"Now of old the name of that forest was Greenwood the Great, and its wide halls and aisles were the haunt of many beasts and of birds of bright song; and there was the realm of King Thranduil under the oak and the beech. But after many years, when well nigh a third of that age of the world had passed, a darkness crept slowly through the wood from the southward, and fear walked there in shadowy glades; fell beasts came hunting, and cruel and evil creatures laid there their snares. Then the name of the forest was changed and Mirkwood it was called, for the nightshade lay deep there, and few dared to pass through,
save only in the north where Thranduil's people still held the evil at bay."
- Tolkien, from The Silmarillion: Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age
save only in the north where Thranduil's people still held the evil at bay."
- Tolkien, from The Silmarillion: Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age
"Wood-elves...are not wicked folk. If they have a fault it is distrust of strangers. Though their magic was strong,
even in those days they were wary. They differed from the High Elves of the West, and were more
dangerous and less wise. For most of them (together with their scattered relations in
the hills and mountains) were descended from the ancient tribes that never went to Faerie in the West.
In the Wide World the Wood-elves lingered in the twilight of our Sun and Moon but loved best the stars;
and they wandered in the great forests that grew tall in lands that are now lost. They dwelt most often
by the edges of the woods, from which they could escape at times to hunt, or to ride and run
over the open lands by monlight or starlight; and after the coming of Men they took even more
and more to the gloaming and the dusk. Still elves they were and remain, and is Good People.
The subjects of the king mostly lived and hunted in the open woods, and had houses or huts
on the ground and in the branches. The beeches were their favourite trees."
- Tolkien, from The Hobbit: Flies and Spiders
even in those days they were wary. They differed from the High Elves of the West, and were more
dangerous and less wise. For most of them (together with their scattered relations in
the hills and mountains) were descended from the ancient tribes that never went to Faerie in the West.
In the Wide World the Wood-elves lingered in the twilight of our Sun and Moon but loved best the stars;
and they wandered in the great forests that grew tall in lands that are now lost. They dwelt most often
by the edges of the woods, from which they could escape at times to hunt, or to ride and run
over the open lands by monlight or starlight; and after the coming of Men they took even more
and more to the gloaming and the dusk. Still elves they were and remain, and is Good People.
The subjects of the king mostly lived and hunted in the open woods, and had houses or huts
on the ground and in the branches. The beeches were their favourite trees."
- Tolkien, from The Hobbit: Flies and Spiders
"The Silvan Elves were hardy and valiant, but ill-equipped with armour or weapons
in comparison with the Eldar of the West; also, they were independent...
compared with the Elves of Doriath his Silvan Elves were rude and rustic."
- Tolkien, Unfinished Tales: Appendix B - The Sindarin Princes of the Silvan Elves
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This is a Free RP so you may RP any stories here privately or with other members.
The time is 3014 but "flashback RP'ing" roleplaying in the past, is welcome.
You may visit the Imladris Activities OOC for out of character remarks and plotting. [/color] [/color]viewtopic.php?f=10&p=565#p565 /
Lirimaer has a thread for RP at Thranduil's halls specifically https://lotrfanaticsplaza.com/forum/vie ... f=10&t=414.
No one has claimed using Thranduil so I will be playing here in my thread.
