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Lurker in the Mirk
Valinor
Sep 10 2014, 3:05am
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Seen this yet?
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 10 2014, 3:07am
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I think that's my favorite pic of Thranduil and Legolas together...
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Ack! I still have an unfinished text.doc for your first CHOW sitting on my desktop. I'm so far behind I don't dare promise anything, but I am off to read this new CHOW. We'll see what happens. :D
"I dissent, even at the risk of being held incorrect or not sober."
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Lurker in the Mirk
Valinor
Sep 10 2014, 3:09am
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Woa girl you need to put a warning sign on these type of photos. Was so not expecting this *THUD* It's so pretty *starts to cry*
Ooooooh yessssss! I wasn't expecting quite that level of pretty intensity either! You lot! Fussy, fussy  Henceforth, I will shorthand them with HTR (High THUD Risk)
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
Valinor
Sep 10 2014, 3:12am
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*rewinds* Testing.. testing... HTR Warning!
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Pre-testing preamble:
Lol the inscription was almost better than the Party King himself, wasn't it? Oh yeah! You might have noticed my love of Legolas-in-a-flap-cos-of-his-fabulous-daddy. *snigger*
Uhhmmm yeah I guess you're right about that. But some pictures do need more warning than others for they are a real health hazard (Eruvandi agrees with me on this piccie fe) https://pbs.twimg.com/...mBCEAA-hL8.jpg:large *Shock* *Stare* *Swoon* *Dies*
Alert - HTR!
Alert - HTR!
There... so how was it? Please provide feedback of your experience on this "HTR" warning label.
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
Valinor
Sep 10 2014, 3:18am
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You hear that Lurker? Bigger WARNING signs or else you might fall short of at least two active thrallers due to unforseen cardiac arrest. Can't have you both out of commission. Try the test and lets us knowses.
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
Valinor
Sep 10 2014, 3:20am
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Tinne made me a very happy girl Doesn't he look stunning in his new outfit. Even more so when he puts that armour on *squeeeee* can't wait! We needs more, more precioussssss.
Oh and I just couldn't resist and change my avie, until more BOFA battle ready Thranduil material shows up and I'll have my pick from them. NICE!
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
Valinor
Sep 10 2014, 3:22am
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He looked really young in it eh? I'm wondering how many LP commercials have Statesiders viewed but never realised it's him... hmmm.
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
Valinor
Sep 10 2014, 3:24am
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*SAVES* it is beautiful, gorgeous details!
And of course so's Thranduil's armour. Can't wait til the next WETA book lays it all bare for us
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
Valinor
Sep 10 2014, 3:26am
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So glad you could pop in!
heh... looks like your a resolution to do just one post per TA It's been slow-going at times. But thankfully, VValar jumped in, else I'd be talking to myself by this point. Just hope everybody's RL lets up and we can get on with the appreciation in peace
Lurker - I never saw that quote by Daniel about Lee. Thanks for finding and sharing. 
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
Valinor
Sep 10 2014, 3:56am
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Hmm... wonder if there's a Mirkwood sister club? I'd imagine an annual tournament or maybe a a twice-yearly friendly meet, coinciding with Thranduil's twice-annual crown change
Maybe the Elvenking might preside over a meet or two over the centuries.
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
Valinor
Sep 10 2014, 3:59am
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Yep grandma did have excellent taste concerning fantasy books. I especially liked it when she named the family dog Frodo and let my granddad walk the dog around and having to call him by his cute, little Hobbit name. And since Frodo didn't listen so well, I'd imagine the name was well known throughout the neighbourhood (and my granddad is NOT a LOTR fan so I guess he felt a bit silly  )'
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
Valinor
Sep 10 2014, 4:01am
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Wow! Been so long... how's tricks?
Stick around, will ya?
@Eruvandi: Ditto! Though you know, I think you're more Tauriel, as I would imagine a character like her to be, than the Tauriel in the movies. In a good way of course!
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
Valinor
Sep 10 2014, 4:04am
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And I am both dreading and looking forward to what they produce
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as usual
I know I can't wait for the EE - and 25 minutes of new action. Oh yeah!
Though you've all kept the pretty coming in spite of the dearth. I think I speak for everyone in saying it's been pure despair and ruin at times, but a Thrall's gotta trawl what a Thrall's gotta trawl
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
Valinor
Sep 10 2014, 4:06am
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Ack! I still have an unfinished text.doc for your first CHOW sitting on my desktop. I'm so far behind I don't dare promise anything, but I am off to read this new CHOW. We'll see what happens. :D Take your time. After all, as long as the thread's not locked, anyone can post. Looking forward to your responses, when you do post
Take care and good night, I suppose.
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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Sep 10 2014, 7:58am
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Back from the first of my three exiles. One down, two to go. I missed my thralling home!
I had my dad staying and it was lovely, but because he’d come a long way to stay with me, and had to wait all day for me to get home from work, I didn’t want to ignore and neglect him in the evenings. And by the time he was off to bed (bunking down in my living room where my desk is) I would be too exhausted to get online, and I dislike using my laptop in bed. (dunno why, just a thing of mine)
But I did manage a spot of offline thralling & drooling, as my Cloaks & Daggers book arrived with Dad. Yay! And I did manage to keep up with the Silmarillion Readalong, which is giving me a greater insight into Elfdom than I’ve ever had before.
Well I have completed this week’s CHOW – thank you Lurker for stepping up for that. And I can see there’s a lot of pretty to catch up on. Can’t believe I missed the TAXI! or most of. Thanks fellow Thralls for driving that one (somebody stop me) 
But first, to comment on something most topical: the new image!
It’s so right that Thranduil should travel with a golden tent (Lurker you were indeed spot on with your TW5 ficcie! Ooh the power of prediction)
His fighting look is so silvery, but gold displays his power and prestige when at rest. It’s echoed in his gold headpiece and consequently, his hair looks more gold hue than silver-blonder here, though could be due to the tent lighting. This gorgeous highly patterned gold robe reminds me of something and I’m wracking my brain to think what (a patterning that some brand somewhere is using. Sad that my brain has descended into the commercial world, but I work there so prob can’t help it)
And the red peeking out from the cape, is it a blankie for LP to keep warm or part of Thranduil's garb? The way it's under the cape makes me think part of the costume... but it's very thick isn't it? More like a blanket for warmth? It was winter when they did the BotFA pickups right?
Re this, I think the sheen of the red fabric makes it look heavier than it actually is. To my view, it is the lining of the robe. If you draw a horizontal line left from PJ’s hands to the edging where the two fabrics meet, it seems there that the fabrics both occupy a side. The way the fold hangs from there, they don’t seem to be separate. Ooh I want to see what he has on underneath too. Look at that uber-elegant sleeve gracing his wrist!
Now do we think that the armour on its stand is an actual prop…. like, this is how Thranduil holds his armour ready for battle? Or is it just a handy wardrobe department stand and won’t actually appear in the movie? I really want to go the former, but I’ve just had another look and the stand seems too modern. It might have more elven embellishments if it was a set piece. Hope I’m wrong though.
While seeming relatively subdued, my excitement from this image is hard to contain! 
"Thou speakest of thralldom. If thralldom it be, thou canst not escape it..."
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Lurker in the Mirk
Valinor
Sep 10 2014, 9:40am
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http://dancarol.tumblr.com/...-the-hobbit-3-2014-9
Seems quite a spread though the scan quality isn't great. I have a lot of trouble reading the words, so I'm not certain but I think there is no new Thranduil/LP quotes here. Well, if I come across other better scans, I'll report back
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 10 2014, 10:09am
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Back from the first of my three exiles. One down, two to go. I missed my thralling home! I miss tipping threads with ya! It's shocking but since you've been busy, there was thread tipped without me even on the board!
I had my dad staying and it was lovely, but because he’d come a long way to stay with me, and had to wait all day for me to get home from work, I didn’t want to ignore and neglect him in the evenings. Of course! Happy to know you enjoyed each other's company
But I did manage a spot of offline thralling & drooling, as my Cloaks & Daggers book arrived with Dad. Yay! And I did manage to keep up with the Silmarillion Readalong, which is giving me a greater insight into Elfdom than I’ve ever had before.
Well I have completed this week’s CHOW – thank you Lurker for stepping up for that. And I can see there’s a lot of pretty to catch up on. Can’t believe I missed the TAXI! or most of. Thanks fellow Thralls for driving that one (somebody stop me)
Well done on the CHOW and thanks!
LOL! I guess we're going to hear taxi jokes until we pass #13. Though did I mention I miss threadtipping with you?
But first, to comment on something most topical: the new image!
It’s so right that Thranduil should travel with a golden tent (Lurker you were indeed spot on with your TW5 ficcie! Ooh the power of prediction) I am just so CHUFFED to have gotten that I might just like the musies for a bit! My SQUEE would have brought the roof down, woken and frightened the kitties of out their fur... if it wasn't such an internal one  (btw, have answered your excellently kind review too)
His fighting look is so silvery, but gold displays his power and prestige when at rest. It’s echoed in his gold headpiece and consequently, his hair looks more gold hue than silver-blonder here, though could be due to the tent lighting. This gorgeous highly patterned gold robe reminds me of something and I’m wracking my brain to think what (a patterning that some brand somewhere is using. Sad that my brain has descended into the commercial world, but I work there so prob can’t help it) Oh oh... mention of hair colour is going to bring out the hair-obssessor in VValar now.
I know what you mean about the texture of the robe! It's just there at the edge but I just can't pin it down.
Re this, I think the sheen of the red fabric makes it look heavier than it actually is. To my view, it is the lining of the robe. If you draw a horizontal line left from PJ’s hands to the edging where the two fabrics meet, it seems there that the fabrics both occupy a side. The way the fold hangs from there, they don’t seem to be separate. Ooh I want to see what he has on underneath too. Look at that uber-elegant sleeve gracing his wrist! Hmm... makes sense, though I am leaning towards part of the robe myself, just cos if it was indeed a blankie, it should be over the robe, not under it. His vambraces are always looking so elegant and cool! Just harking back to the AUJ prologue where we see his right hand as he reached for the box the feckless Dwarves shut ungraciously on him.
Now do we think that the armour on its stand is an actual prop…. like, this is how Thranduil holds his armour ready for battle? Or is it just a handy wardrobe department stand and won’t actually appear in the movie? I really want to go the former, but I’ve just had another look and the stand seems too modern. It might have more elven embellishments if it was a set piece. Hope I’m wrong though. I'd think the former too. As in if it was a prop waiting to go where it should, would it be there? I'd think wardrobe would be holding it.
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While seeming relatively subdued, my excitement from this image is hard to contain! And have you gotten through all the WWs in the TAXI? There's suddenly a whole buncha stuff (yup new thingies I'm reviewing) and I'm confused now, but I think you might find a few trinkets in them of particular interest to you. Either that, or they're forthcoming in which case mea culpa for the false alarm.
I'm seeing some new newimage goodness already. Posting them in a bit.
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
Valinor
Sep 10 2014, 10:43am
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And we here we go *SNIGGER* (Enter at your own risk)
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Disagreeable photo-bomber alert!
Some scribing problems obviously. Thranduil must have said: "No, no, no... there's no need to have more fabulous swag, unless you're ready to deal with spontaneous screen combustion everywhere."
See how kind the Elvenking is, graciously helping the disagreeable Dwarf clean off his scruff. Bard must be tsking the Dwarf's flair for mess.
And of course this is just some figment of a demented or ill-informed mind
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
(This post was edited by Lurker in the Mirk on Sep 10 2014, 10:47am)
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VValar
Gondor
Sep 10 2014, 6:59pm
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Yep, Leggy and Tauriel are my two other elven faves! I really like Tauriel because of the way she views the world and how she's so strong and wants to help people and won't just lie down and let evil take over. Then there's Leggy who's so stinking cute and I really like him as a character especially in the LOTR books, but also in the movies and the Hobbit movies. You know, the other Thralls have actually told me that having Tauriel as my avatar suits me because my posts can be very Tauriel-like or something like that, Lol! I take it as a great compliment!
That's a really sweet compliment! I really like your avatar as well btw, is that a drawing of Tauriel?
You know it has been too long since I read LOTR. I read it right after FOTR came out. My brother had just finished the book and told me there were these awesome horse people in the second book. And seeing as I have a thing for horses as well (beside the hair-thing) that was what triggered me to actually start reading LOTR in the first place. I was so mesmerized by the FOTR film, I figured that including people with lots and lots of horses would make it even better (what can I say, I was young and just loved horses). Couldn't wait another year to find out what was going to happen and who these people were. Hmm why was I telling you this story? Oh right, I wanted to explain why I don't remember book-Legolas all too well. It has been over 13 years since I read the book. The only Legolas I remember is movie-Legolas and yes you're right, he is stinking cute I never thought there would be another Elf who could possibly compete with him in terms of absolute cuteness, but he has found a worthy opponent in his Daddy
As for Tauriel, I like the fact they made her a fine representation of a Wood Elf. Not only in appearance, but in character as well. You clearly see she is as Tolkien describes Wood Elfs to be, less wise and very dangerous. Less wise perhaps because she doesn't do a whole lot of rationalisation before she acts (perhaps that is considered less wise?) and clearly she is not someone to mess with. I only wish I could understand why they made her have affectionate (if anything else) feelings for a Dwarf, and vice versa, oh and let's drop Legolas in between them too. Just doesn't make sense. Why downplay such a character (and Leggy, and Kili) in such a tacky way? I wish I could get over it, but I can't  Oh and I also hope she doesn't come in the way of any important screentime Thranduil and/or Leggie will/should have. Well actually only Thranduil should have any important screentime (but Leggie can be right by his side when he takes up his moment, I don't mind ) Because technically she and Leggie were not even mentioned in the book. Not that I'm complaining because I really like seeing badass Legolas on screen, but I hope Thranduil's role will remain significant and he'll get to have the most screentime of all the Elves. Because that's what he deserves for being so very awesome.
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VValar
Gondor
Sep 10 2014, 7:28pm
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Good find 
Let me see if it works accordingly *scoots over to your next post*
Oh but I can conduct my own little experiment right here with you. Although I'm not sure if you're as easily THUDDED as Eruvandi and I. Ah well, that's what this experiment is for
*HTR Alert* http://37.media.tumblr.com/...os1qh5xqho4_1280.jpg
EDIT: needed to make a clicky out of it due to its size
(This post was edited by VValar on Sep 10 2014, 7:37pm)
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Ok ok
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I guess that means he does not approve. 
