King under the mountain

What they were thinking during this scene on We Heart It.

And the bells shall ring in gladness, at the Mountain King’s return But all shall fail in sadness, and the Lake will shine and burn.

Home is behind, the world ahead.

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Legolas + archery (requested by forgivensam)

For there were other Elves of various kind in the world; and many were Eastern Elves that had hearkened to no summons to the Sea, but being content with Middle-earth remained there, and remained long after, fading in fastnesses of the woods and hills, as Men usurped the lands. Of that kind were the Elves of Greenwood the Great; yet among them also were many lords of Sindarin race. Such were Thranduil and Legolas, his son.

“In a great hall with pillars hewn out of the living stone sat the Elvenking on a chair of carven wood. On his head was a crown of berries and red leaves, for the autumn was come again. In the spring he wore a crown of woodland flowers. In his hand he held a carven staff of oak.”

Think furnace with wings

King Thranduil in all his wealth and majesty.

Other lands are not my concern.

Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens

DEATH! That is what you’ll bring upon us. Dragonfire and ruin. If you awaken that beast, it will destroy us all.

And I thought to myself then, there is one, who I could follow.  There is one, I could call king.

”It’s Oakenshield. That filthy dwarvish usurper. He sent you in here for the Arkenstone, didn’t he? .. I am almost tempted to let you take it. If only…”