Thranduil - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

**lindil** · 09-30-2002, 05:43 PM

I see now my confusion came from the quote of the appendix B of LotR in appendix B of HoGal&C'born.

Already quoted by Legolas above, that Thranduil was Sindar, meaning a Teleri of Beleriand, and since the Elves w/ Cirdan and the coast were usually called falathrim it is a very safe guess that he was indeed from Doriath, that and his distrust of dwarves. As for Royalty, Elves of all kinds that we see in the M-E seem to stick w/ their royal houses [ or import them ] as Oropher,Galadriel and Celeborn were.

So though we do not know the lineage, the chances of Thranduil not being descended from Doriathian nobility seem slim.

09-30-2002, 05:43 PM	#6
lindil Seeker of the Straight Path Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: a hidden fastness in Big Valley nor cal Posts: 1,680	I see now my confusion came from the quote of the appendix B of LotR in appendix B of HoGal&C'born. Already quoted by Legolas above, that Thranduil was Sindar, meaning a Teleri of Beleriand, and since the Elves w/ Cirdan and the coast were usually called falathrim it is a very safe guess that he was indeed from Doriath, that and his distrust of dwarves. As for Royalty, Elves of all kinds that we see in the M-E seem to stick w/ their royal houses [ or import them ] as Oropher,Galadriel and Celeborn were. So though we do not know the lineage, the chances of Thranduil not being descended from Doriathian nobility seem slim. __________________ The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night exchanging lore & wisdom such as they still possessed that they should not fall back into the mean estate of those who never knew or indeed rebelled against the Light.