Last two pictures were taken on the North Island of New Zealand, on the foothills of Mt. Ruapehu; the volcano next to Mt. Doom, and where Emyn Muil was filmed!
“Hey, My name is Mei, I cosplayed Thranduil the elven king. I hope you like the photo and if you would like to see more of this cosplay, visit my facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MeiCosplay”
of the woods. -listen a playlist for the elves of mirkwood
There were many people there, elvish-looking folk, all dressed in green and brown and sitting on sawn rings of the felled trees in a great circle. - the hobbit
*breaks down door ready for more bellyaching* AND ANOTHER THING-!
In the Hobbit Movies, Tauriel says how starlight is the most sacred form of light to the woodland realm. Now this leaves me with one question: why the FUCK isn’t Thranduil bedecked in moonstones and star stones/star sapphire?!
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If the Mirkwood elves see celestial light as the most sacred, wouldn’t it make more sense for them to value stones that are actually of that namesake rather than just diamonds/generic ‘white gems’???
“Oh the white gems of pure starlight”
buddy idk how to break this to you, but there are so many ‘white gems’ in the world. You’ve got clear quartz, diamonds, opal, selenite, pearls, the list goes on. And as amusing as it is to imagine the Mirkwood elves being a bunch of crystal bitches and cleansing their auras w quartz, I don’t think that’s what they’re goin for. (This would also make for a very funny miscommunication between dwarves and elves but I digress).
Moonstone and star sapphire, on the other hand, are unmistakable. Star sapphire, in particular would have been an amazing choice for a gemstone for the Mirkwood elves to treasure not only for its celestial associations, but also because of how rare of a stone it is. Seriously, it is insanely rare. And it would make Thorin holding those gems hostage an even bigger deal rather than if it were just diamonds which are a lot more common.
Anyway, just another missed opportunity for the hobbit movies.
