Why didnt Thranduil get a ring?

So why wasn't Thranduil given a Ring? He wasn't tight with Celebrimbor, who made the rings; and he didn't do anything to merit Celebrimbor giving him one.
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Does Thranduil have Elven ring?

No, Thranduil does not have a ring of power in The Hobbit. There are three Elven rings of power, and they are worn by Elrond, Galadriel, and Cirdan....
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Did Thranduil fight in the War of the Ring?

Actor. Thranduil, son of Oropher, was an Elven king who ruled over the Woodland Realm in the Third Age. Though inherently cautious, his army was key to victory in the Battle of Five Armies and he defended his realm against the forces of Sauron in the War of the Ring.
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Did Thranduil get his gems?

In the end, after Thranduil finally agrees to fight in the Battle of the Five Armies, and helps the dwarves prevail against the evil that comes out of Angmar, he is given back the jewels by Bard, who has claimed them as a fourteenth share of the treasure, as was promised him by Thorin.
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Where did Thranduil get his scar?

Thranduil is a survivor of Doriath, which was destroyed, in part by fire drakes, in 506 FA; it was here that he was burned by a dragon (the 'serpents of the north' he mentions). He hides the burn scars with illusions but they're still there which is why he tells Thorin he knows all about dragon fire.
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Was Thranduil a ring bearer?

Expanding on Edlothiad's detailed answer, it should also be noted that the bearers of the Elven rings were all, at a time or another, members of the White Council, while Thranduil was not.
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What are the white gems Thranduil wants?

White Gems of Lasgalen are jewels that Thranduil sought out after the death of his wife. One of the gems included a necklace. However, Thror refused to give them to Thranduil, causing a rift between the Elves and the Dwarves. Later, after Smaug's demise at the hand of Bard, Thranduil wanted the jewels back.
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Who is more powerful Elrond or Thranduil?

This means that Thranduil had a stronger claim to kingship, and that although both Elrond and Galadriel could have claimed this title too, they both decided against it and were happy to be labeled guardians and protectors of their lands, rather than authoritarian rulers.
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What Stone did Thranduil want?

In the film The Hobbit, after the dragon Smaug is dead, Thranduil comes with some elves to Erebor and wants his heirlooms, the white gems of Lasgalen, back.
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What sword does Thranduil use?

The sword of the Elvenking was one of two twin swords crafted for Thranduil by the finest smiths of the Woodland Realm. The blade and flowing hilt are forged with engraved vine and leaf symbols representing the forests of the Greenwood, all forged from a single piece of silver Elven steel.
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Was Thranduil in the last alliance?

Oropher was taken by the Silvan Elves as their lord and founded the Woodland Realm. The Elves of Mirkwood joined the Last Alliance and in S.A. 3434, Thranduil followed his father and numerous lightly armed Elves in the War of the Last Alliance.
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Are Thranduil and Elrond related?

Both also lost significant father figures in the War, Thranduil his actual father Oropher, and Elrond his mentor Gil-galad. Both are in a sense widowers.
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Is Thranduil in The Silmarillion?

He first appears as a supporting character in The Hobbit, where he is simply known as the Elvenking, the ruler of the Elves who lived in the woodland realm of Mirkwood. The character is properly named in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, and appears briefly in The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales.
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Who was Thranduil's wife?

Calathiel was the mother of Laindawar, Laerophen, Legolas, and Luthien, wife of the King Thranduil of Mirkwood and queen of the Woodland Realm.
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Did Legolas have any siblings?

Luthien Thranduiliel is the second child of the King Thranduil of Mirkwood and his wife Calathiel . She is the little sister of Legolas, born in mid TA 240 in Woodland Realm of Mirkwood.
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Is the Arkenstone a silmaril?

Reality: The Arkenstone is not a Silmaril. There are several reasons why this theory is incorrect. First, Tolkien wrote that the two lost Silmarils would remain lost until the end of Arda. One of them being found by the Dwarves would contradict this.
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Was there a White Gem of Lasgalen in the book?

The White Gems of Lasgalen, also simply known as the White Gems, are items featured on The Hobbit. They debuted in the first film of the prequel trilogy. The White Gems are based on the Emeralds of Girion from the high-acclaimed fantasy novel, The Hobbit.
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Did Thranduil fight dragons?

In the new movie "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug", in his dialogue with Thorin Oakenshield, Thranduil indicates/implies that he had years earlier seen battle and wounds against the Worms of The North (the dragons of Angband, wielded by Morgoth).
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Was Legolas a high elf?

In it, she talks a lot about how Legolas, although he is Sindar (High-Elven), identifies as a Wood-Elf, to the point of acting more like a subject of Thranduil than his son.
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Is Thranduil better than Legolas?

It's a tough choice though: Legolas might be one of the Nine Walkers and a member of the Fellowship if the Ring, but Thranduil has reigned over Mirkwood for more than 3,400 years. There can only be one (as they say in Highlander).
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Is Thranduil a good fighter?

We see in The Hobbit 2 he pretty much effortlessly beheads an orc without looking while Legolas was bumped up against the orc. To do that while looking and not hit Legolas or his blade would be impressive, but to do it without even looking is almost unbelievable.
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Why does Thranduil want the necklace?

Instead of a silmaril, they're just pretty white gems Thranduil wanted to be made into jewelry in remembrance of his dead wife.
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Why do Legolas's eyes change color in The Hobbit?

Due to technical mishaps involving Bloom's contact lenses, in the films Legolas' eye colour sometimes changes between brown, purple, and blue. (In the director's commentary of the Extended Edition, Peter Jackson admitted that they forgot to put Bloom's contacts in several times.)
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What does Lasgalen mean?

Lasgalen means 'Greenleaf' in Sindarin Elvish. They are revealed to be Legolas's mother's only memento. Legolas means 'Greenleaves'. 919.
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