King Thranduil was a character in the fictitious world of Middle-earth created by J. R. R. Tolkien. He was a Sindarin Elf who had travelled eastward from Lindon before the building of Barad-dur, and king of the Silvan Elves in the northern part of Greenwood the Great (Mirkwood), which lay just east of the Misty Mountains. In The Hobbit he is said to have blond hair, which is unusual for a Sinda. A map of the Northwestern part of Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age, courtesy of the Encyclopedia of Arda. ... John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE (January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973) is best known as the author of The Hobbit and its sequel The Lord of the Rings. ... In the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, the fictional Sindar (meaning Grey People, singular Sinda, although the later term was not generally used by Tolkien) are Elves of Telerin descent. ... This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, the best known Silvan Elves are the Elves of northern Mirkwood and Lothlórien. ... Mirkwood was the name of the Maeotian marshes which separated the Goths from the Huns in the Norse Hervarar saga. ... The Misty Mountains as seen in the prologue to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In The Hobbit he is simply called the Elvenking. When Thorin Oakenshield and his party of Dwarves enter northern Mirkwood they are captured by Thranduil's elves and locked up when they refuse to divulge their intentions, before being freed by Bilbo Baggins. After the death of the dragon Smaug, who had brutalized the Silvan Elves for years, Thranduil demanded a share of the treasure the Dwarves recovered from Erebor, Smaug's hideout. Thorin refused until Bilbo gave the Arkenstone (which meant more than a river of gold to Thorin) to Thranduil. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth legendarium, Thorin Oakenshield was a Dwarf, the son of Thráin II and the grandson of King Thrór. ... The Dwarves of J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth are beings of short stature who all possess beards, and are often friendly with Hobbits although long suspicious of Elves. ... Mirkwood was the name of the Maeotian marshes which separated the Goths from the Huns in the Norse Hervarar saga. ... Bilbo Baggins is the central character in the J. R. R. Tolkien novel The Hobbit, and a minor character in its sequel, The Lord of the Rings. ... J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth features dragons closely based on those of European legend. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Smaug, also known as Smaug The Golden, was a greedy, reddish-gold dragon of Middle-earth, who laid waste to Dale and captured the Lonely Mountain (Erebor) with all its treasure, which he gathered in a central hall and slept upon. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth legendarium, the Lonely Mountain (Sindarin Erebor) is a mountain in the northeast of Rhovanion. ...

Thranduil was son of Oropher and father of Legolas Greenleaf. In The Lord of the Rings, the gradually-established friendship between Legolas and the Dwarf Gimli, the son of Glóin of Thorin’s company, helps to reconcile Thranduil's people and the Dwarves. In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, Oropher was a Sindarin lord of Elves. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium, Legolas is an Elf from Mirkwood. ... Cover design for the three volumes of The Lord of the Rings by Tolkien The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel by the British author J. R. R. Tolkien. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens The Lord of the Rings, Gimli is a Dwarf of Durins Folk who is chosen to accompany Frodo Baggins as a member of the Fellowship of the Ring on the quest to destroy the One Ring. ... Glóin is the name of two fictional characters of J. R. R. Tolkiens fantasy world of Middle-earth. ...

It is debatable whether Thranduil himself or his father Oropher founded the kingdom of elves in Greenwood the Great. Thranduil did not become king until his father, Oropher, was killed in Dagorlad during the War of the Last Alliance in the Second Age. It may be presumed then that Oropher was the first king of the elves in Greenwood. In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, Oropher was a Sindarin lord of Elves. ... The Battle of Dagorlad took place in the Middle-earth fantasy world created by J.R.R. Tolkien. ... The Last Alliance of Elves and Men is an episode in J.R.R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth. ...

The appendices to The Return of the King note that Legolas and the Silvan Elves later worked together with Gimli and the Dwarves to rebuild and improve Minas Tirith, capital city of Gondor, the realm of their mutual friend King Elessar. The last time Thranduil is mentioned is soon after the Dark Tower's overthrow. On April 6, 3019 T.A., he met with Celeborn in Mirkwood. Since they met to determine the kingdoms of the two lords, we can assume that he would have ruled afterwards from the renamed Eryn Lasgalen. The Return of the King is the third and final volume of J. R. R. Tolkiens The Lord of the Rings, following The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, the best known Silvan Elves are the Elves of northern Mirkwood and Lothlórien. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... One rendition of the flag of Gondor Gondor is a fictional country from J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth. ... Elessar The name of the legendary green elvish jewel with healing powers, The Elessar, according to one version of the story by Tolkien was made for Galadriel by Celebrimbor, long before he made the Rings of Power. ... The Third Age is a fictional time period from J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth. ... In the J. R. R. Tolkien work The Lord of the Rings, Lord Celeborn (pronounced with a hard c as in cake) is the Elven husband of Galadriel; Lord of the Galadhrim; and co-ruler along with Galadriel of Lothlórien. ... Mirkwood was a great wood east of the Misty Mountains in Rhovanion, in J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional Middle-earth. ...

In the 1977 animated version of The Hobbit, Thranduil is voiced by Otto Preminger. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Otto Ludwig Preminger (December 5, 1906 – April 23, 1986) was a film director. ...