. Those candles gotta burn out sometime, no matter long the wick.
I think Thranduil is a maverick, he's always going to be the Elf to do his own thing (though that thing is heavily influenced by the horrors of his past). And, most of the Elves under his rule were descended from the original mavericks, the wood Elves who wanted nothing to do with the trek to Valinor. *shrugs* It just makes sense to me that he and his Elves would be the ones to remain a part of Arda to the end. Great points about Thranduil's maverick cool and his Elves' 'tood! And definitely complements your comment: "The Mirkwood Elves would have to remain on Arda to continue "haunting" the collective unconscious through the hundreds (?) of thousands of years it would take for us to feel the effects in the here and now."
So yes, I agree Thranduil will be King of the Elves in ME. For a very long time. But I imagine also that, being lesser elves, the Sylvan's hroar would be consumed faster than Thranduil's would be. And being lesser in being, their houseless fear may not be capable of cogent thoughts for ever. At some point, all that may be left of the Sylvan are half-conscious disembodied spirits, like the Huorns and ancients sentient trees the Ents shepherded. At that point, Thranduil, who I believe would stay in ME regardless of hell or high water because of his love and sense of responsibility for his subjects, will see that there's no need and no one to keep him in ME. He really doesn't strike me as the type to accept or be satisfied with the fate of ultimately being just a diminished version of himself, a wandering forgetful spirit just roaming ME until the end of days.
And also, with the advent of Man, forests will diminish. It is sad, but I believe at some point beyond TA, there may not be any forests large enough for the Woodland Realm to endure within ME at all. Thranduil may end up moving his people out to somewhere like that little islet in the Bay of Balar just for peace's sake. In fact, I'd think they'd have to move a few times. He may also get more Elves as time passes since the other Eldar would all depart at some point, including Galadriel and Celeborn. At some point, Thranduil and his folks might be bunking in with Elrond or the twins. (OT: Hmm... would Arwen be in tow as well? Could get mighty crowded eh?)
Lastly, I feel that Thranduil will feel the tug for family, especially as his people dwindled. And he might want to spend time with the clan when he gets to the West rather than arrive there dead and languishing in the Halls of Mandos waiting his turn for re-embodiment (may be getting it wrong here but I think that's the deal with Mandos' pad). I think it's safe to say he's the one Elf who doesn't leave things to chance if he had any say in the matter. He wants things done on his terms. So when the above happens, I'd think he would make the Journey. There may be a fellow Sindar or two who have been with him since the beginning of Greenwood. But I also do not see a grand procession. He has no need for pomp at this point and there's just not enough participants anyway. And who knows, he may just make a return trip to ME after cooling his heels in the West for a couple of Ages. It's been done before.
*pauses* Well, I'm still shaky on Elvenlore so the above could all be untenable crap. But yeah, that's what I think.
Fan of both books and movies; I am a lurker by nature though it seems I have severely misnamed myself... for the moment.
Appreciating Thranduil, thread by thread: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII
(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, with smartphones in tow, 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!. (A writing triangle with Avandel and Kerewyn)
Teh partsies: Prologue (aka the 'tater-mash of whatever came before), two, three, three-appendix: An Unexpected Flashback, four, five (new, posted 20 August)
"BoFA"= The Battle || "BotFA"/"tBotFA" = The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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Lurker in the Mirk
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Sep 15 2014, 3:27am
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I'm not sure how long Dwarves are allowed to live in Valinor (I do think they die eventually, seeing as they aren't Firstborn) but I don't think Thranduil and he would meet in Valinor. Couldn't it be possible they've already met in ME? Surely Thranduil would have visited his son in Imladris in the years after the War, and perhaps Gimli would have been there on one or two occassions as well? Surely Gimli would have met Legolas' awesome daddy when they visited Mirkwood after the war. I meant would Gimli still be alive when Thranduil gets to Aman.
Furthermore I believe when an Elf finally comes to the decision to leave ME, he/she would not need to take the long goodby tour. Thranduil is alive for many years and has probably seen every corner of ME he wishes to have seen. When the time has come, I think he would take the shortest (and safest) route to the West. Yeah, I'd go with the direct route too. For different reasons though. I think Thranduil, by nature, might not visit every corner of ME. He'd focus on things that interest him - orchids for example and the Dorwinion winyards Plus some places just hold too much unpleasant memories But at the end, there'd be nothing to hold and tie him to ME, and so the direct route makes sense to me.
As for the rest, hope you don't mind, but my thoughts are in my response to vanima's post.
Fan of both books and movies; I am a lurker by nature though it seems I have severely misnamed myself... for the moment.
Appreciating Thranduil, thread by thread: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII
(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, with smartphones in tow, 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!. (A writing triangle with Avandel and Kerewyn)
Teh partsies: Prologue (aka the 'tater-mash of whatever came before), two, three, three-appendix: An Unexpected Flashback, four, five (new, posted 20 August)
"BoFA"= The Battle || "BotFA"/"tBotFA" = The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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Middle-earth dispatches out of the lurkmirk
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Lurker in the Mirk
Valinor
Sep 15 2014, 3:44am
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Whaddaya think?
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Fan of both books and movies; I am a lurker by nature though it seems I have severely misnamed myself... for the moment.
Appreciating Thranduil, thread by thread: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII
(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, with smartphones in tow, 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!. (A writing triangle with Avandel and Kerewyn)
Teh partsies: Prologue (aka the 'tater-mash of whatever came before), two, three, three-appendix: An Unexpected Flashback, four, five (new, posted 20 August)
"BoFA"= The Battle || "BotFA"/"tBotFA" = The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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Middle-earth dispatches out of the lurkmirk
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Kerewyn
Rohan
Sep 15 2014, 7:07am
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*prepares for onslaught of imagery*
I may have to take a day off work to devote to these (I wish!) and to deal with the resulting thuddery!
Where did that profile shot originate from? I never heard of the source - was it the Chinese mag that released the other pics?
I really really like it anyway, and it's also proving to lend itself so wonderfully to fan art.
I also like the two IMG pics you've posted above your linkee lists.
In both, you can see thought / concern in his eyes. Haven't seen these exact shots before.
While we're talking about images, has anyone ever noticed a Thranduil image appear in the 'ring' at top left of the TORn page?
I previously thought it was all images from LOTR but I have since seen TH dwarves appear. If there's no Thrandy in the rotate, we really should put our footses down. 
"Thou speakest of thralldom. If thralldom it be, thou canst not escape it..."
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