With the new Hobbit movie from Peter Jackson debuting in full release this week, I was reminded of the old Hobbit movie I grew up watching. It was produced in 1977 and was animated.
John Huston was the voice of Gandalf and Otto Preminger was the voice the elvenking.
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| Otto Preminger as the Elvenking |
For those who are unfamiliar with Middle-Earth lore, the Elvenking in The Hobbit story is Legolas's father, Thranduil. In the Hobbit books he is portrayed as wicked and cruel, an obstacle that Bilbo must overcome using the magic of the One Ring. He looks ugly and misshapen.
But the truth is that the Elvenking is a hero, a hardened warrior who spent hundreds of years withstanding and isolating the Witch King, acting as a bulwark against Sauron's evil in Mirkwood, especially during the War of the Ring. In appearance, as I'm sure Peter Jackson's film will depict, the Elvenking will look as all elves should. Beautiful and tall, bright and terrible as the dawn.
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