Hi 😊 how do you think Thranduil would behave if the Fellowship visited Mirkwood ?
Impeccably dressed or feral ?
Having a party with huge amounts of wine they are invited to join or nearly thrown in the dungeon?
I pictured him, to start with, being suspicious of the men , rude to Gimli and doting on the hobbits ( and Legolas to his embarrassment )
Love your blog by the way 😊
Thank you for the ask lovely! So sorry this took me so long to answer, I had trouble thinking of stuff.
I am assuming this is all happening while the quest to destroy the ring is underway so this is how I picture Thranduil reacting to them visiting Mirkwood.
- Thranduil is in his usual resplendent robes and would welcome Legolas back from Rivendell with open arms, giving him lots of hugs and kisses, and ask him what in Eru’s name took him so long….why is there a dwarf in the palace Legolas?
- Legolas would then have to explain the whole ✨situation✨ to Thranduil. As Legolas recounts everything that happened at the council of Elrond, Thranduil keeps pouring himself bigger and bigger glasses of wine. Which he promptly chokes on when Legolas says he is going on the quest with them.
- Cut to Thranduil and Legolas arguing in Very Loud Very Accented Silvan that not even Aragorn can understand. The hobbits are watching on in fear since none of them have ever seen an elf genuinely angry like King Thranduil is now, and they’re all hiding behind Boromir’s legs.
- Thranduil finally sighs, in what appears to be defeat, and looks at the rag tag group Legolas has brought with him and goes “would you like to stay for dinner?” Legolas looks very pleased with himself.
- During dinner, Thranduil is absolutely charmed by the hobbits, especially Sam whom he asks all about the native plants of the Shire, and he thinks Merry and Pippin are the most hilarious people ever, much to Gandalf’s horror (“please don’t encourage them King Thranduil.”). He was already familiar with Aragorn and treats him like his protégée and is always giving him unsolicited advice including but not limited to: how to woo an elf maiden, how to get out of council meetings, etc. He finds Boromir to be an honorable fellow, if a bit too idealistic.
- It is actually Gimli that he is the most pleasantly surprised by. The dwarf is polite to a fault and well cultured (for a dwarf) and Thranduil is like “huh. Well alright then.” And is actually able to have a friendly conversation with him about their favorite poets.
- Yes, Thranduil tells so many embarrassing childhood stories about Legolas much to Legolas’ horror and Gimli’s delight.
- When the Fellowship eventually has to leave the Mirkwood palace to continue their quest, there is a very tearful (on Thranduil’s part at least) goodbye between Thranduil and Legolas, Thran gives him lots of hugs and kisses and then some. He also gives everyone in the Fellowship snacks and he says “if you find yourself in Lothlorien and see Galadriel, tell her I said ‘fuck you bitch’.” And gives Legolas one final kiss on the cheek
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