The Complete Travels of Thranduil | Tolkien Explained

Where was Thranduil from? What was he doing before The Hobbit? We answer this and more! His beginnings in Doriath during the first age, coming to Greenwood, fighting Sauron in the Last Alliance, and his rule as King of the Woodland Realm. We cover it all, with helpful animated maps so we can track all of his travels!
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Captured by the Spiders - Alan Lee
The Passage of the Marshes - Alan Lee
The Burial of Thorin Oakenshield - Daniel Govar
The Death of Thingol - Steamey
The Battle of Five Armies - Capucine Mazille
On the Doorstep - Chris Rahn
The Death of Thorin Oakenshield - Darrell Sweet
Thorin and Thranduil - Evan Jarvinen
Gildor, Sam, Pippin, Frodo, and Elves - Steamey
The Dead Marshes - Steamey
Oropher - Kimberly80
Woodland Elf - WETA
Thranduil - Ultra Marine and White
The Nauglamir - Ted Nasmith
Mirkwood - Ilyza Nazarov
The Fellowship - JB Casacop
Smaug - John Howe
Legolas and Gimli - John Howe
Minas Tirith - Ludovic Bourgeois
A Feast in Mirkwood - Lída Holubová
Legolas and Gimli - Nathalie Kranich
Thranduil - Nick Keller
Celeborn and Thranduil - Steamey
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[@NerdoftheRings]

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[@GeekZoneMT]

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on them mate! I ordered my copies today and I'm so hyped for some 4k goodness!! 😏

[@marionbaggins]

I need so much Time, before watching all Middle Earth EE...Until then, I will be watching TV Shows of Other Great Franchises on Disney+!!!

[@aran2457]

Yes! Could you include some scenes of your favour in the review?

[@nopenosir]

Ws

[@aran2457]

@@nopenosir what does that mean?

[@seanzibonanzi64]

Lee Pace was the perfect Thranduil. Exactly how I pictured elf lords; ancient, powerful, slender, graceful and unbelievably smug

[@fathaja179]

Distant too. Even w/ Legolas he's distant

[@adamb8317]

@@fathaja179 Thranduil was born in the First Age… he seen some Sh*t. And he largely hates dwarves because of their murder of king Thingol of Doriath, where he was born. Dude has almost 7000 years of PTSD 😂

[@kiritoxyronie2841]

"pointed eared Princess" --Dain, Lord of the Iron hills I actually laughed out loud on that line xD

[@BigBroKuma]

​@@adamb8317Ikr 😂

[@mictianfollower2644]

​@@adamb8317 the dwarves are greedy af too they stole the gems meant for his wife and also dont forget that dwarves greedy also start the war with the elf

[@antr7493]

I wouldn't mind seeing a tv series on him with Lee Pace prior to the Hobbit of course

[@josephrichter2104]

@Exar kun Castillo Yeah, it's a shame they didn't make some Lotr-Middle Earth themed show over a decade ago, when there would have been little to no nonsense involved. I won't be watching the upcoming amazon show.

[@lurch1172]

The Tolkien estate has VETO over everything they dont want in the show. Amazon can take creative decisions regarding the story but Tolkien estate still have the final say about the content.

[@antr7493]

@@lurch1172 A full Animated series of the entire legendarium would be awesome. True to the book.

[@Thewibareports]

YES!!! A gritty one with the plot essentially as this video describes, plus the war and the loss of his father

[@Thewibareports]

@@lurch1172 true but if they get brain washed into corrupting tolkeins vision then what happened to the hobbit movies will happen to the TV series.

[@mariecherrytree]

Lee Pace as Thranduil is everything I never knew I needed until I saw him.

[@nkkbee]

trueeee

[@Simbecile]

I once thought Legolas was it. I wasn't ready for his dad.

[@PenumbranWolf]

Thranduil was perfect in the Hobbit movies and just about the only thing good about them.

[@aesir1ases64]

@@PenumbranWolf Bilbo played by Martin, Thorin played by Richard, the comebacks of the actors who played Gandalf, Galadriel and Saruman, dont need to reach, the hobbit trilogy is messy but there is a lot of good in it, specially the first movie, which I still enjoy a lot, the 2nd one is decent but the third one .... yeah thats hard to defend lol

[@angel79nunn]

@@PenumbranWolf I'm sorry, what's wrong with them?

[@mon_moi]

I loved Thranduil's role in the Hobbit films but the one thing about him I wish they didn't change is awarding Bilbo with the Elf-friend title. It would've deepened Thranduil's character as more than an isolationist diva who's only nice to the Laketown folks

[@TizzmantineUK]

Pretty big win on legolas' part that frodo decided to split up from the fellowship, he got to avoid a lovely long trudge through his ancestral burial swamp

[@BigBroKuma]

Maaaan I did not think of that. That would've been brutal 😭

[@frigyesbalog5183]

I think Thranduil travels back to Valinor because at the end of the trilogy it tells that slowly every magical creature including hobbits leaves Middle-Earth as the Age of Men begins. I think Tolkien mentioned that basically, Lord of the Rings is a "history" before us. So when humanity came to be in the real-life that is the start of the Age of Men. But I can't remember where I heard/read about him saying it.

[@respicefinem444]

If I'm not wrong, I remember reading it at the very last pages of the Silmarillion

[@jacquesaubin4454]

Your guess is as good as any. We don't know for certain.

[@lordthranduil9314]

Magical??? Did thranduil or the woodland realm elves had any magic????

[@frigyesbalog5183]

@@lordthranduil9314 Thranduil certainly has some kind of magic, since his face is scarred and marred by dragons and he can hide it.

[@lordthranduil9314]

@@frigyesbalog5183 based on book not movie

[@Kolious_Thrace]

Thranduil is one of my favourite characters! Him and all of the Mirkwood elves! I would love to see a film about his story only!

[@scottbilger9294]

Thranduil is interesting in that he is first introduced to us as one of the bad guys -- not evil of course, but an adversary to Thorin & Co. We come to see he is good and wise before the end. I've always liked the fact that when Five Armies began, Bilbo consciously choose to "defend the elvenking". No doubt that was his Tookish side talking.

[@LuzMaria95]

YESSSS!!!!!

[@jezzlyrenzjuanvalenzuela3915]

The pointy ear princess😁🤫

[@nickkorkodylas5005]

He might be a stinkin' knifeear but along with Feanor he is the best Elven character in the entire mythos. All other Tolkien Elves' are shamelessly blatant mary sues and while he, Feanor and his sons are the only Elves allowed to have flaws and feel like actual characters instead of hamfisted idealizations.

[@waynepurcell6058]

@@nickkorkodylas5005 Well it's kind of easy to be a Mary Sue when you are the first children of god placed directly by his hand and are immortal. They aren't SUPPOSED to be flawed and relatable. Without Melkor's discord being mixed into the Music of the Ainur the elves would have been utterly perfect so idealization can actually be achieved by the best of the best of them. That's not hamfisted that is just one part of the varied bits of religious theme Tolkien put into his work.

[@slainbyblind]

we know Legolas leaves to Valinor with Gimli, its assumed his father Thranduil shortly after followed. There are no doubt Elves among his people who were shipwrights.

[@04nbod]

They were Teleri so they at least were making river boats.

[@PenumbranWolf]

I vaguely remember reading that Thranduil hangs out in mirkwood until he completely fades, but I could be confuseing him for Celeborn...

[@bugrakaanaknc5218]

@@PenumbranWolf celeborn sailed west 100 years after his wife did cus he missed her

[@PenumbranWolf]

@@bugrakaanaknc5218 alright, so it was Thranduil.

[@lytsedraak]

Since Thranduil's people never have been to Valinor and Thranduil likely didn't see the sea as Legolas did, it's possible he never went to Valinor.

[@justjoo1161]

At some point bilbo was the most influencial character of his time, wielding at once the one ring and the king's jewel, holding friend of elfs and dwarfs titles at once, favored by gandalf, friend with kings, finessed a freaking dragon and rode barells and many more feats, and THEN he went to valinor. No bigger adventure was ever achieved

[@halehydraa]

It’s just really funny to me when Thranduil ordered Legolas to give words to Elrond that the Gollum had escaped and to found his son not returning for months, joining the fellowship to destroy the one ring. Like the awkward conversation between him and Elrond

[@12classics39]

Yes, poor Thranduil must’ve been scared to death for his son’s safety.

[@Kinuhbud]

lolol that is something to think about! Like Legolas asking, 'Hey dad can my friend Gimli comer?' or 'Hey I'm gonna go meet my friend at the glittering caves.'

[@odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347]

Man, now I get it why Dwarves and Elves hate each other, but seeing how it came afterwards, I can’t help but smile.

[@landonbellum8021]

Do a travels video with the 9 nazgul! That would be so sweet. I was reading Unfinished Tales and found lots of information on where the 9 were during the fellowship of the ring that most people don’t know about. That video would do really well!

[@JaGEM09]

Lee Pace played the role so well. An amazing character overall.

[@ladyazari2785]

Love Thranduil! He is, along with his son Legolas, my favorites elves characters from the „Hobbit."Even if he is a litle unfriendly, he have a good heart and he cares about his kind.

[@imogencory9591]

Thank you for this comment, I couldn't agree more.

[@HossaJens]

So when did Thranduil have a meet and greet with the great serpents of the north?

[@jengjeng9444]

Thranduil surely fought against the dragons during the War of Wrath

[@TaskForce-ql3bx]

It did not actually happen, it was added to Thranduil in The Hobbit to give the character some more background and depth.

[@Gnossiene369]

​@@TaskForce-ql3bx But it is highly likely he fought dragons. Since he literally was in a battle against dragons... that means that he DID fight dragons at one point. So what are you talking about?

[@TaskForce-ql3bx]

@@Gnossiene369 likely, not confirmed. He COULD have gotten those scars, but again not confirmed, it would be cool as shit if it was confirmed and luckily it’s a fantasy so Thranduil fought dragons beebee

[@catxborsuq1]

@@jengjeng9444 It wad mentioned in Silmarillion that nobody who lived in Beleriad took part in it, it was fought solely between forces of Valinor and Morgoth's

[@traviscummings9178]

Say what you will about the Hobbit movies, but Thranduil's actor did a great job in his role. He really represented how cold elves could be towards those they perceive to be their enemies

[@h4nnah852]

thank you for making this!! he is my favorite tolkien character :)

[@chelee9261]

Mine too..

[@colinfritz1397]

Mine too

[@trekstarsam2494]

I'm hoping Thranduil is seen in The RIngs of Power in more of a Legolas role, as he was more of a "normal" elf while he and his father lived in Doriath, Oropher didn't actually become king until after the fall of Doriath. I want to know more about his relationship with Oropher, and what drama must have happened between him and Gil-galad to keep him from wanting to wait for the charging order like the other elves. Since a lot of things took place in Doriath, it would make sense if he and his father could appear.. Apparently they also felt that Galadriel and Celeborn encroaching on their space as well wasn't good, so they kept moving north. The Sindar seemed to be the most "hippie" and nomadic, basically drifting around and living life in the forests and wanting to cut themselves off from politics and the outside world.

[@overdosisbringslife]

My favourite elf. I loved his appearance in the Hobbit films.

[@MzShaybutta]

I love these travel series that focus on one character and their origins as well as adventures. If you're still taking suggestions, I would like to suggest Glorfindel ( sorry if I butchered the spelling) as a next topic. Great work and presentation.

[@NerdoftheRings]

Thanks so much! I will definitely do a Glorfindel video in the future! I’m anticipating his and a few other characters’ videos being quite long, so I’m trying to space them out for my sanity. 😂

[@charlessettersproductions2972]

@@NerdoftheRings Please do make a video also of History of Isildur and Anarion.

[@iskabaker]

My 1st imaginary husband 👰

[@sonyahannah]

As an avid Tolkien fan for 55 years [my mother MADE me read "The Fellowship of the Ring" despite my English-major snobbery of "fantasy"], I've written, taught, published, and otherwise immersed myself in his works -- but I've never encountered anything approaching THIS version. THANK YOU!

[@NerdoftheRings]

Thanks so much! That is high praise indeed. 😊 Glad you are enjoying the channel!

[@panchemist]

I started to read The Hobbit to my 7 year old daughter. Well, she was fond of unicorns and little elves/fairies on flowerpetals and stuff. Now she thinks that elves are something more. I think that Smith of Wootton Major and especially Giles of Ham will be more than suitable for her :) And my little nephew, 5 years of age, when i recited the first passage of Hobbit smoothly continued: "nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat". Me and my brother were both awestruck, since he had heard the beginning of the book some 3 weeks before.

[@jacobburr3570]

Oh wow! I just finish my fist read through of the hobbit and lotr! About halfway through the silmarillion! I'm absolutely loving. I just happened to find a $3 copy of the fellowship in my local dealer general. Picked it up and though, "I've heard the decent books." (I've never watched the movies.) I fell in love with Tolkien's world!!!!! I want everything he ever wrote on middle earth! Truly and absolute legend!

[@sabahatkhan1247]

I oui

[@dominicyelin]

Lol. Comma before and? English lit major my arse.

[@skullknight6584]

"Bilbo gives a necklace that probably costs a hunderd millions of dollars" Thranduil: wow that was very cash money of you! In return, your are now a frend : ) .

[@jyotichoukikar3392]

I love it whenever i hear " Ocrest would glow whenever enemies approach Erebor". It just feels amazing

[@fatherlouiswilliamssugaada1095]

I love how fandom loves these rather minor characters(considering silmarillion and other books) more than the others ..

[@jonystyles9473]

man im speechless, once again new lore no one talks about, youre my fav and best taler of ME right now, congratz! about him sailing, i think there was an old Tolkien letter presuming he did sailed in one of the last ships, some say the same time as Celeborn

[@SK4M_Freal]

Probably the most interesting character in The Hobbit movies, even though im gutted we never got to see Glorfindel Ever!! Lee Pace absolutely annihilated the role.👹🤺

[@colejosephalexanderkashay683]

I have always thought that Thranduil would stay in his realm for the fourth age, and that the woodland realms would be one of the last lands inhabited by elves, along with lindon. I would not be surprised if he and what few elves remain participate in the retaking of Moria

[@Thechezbailey]

I'd love to know more about the retaking of Moriarty in general. I love almost everything about LotR, but Moria is probably my favorite setting in the whole mythology.

[@Maedi1973]

That has always been my feeling as well, given his disdain of the Noldor. Only Legolas leaving might one day, long after Legolas had left, induce him to lead his people to Valinor. Maybe in the Fifth Age.

[@jengjeng9444]

I always believed that Thranduil and his men remained in Middle Earth and became "mountain spirits" as Tolkien described them. And we should mention that Thranduil probably fought against Morgoth during the War of Wrath.

[@mon_moi]

When I was reading the Hobbit in 12th grade English, the description of the Mirkwood elves and the Elvenking reminded me so much of Goethe's Erlkönig poem, which is about a spooky elf king who hunts children in the forests. I don't know if that's where Tolkien got his inspiration for Thranduil, but I can definitely see him and his followers diminishing into spectral beings, forever haunting lonely woodlands. At the same time I want him to go to Valinor too and live happily forever 😭

[@rolling-1177]

Oh my god! What a ending😟 my heart shines so proud! Amazing videos! Thank you 🙏🏼

[@dementus420]

I often like to think of what the dwarven company thought of bilbo's escape from capture and his breaking them out of the elvish prison. They didn't know he had the one ring, so they had to think hobbits truly were magical and able to very nearly disappear all on their own.

[@emilyelizabethbuchanan998]

Actually, according to the book (movie butchered the plot), by the time Thranduil captured the dwarves, they DID know he had the ring. He showed it to them in Mirkwood, and Bilbo talked to Thorin while invisible in the dungeons.

[@Dante-yu5sp]

Good episode. I have heard you say Minas Tirith had a new gate built of Mythril and Steel, aswell as the city streets being laid with marble before. But I did not know it was through Legolas and Gimli's friendship with a host of their people coming together to achieve this task. Their friendship is beautiful.

[@walker11907]

Lee Pace was absolutely incredible would’ve loved to see more of him

[@nefla2]

Thank you so much. English is not my native language, but using speed 0,75 or 0,5 I can understand almost everything. After that I tell the stories to my 7yo doughter. She loves so much FA/SA stories.

[@Swatta637]

It seems Thranduil is a much more noble character than depicted in the Hobbit movies? Is this correct? Not perfect, a little to focused on riches from Erebor, but he did not want war at all? Seems like a great leader who sought the general good and downfall of Sauron, but perhaps didn't have much faith in dwarves in general.

[@totsphoenix8147]

That was the same for me

[@billdance8815]

it is good to watch these video's it gives me peace if not for a moment and in a fantastical place, that someday good will triumph over evil in our time and on our land!! as it should! keep up the great work!

[@HarmKaban]

Complete travels of Tranduil: 1. Beauty salon 2. Stylist 3. Spa massage 4. Nail salon 5. Accessories shopping 6. Fancy dinner 7. Sauna ....

[@LomeLindi]

My favorite book (and movie) character! Thank you for doing him justice!!

[@youplaywell1165]

bright up my day like always the way you share Tolkien with YT its amazing and inspiring my dream is to create mini middle earth in 3d- highly detailed with all the lore and characters

[@dewopambudi3300]

Need more travel series

[@jonrwert]

Legolas described having a longing for the sea. I'd imagine his father and the majority of his people felt it as well. In all likelihood Thranduil eventually travelled across the sea to the Undying Lands. Though it's possible that some percentage of his people decided to stay behind and eventually fade away.

[@professorx3060]

You're one of very few channels that I turn on my notifications for! Great video!

[@Novusod]

Hopefully Thrandruil shows up in the Rings of Power series. He should have been introduced in Season one but there are four more seasons to tell his story.

[@rorymcclernon4674]

This is truly the most epic of epics. I hope the amazon show does it justice

[@PenumbranWolf]

Something that almost never gets mentioned in these sorts of videos is that being held prisoner by the elves, the Sylvan elves included, was very pleasant. They only locked up the dwarves in the Hobbit because Thorin had all but spit in Thranduil's face and Thranduil remembered the night the dwarves tunneled into the city of Menegroth and slaughtered a bunch of elves in their sleep and sacked the city and stole the Silmaril, which they later lost deep underground, the stunty bastards, but I digress. Golum even got to get taken for walkies, which admittedly is how he escaped. He and his escort were ambushed but orcs and the escort was fine, because of course they were, but Gollum got away, the stunty bastard...

[@imogencory9591]

The 'Gollum even got to get taken out for walkies' had me laughing, thats such a cute way to word it.

[@danielcross434]

just found your channel a month or so ago. And i luv your use of maps. it makes it so much easier to follow the story. thank you

[@tefoca]

I'm pretty sure that TomDaBombadil19 is Steven Colbert.

[@shehansenanayaka3046]

We always appreciate your hard work and dedication to make these videos. Your fan from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰🤝🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿.

[@1yugioh11]

I know he isn't real but i hope in that fantastical fantasy world that he exists in, he sails and joins his son in the undying lands.

[@markus-hermannkoch1740]

Enlightening as always. Yet one central question remains: Was it merely a lost bet, or one of those fearsome elvish brain farts that made the elven king color his eyebrows?

[@squirrelnuts9000]

love the videos, just wanted to say that this is my favourite middle-earth lore channel; you have such a pleasant voice, great pronunciation and diction. When dealing with Tolkien's language that really helps to set you apart from everyone else. Keep up the great work.

[@eternalardour]

He came my favorite instantly thanks to Lee pace. But lore has very less about him

[@thomaswelby46]

I been waiting for this. Well done!

[@nicholasmaude6906]

With his flowing locks I could see Thranduil appearing in a Pantene commercial;).

[@bullymaguire9318]

Lee Pace is iconic with his role of Thiranduil

[@LordEsel88]

Thranduil is an amazing character.

[@vinnieharper]

10:15 - Bilbo gave the jewels and got friend zoned.. 3ft of simp'n..

[@Mr713mexican]

I’m dead

[@jamesfigueroa6120]

He has an amazing voice! The history of Middle-Earth is very well done and detailed! I'm not sure how he gets the maps so sharp and detailed even with extremely close up shots.

[@ytusername4656]

You went over so much over the first 1:05 I had to rewind lol. I was like, "I can just have it playing in the background and still pay attention." nnooooo. But I love this so much. Thank you thank you thank you

[@ladyfantastic765]

Lee Pace cast as Thranduil was literally the most amazing cartoon to human accurate role i've ever seen. like ever. forever ever. foreva eva.

[@dnmz1885]

Have to say Thranduil is alot nicer in the book than in the movie

[@portal.unique]

I wonder how's Thandruil's personality before his wife passed away

[@aleisterbroley900]

5:19 had to chuckle at how Sauron's avatar just smoothly nopes TF out when Gandalf pops in lol

[@jaydendarrington7192]

Dunno if this is explained somewhere else but in the movies, Thranduil tells Thorin to not lecture him on dragon fire. (We see Thranduil's face become deformed when he says this.) Is there an explanation for this? Did he fight against Morgoth's dragons in the War of Wrath? Or is this just a movie thing to make the screenplay more exciting? I had always wondered if the reason that Thranduil was so upset with the Dwarves was that he got caught up in their war with the dragons. Or that he was maimed in the War of Wrath.

[@crazyrasdf]

amazon should have made "Travels of Thranduil" as their series instead of that herrendous TV shows.

[@richardw.johnson2875]

Love this character, I hope they do more on screen with him he is one seriously powerful dude

[@danielnagy8078]

Yours is the best LotR related channel I have seen. Keep up the great work, my friend!

[@NerdoftheRings]

Thank so much! Thank you for watching!

[@knightofsvea604]

Id Love if the Next video was about the black numenoreans 🙂

[@soldierofmygod]

What about the fire drakes he battled in the north? Or of Legoles’ mother? Or was that just in the movie?

[@danielcastaneda4356]

I want to know about that too. I always wondered because if elves can die of a broken heart how did Thranduil not die?

[@atafakheri8659]

if we were to assume they have happened, it would be in Silmarillion. but Silmarillion is vague a lot, doesn't mention a lot of things specifically.( but does a lot of time too) it is more of an encyclopedia or bible type book. it needs to be interpreted sometimes so if something doesn't contradicts anything that is explicitly mentioned or the larger themes and philosophies of arda in my opinion it could be might as well be canon

[@jayneufeld8371]

Great job with this series. If possible can you either do more videos during the age of Morgoth, or do a history of the other areas of Middle Earth(ie. Nurn, the Iron Mountains, and what happened with the men of the east and south during the ages.).

[@juliahenriques210]

I don't think Thranduil would ever go to Valinor. Besides his son, there's nothing for him there. I can picture him being the last elven king well into the fifth age.

[@kelsontran5194]

I hope Thranduil would go to Valinor once Legolas leaves Middle Earth with Gimli. “His wife left him their son Legolas after all”

[@lydiabrady9000]

@@kelsontran5194 left him....or was killed?

[@jacquesaubin4454]

Thranduil's wife was murdered. She's not in the Undying Lands. He can only see her again if he dies.

[@NerdoftheRings]

The death of Legolas’ mother was made up for the films. We actually aren’t told anything about her by Tolkien.

[@ConnerMacKenzie]

So many things wrong with the Hobbit trilogy, but the casting was on point.

[@jeff911p]

in the movies he seems like a big jerk but know I like him. another nice story

[@raydavison4288]

YAY!! A new LOTR video! Life is GOOD!

[@jelenajs5017]

Two small corrections: Oropher was killed in The Battle of Dagorlad after 5 years of different battles of the War of the Last Alliance. The Battle of Dagorlad was the major battle, not the first one. Thranduil's reign started in the late Second Age (SA 3434) after Oropher's death. But his coronation was at the start of the Third Age. Accession to the throne and Coronation are two different events. Usually coronations are held in the most significant Realm's place thus Thranduil's coronation took place in the Woodland Realm after 7 years. Example from our world: The accession of Queen Elizabeth II took place on 6 February 1952, but her coronation was held only on 2 June 1953 (1,5 years later). Tolkien was familiar with this stuff very well , he witnessed 6 reigns and 4 coronations.

[@imogencory9591]

I love reading about Thranduil's ascension and coronation, thank you.

[@kauayn4552]

yes..when did thranduil faced the great serpent of the north, i wonder?

[@bakchormeeman7864]

It’s crazy how long elves live. I wonder what it’s like to not be able to die. What do they do for entertainment? What do you look forward to everyday? Why do they not have more offspring? Imagine living in the same place for 3000 years.. in the video it was mentioned “he goes on to rule the woodland realm for some time” how long is some time? Lol an Elf’s some time or human’s some time?

[@ChathuraPerera]

Finally

[@mtdewxtreme669]

Thats so tranquil if he actually did stay in middle earth

[@netherveilgames996]

But it means he faded and became a lost spirit. So less tranquil.

[@randomnepali7772]

@@netherveilgames996 On the other hand, since Arda is a fictional past of Earth, that means we could say... *"May Thranduil's gaze guard your woodland travels."*

[@mtdewxtreme669]

Lol that was a typo i meant to say sooo thranduil, cuz he's kind of a rebel and it seems really in his character for him not to go with the other elves, and yaa wanting to live as the elves would be without the valar I can see him never accepting the invitation of the valar, frigging auto correct lol

[@פנינהרוזנברג-ד6ת]

Did Oropher, Thranduil and Legolas have any biological connection to Elu Thingol?

[@jadenchen8921]

Love these videos! Nice job as always

[@TheRangerZakShow]

It would be a big help if you included what Tolkien works you drew from for each video in case we want to research some more. Thanks for all your work!

[@christonngoveni8438]

Thrandiul is the last real and powerful king of the elves, it was a pretty he was not there in LoTR

[@MiniMani12329]

Do video where you make theory of what if saruman got the ring

[@1987higgs]

If Elves live for a long time, wouldn't any other position besides the royalty suck ? If you were a servant, you would be a servant for thousands of years..

[@mojojojoslyfoxharris]

Yeah kind of wished that Peter Jackson added a quick flashback sequence like during the Council of Elrond or when the Fellowship entered Lorien to give more context on why the Dwarves and Elves didn't really trust one another because of the Nauglamir and the Dwarves killing of King Thingol being where it started at clearly!

[@phoenixboyz]

He is the coolest elf king ever in the movies so far

[@WhoIsCalli]

Another great vid! Just finished rewatching the hobbit trilogy, so this was well timed 👍

[@NerdoftheRings]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@alexshadowfax1119]

Great video as usual, very easy to follow along and understand! Have a good day.

[@sephalo6611]

I thought I read somewere Thranduil once battled a dragon of the north and got scarred greatly. I believe it's even shown in the Hobbit movies. Now since you didn't mention this, was this just a sidestory created for the movie? Did he ever battle a dragon (of what we know of according to Tolkien)?

[@gnarghhfps3239]

I think Tolkien was from middle earth some how ended up here ....that explain how 1 person could think of all this

[@xins909]

So happy you make this, Im so obsessed with Thanduil

[@IrmanAriff1980]

Stellar top quality video man. Please do keep it up.

[@dondizm2678]

My favorite elf! 🤩🏆✨

[@dutchmilk]

Thranduil, Lord of hot daddies. Source of "Daddy, spank me".

[@LevisH21]

shame Thranduil wasn't present in Erebor to help King Dain of the Dwarves and King Brand of Men Of Dale fight against the Easterling army of Sauron. King Dain and Brand died during that battle.

[@alberpajares4792]

Although elves are immortals are immune to illness they can be beaten by violence.., that’s why they have to be alert,..

[@justrandom4596]

In the hobbit movies when thranduil imprisons thorin Thranduil implies he had fought dragons before and unveils his scar. Was that another character in the books or was it just for the movie?

[@ladyalaina42]

Just for the movie. Book king had no scar.

[@atafakheri8659]

@@ladyalaina42 he didn't have a scar but he was around when the war of wrath was going around. technically speaking he could have faced a couple of dragons. Silmarilion needs to be interpreted a lot of times. him fighting dragons doesn't contradict any explicitly stated lore or greater themes and philosophies of the lore. so altough it is not explicit cannor, it might as well be.

[@ChiaraSiasat]

Great video Matt!! This is one of my favorite series on your channel. Keep it up!!