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Welcome to the fanlisting for Thranduil, King of the Elves of Mirkwood and father to Legolas Greenleaf! Come all Elves and Elf-friends, gather together beneath the dark trees of Eryn Lasgalen to pay tribute to the Elven-king who ruled over the Wood of Greenleaves. Look to the Updates page for all the latest news & additions to the site.

From June 26, 2003 - May 15, 2005 we acquired 225 members. On May 15, 2005 we switched to PHP. Sometime during July 2005, my database corrupted, my host refused to help me fix it, and after fighting with it for a month, I give up. I am switching back to updating manually. Anyone who joined between May 15-August 31, 2005, please rejoin. I apologize for any inconvenience.

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Latest Update: July 2, 2010

Who is Thranduil?

According to the Encyclopedia of Arda: Thranduil was the King of the Wood-elves who dwelt in northern Mirkwood; he fought at the Battle of Five Armies, and his son, Legolas, journeyed with Company of the Ring.

Tolkien gives us no explicit dates for Thranduil, so we need to rely on circumstantial evidence. Thranduil's earliest mention is in Appendix B to The Lord of the Rings, where we're told that he was among the Sindar who travelled eastward from Lindon 'before the building of the Barad-dûr'. Sauron started building the Barad-dûr in about II 1000, so Thranduil must predate this.

We last hear of him soon after the Dark Tower's final overthrow. On 6 April III 3019, (the Elves' new year), he met with Celeborn under the boughs of Mirkwood. Though we never hear of him after this date, the purpose of the meeting was to define the kingdoms of the two lords. It seems likely, therefore, he would have ruled in the newly renamed Eryn Lasgalen for some time after this.

Tolkien's reticence on the meaning of Thranduil's name needn't prevent us from indulging in a little guesswork. One reasonable possibility for the name's source would be tharanduil, a combination of elements that means 'beyond the long river'. Though this is no more than speculation, Thranduil's history of travelling eastward from Lindon and ruling a kingdom across the Great River Anduin lends it some credibility.

Webmistress' note:
In 'The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth' by Ruth S. Noel, Thranduil's name is defined as Halls of Star Shadow -- thrond meaning hall, du meaning shadow, and il from el meaning star. This is another possiblity, perhaps owing to the fact that Mirkwood's palace was located underground and therefore in darkness.

The text of Appendix B to The Lord of the Rings seems to imply that Thranduil was himself the founder of the kingdom of Elves in Greenwood the Great. However, later writings challenge this assumption, suggesting that Thranduil travelled eastward with his father, Oropher, who was the original ruler of the woodland realm. According to this source, Thranduil did not become king until the loss of Oropher in the War of the Last Alliance at the end of the Second Age. Whether this account should be considered canonical is open to question.

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