Jacksonverse Elves during the War against the Balcoth - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

William Cloud Hicklin · 01-08-2018, 06:59 AM

All of Southern Mirkwood was under the control of the Necromancer, which means that having Thranduil come to the aid of Gondor vs the Balchoth pretty much doesn't work, unless they were to go by way of the Carrock and Lorien and come down from the north on the right bank (or swing around by way of Nearer Rhun!) Note that the Eotheod's passage was screened by Galadriel's mist, which implies that Dol Guldur was a very real threat even to swift-moving horsemen following Anduin, much less any Elves trying to move straight through the forest.

But if this is the Jacksonverse, then sure: have Legolas, Tauriel, Haldir, Elrond and Young Aragorn all turn up without explanation. Throw in Gandalf, and Bilbo's great^6 grandfather Pongo. Don't forget to have a dwarf to do pratfalls and belch.

01-08-2018, 06:59 AM	#7
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,330	All of Southern Mirkwood was under the control of the Necromancer, which means that having Thranduil come to the aid of Gondor vs the Balchoth pretty much doesn't work, unless they were to go by way of the Carrock and Lorien and come down from the north on the right bank (or swing around by way of Nearer Rhun!) Note that the Eotheod's passage was screened by Galadriel's mist, which implies that Dol Guldur was a very real threat even to swift-moving horsemen following Anduin, much less any Elves trying to move straight through the forest. But if this is the Jacksonverse, then sure: have Legolas, Tauriel, Haldir, Elrond and Young Aragorn all turn up without explanation. Throw in Gandalf, and Bilbo's great^6 grandfather Pongo. Don't forget to have a dwarf to do pratfalls and belch. __________________ The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it. Last edited by William Cloud Hicklin; 01-08-2018 at 07:05 AM.