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Eruvandi
Tol Eressea
Nov 20 2014, 11:44pm
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Seems we always tip the thread and get threadlock after 10pm my time
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10pm being my preferred bedtime, it makes it hard for me to be a threadstarter. Plus, you do always a good job with threadstarting, Lurker.
Nice OP pic, btw!
"There's distraction buzzing in my head,
Saying in the shadows it's easier to stay.
But I've heard rumors, of true reality.
Whispers of a well-lit way.
When the world has fallen out from under me,
I'll be found in You, still standing.
When the sky rolls up and mountains fall on their knees,
When time and space are through.
I'll be found in You."
~Shadowfeet by Brooke Fraser
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Eruvandi
Tol Eressea
Nov 21 2014, 1:16am
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Some baby Leggy cuteness, a FLAST, and a couple of Thrandy pretty! things
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I'm still catching up on all the previous pretty! posts, so these may been posted before, but there's no such thing as too many Thrandy pic, right?
Baby Leggy cuteness. He'll grow into that cape someday...
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The FLAST is a gif of Thrandy embarrassing Leggy with his singing. Once the gif is fully loaded, the words go by really fast, so in case it's too fast to read, it says:
Thrandy: "Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me"
Leggy: Ada...please stop singing! You're so embarrassing! My ears!" 
Pretty! of Thranduil on a white version of Bubba.
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Pretty! of battle Thrandy
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"There's distraction buzzing in my head,
Saying in the shadows it's easier to stay.
But I've heard rumors, of true reality.
Whispers of a well-lit way.
When the world has fallen out from under me,
I'll be found in You, still standing.
When the sky rolls up and mountains fall on their knees,
When time and space are through.
I'll be found in You."
~Shadowfeet by Brooke Fraser
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On_the_partyelk
Lorien
Nov 21 2014, 1:54am
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The FLAST is a gif of Thrandy embarrassing Leggy with his singing. Once the gif is fully loaded, the words go by really fast, so in case it's too fast to read, it says:
Thrandy: "Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me"
Leggy: Ada...please stop singing! You're so embarrassing! My ears!"
Sounds totally like something Thranduil would do. 
The fortunes of the world will rise and fall, but here in this kingdom we will endure!
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Lurker in the Mirk
Valinor
Nov 21 2014, 5:44am
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And hey, I'm just a human... err, fox, am I not? Even I can't keep my composure at times. 
I'm always around, though it usually means lingering in the shadows, sneaking, spying. 
"I'll say dark and gritty, which, with the Elvenking, translates as Hot and Sexy. " - vanima ephel
I fancy myself an ME BFF (Book/Film Fan)
(Aaaaand a gushy Thranduil fangurl before The Hobbit movies; still a gushy Thranduil fangurl through them. )
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Lurker in the Mirk
Valinor
Nov 21 2014, 5:58am
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Beautifully said (I'd send a carton of Dorwinion's finest with compliments, if I could)
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And I agree with all your points. On the movie!Thranduil, I suppose PJ just like identify a particular trait for a character and just magnify it to the nth degree. I suppose too we should thank A Elbereth Thranduil did not get the Denethor treatment (Denny is a Mannish character I find intriguing, definitely the movie version PALES in comparison to the book one)... so far. I am fervently hoping BotFA will not be the Denethorisation of Thranduil   Incidentally, I just saw a tumblr post which stated the owner had any number of problems, with the PJ Hobbit-verse, but, and I quote: "Lee Pace as Thranduil is not one of them."
*cough* Back to topic: I've not remedied my lapsed status with the books, but I remember all the Elven realms seemed rather isolationistic in TA. Didn't strike me as particularly so of Thranduil to draw a clear line in the mirk and keep outsiders out. I don't see it as any more so than the tough-to-locate Imladris, nor the heavily border-patrolled Lothlorien. And really, if he was THAT isolationistic, the Elf-path would not be accessible to non-Mirkwood Elves now, would it?
"I'll say dark and gritty, which, with the Elvenking, translates as Hot and Sexy. " - vanima ephel
I fancy myself an ME BFF (Book/Film Fan)
(Aaaaand a gushy Thranduil fangurl before The Hobbit movies; still a gushy Thranduil fangurl through them. )
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Lurker in the Mirk
Valinor
Nov 21 2014, 6:09am
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All those are stuff we know from the books, and yes, they flesh out some of the rationale for Thranduil wanting to keep his people out of harm's way. But the thing is, was Thranduil any more isolationistic than the other Elven rulers in TA? I don't see it. And I'd like to point to mariel's reply a bit lower down in the sub-thread and co-opt them rather than write up a (lesser) repeat of the points in my head.
So not isolationist regarding other races but definately isolationist when it came to other elves. Specifically Noldor because he and Celeborn,( another Sindar) appear to have got along just fine when they divided the forest after the war of the ring when Galadriel was no longer in the picture. And Celeborn was married to Galadriel.
One last thing: I'm not updated on book-verse but a quick check online confirms Galadriel was in the picture at the point the forest was divvied up, so the real question, to me, is how involved could Galadriel have been in the operation since I imagine she would be supporting Celeborn's adventures all the way, just as he with hers, and therefore how much interaction and the quality of the interaction she would have with Thranduil. Celeborn probably enjoyed having to navigate and mediate between the two *ouch* damn musies... always sneaksing fanfic plotidea when I'm not looking... 
[sight OT: I am also starting to question just how much of the impression about Thranduil, and Oropher before him, shifting house REALLY has to do with just wanting to get away from Galadriel specifically? There's much research and reading to be done in this regard it seems.]
"I'll say dark and gritty, which, with the Elvenking, translates as Hot and Sexy. " - vanima ephel
I fancy myself an ME BFF (Book/Film Fan)
(Aaaaand a gushy Thranduil fangurl before The Hobbit movies; still a gushy Thranduil fangurl through them. )
Thranduil Appreciation
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Adanel
The Shire
Nov 21 2014, 7:08am
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It's all to do with the silmarils, kinslaying etc etc that the Noldor got up to but it seems Oropher really started to seriously move His people away from Galadriels sphere of influence when she obtained a ring of power. Possibly he didn't trust her. You could argue with good reason given her family background.
Plus Tolkien always wrote her as being very ambitious, especially regarding having her own realm.
Lorien was definately isolationist regarding other races, far more than Mirkwood I think. Rivendell were the most outgoing of the two, Elladan and Elrohir rode with the Dunedain and help them keep watch over the shire too. But Lorien and Rivendell had close contact with each other, well Elrond was married to Galadriels daughter so how could they not.
Elven politics were complicated and Thranduil had a huge amount of very good reasons why he would want to stay well away from the Noldor. Though it looks like he started to get over those by the end of the war of the ring so good on him!
But regarding dwarves and men he was never as bad as he is sometimes painted. You know dwarves actually built his caves!
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mariel
Lorien
Nov 21 2014, 8:31am
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Where is it from? I've only ever seen a still pic of this taken from someone's TV screen [as the gif seems to be]
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mariel
Lorien
Nov 21 2014, 8:36am
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Btw, until I read it somewhere recently, I hadn't realised that his breast plate was a depiction of a deer [elk?] skull. Still not fond of this armour though. I'm glad they went with the other version
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mariel
Lorien
Nov 21 2014, 8:50am
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clicky
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BlackFox
Half-elven
Nov 21 2014, 9:44am
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Be careful what you wish for.
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mariel
Lorien
Nov 21 2014, 1:51pm
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Plus some publicity stills we have seen before.
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Weirdly, I'd never noticed before that the inside of his armoured cloak is purple. It really shows up in this version
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mariel
Lorien
Nov 21 2014, 2:08pm
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clicky for very large pic
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On_the_partyelk
Lorien
Nov 21 2014, 4:06pm
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I think I found my fave BotFA pic from Thranduil. Don't get me wrong they're ALL gorgeous, but this one especially. Hope we'll get a hi-res of the original (unless there already IS one and I just haven't seen it yet).
The fortunes of the world will rise and fall, but here in this kingdom we will endure!
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ltnjmy
Rivendell
Nov 21 2014, 5:29pm
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thanks for this pretty image
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VValar
Gondor
Nov 21 2014, 8:39pm
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Thranduil looks like he owns that throne doesn't he?
If your ears aren't pointy, you're doing it wrong.
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VValar
Gondor
Nov 21 2014, 8:42pm
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*THUD* a little warning next time will ya?
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That image is definitely THUD worthy, omg!!!!
If your ears aren't pointy, you're doing it wrong.
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Ahaha
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