They were an essential part of the battle plan and the largest army numerically. Thranduil's Elves operated one of the two mountain spurs that lined the only entrance to the Lonely Mountain.

Long story short, this means that Legolas, as the son of Thranduil, would be a Sindar Elf by blood. However, he (along with the rest of the Fellowship) seems to consider himself a Wood-elf (one of ...

Legolas And Thranduil's Fractured Relationship Seems To Have Healed Thranduil and Legolas fight all throughout The Hobbit, arguing over what is best for the Elves — particularly, of course, Legolas.

Thranduil could appear in many stories throughout Middle-earth's timeline. As an immortal Elf born in the First Age, Thranduil took part in the Last Alliance of Elves and Men to fight against ...

Thranduil and his fellow Wood-Elves defiantly refuse to surrender their home. Still, for their own safety, they retreat from Sauron's shadow and congregate in the Woodland Realm's northeastern corner.