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The Woodland Kingdom, also known as the Black Forest Kingdom, is a kingdom established by the Silvan elves in the Black Forest and lasts from the Second Age to the present.

In 750 of the Second Age, Oropher, a Sindar elf from Doriath, established the Kingdom of Black Forest.Unlike most of the Sindar, Oropher and his family rejected the Valar's call, went to the east and established a kingdom in the Great Greenwood. Oropher himself became king and ruled over the Silvan elves in the Great Greenwood.The Sindar elves who traveled with them quickly merged with the Silvan elves, accepted their customs and language, and named themselves in Silvan.Orophel's original intention was to return to the beginning, the natural life before the elves were summoned by Valar to go to the west.

The Kingdom of Mirkwood originally covered the entire Great Green Forest, with its capital located in Armon Lenk.But during the Second Age, the inhabitants of Mirkwood moved northward three times.The first was north across the Golden Iris Fens, away from the increasingly active dwarves of Khazad-dûm, and Galadriel and Celeborn to Lothlórien, but his people remained close to Anduin. Kinsmen in the west kept in touch.Oropher was troubled by reports of Sauron's rise for a long time, so at the end of the Second Age he resettled in the western valley of Emynduil (later known as the Mirkwood Mountains), while his people lived among the dwarves. North side of the road.

In 3430 of the Second Era, Oropher and Amdir led their armies to participate in the Last Alliance War, and both died in the battle.

Thranduil, the son of Oropher, became the new king of the Black Forest Kingdom after his father's death.

Around 1050 of the Third Era, an evil creature called the Necromancer (whose true identity was later revealed to be Sauron) entered the abandoned Amon Lanc, and the Great Green Forest gradually began to breed a large number of Orcs and giant spiders. .The forest elves retreated far north during this period, and many landmarks were renamed: the Great Greenwood became known as the Black Forest, Emyn Duil became known as the Mirk Forest Mountains or Emyn-Nur-Floin, A Monlank is called Dol Guldur, "the mountain of witchcraft."Thranduil's kingdom is protected by an enchanted river that puts those who fall into the water to sleep, while the Elven King's palace becomes a fortress.

By the middle of the Third Age, the number of Silvan elves in Mirkwood was greatly reduced, but they were still more numerous than those in Lindon, Rivendell, or Lothlórien.In order to stay away from the threat from the Necromancer in the south, the Silvan elves generally settled on the north side of the Jungle River, around the palace of the Elf King.They also gradually become withdrawn and alienated from strangers.But they still traded with the Lonely Mountain and Vale States, and imported wine from Dorvinion via the River Run.After Smaug destroyed the Lonely Mountain in 2770 of the Third Era, the communication between the Black Forest Kingdom and the Lonely Mountain and the River Valley State was cut off.

In 2941 of the Third Age, Thranduil's people were interrupted several times by a group of dwarves while holding a banquet in the forest. The group of dwarves were captured during the third interruption and taken to the palace of the Elven King.They trespassed into the territory of the Black Forest Kingdom and were detained after interrogation.Their leader, Thorin, refused to reveal their purpose for coming here from far west of Eriador, and the others did the same, even speaking harshly.

Thranduil hoped to wait until the dwarves' stubbornness subsided and, although they were imprisoned, they were not mistreated.These forest elves treat even their worst enemy captives with courtesy.After being held captive for many days, they escaped with the help of Bilbo Baggins.

Later, the elves heard that Smaug was angered by the fleeing dwarves, left the Lonely Mountain to attack Lake Town, and was killed by the archer Bard.They believed that the dwarves must have perished and that Thror's riches were unguarded.So Thranduil quickly gathered an army and headed to the Lonely Mountain.They encounter Bard's messenger on the road, saying that they are from the destroyed Lake Town and are in urgent need of help.As a kind and friendly monarch, Thranduil gave them a lot of food supplies and helped them build shelters for the winter.So Bard, son of Girion, led his men to join Thranduil's army and head north to the Lonely Mountain. They realized that the news of Smaug's death was "an ominous wind that will bring no good."

They arrive to find Thorin and his party still alive, and despite their attempts to negotiate, Thorin refuses any claims to his treasure.Thranduil and Bard surrounded the dwarves, who were waiting for their kin from the Iron Hills.In order to avoid war, Bilbo gave the Arkenstone to the forest elves and men so that they could negotiate with Thorin.This act earned Thranduil great respect, and he called Bilbo "worthy of wearing the armor of an Elf prince."

During the negotiations on the next morning, the angry Thorin agreed to pay one-quarter of the treasure in exchange for the Arkenstone. Thranduil was unwilling to go to war, but when Dain's army arrived, they first attacked the elves. and the humans launched an attack, when Orcs from the Misty Mountains and Gray Mountains suddenly appeared and joined the battle.Under the leadership of Gandalf, elves, humans and dwarves united against the Orcs. In this war, which was later called the Battle of the Five Armies, all parties suffered heavy losses. After the Orcs were repulsed, the elves, The dwarves made an agreement with the humans to distribute the treasure pile.

That same year, the White Order drove the necromancers out of Dol Guldur.

After Sauron was driven out of Dol Guldur, he sent three Nazgûl to reoccupy Dol Guldur in 2951 of the Third Age.On June 3018, 6 of the Third Age, a force of Orcs from Dol Guldur attacked the Kingdom of Mirkwood in order to escape Gollum, whom Aragorn had entrusted to Thranduil.

After Gollum escaped, Thranduil asked his son Legolas "Greenleaf" to inform Aragorn and Elrond in Rivendell with the news of Gollum's escape.After Legolas arrived in Rivendell, he attended a meeting with Elrond, where the details of Sauron's resurrection were fully revealed.As the chosen elf, Legolas joins the Fellowship of the Ring to protect Frodo, the bearer of the ring, on his journey to Mordor.After the Fellowship of the Ring was divided into two, Legolas continued to follow Aragorn and participated in the Battle of the Horn Keep, the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, and the Battle of Morlannon.During this period, Legolas formed a deep friendship with the dwarf Gimli, which greatly helped improve the relationship between the dwarves and the elves.

At the same time, on March 3019, 3 of the Third Age, Sauron's army attacked the Black Forest Kingdom, resulting in a tragic and bloody battle in the forest.Thranduil finally won, and then purged the Orcs and other evil creatures in Mirk Forest.He met with Celeborn at the Elven New Year, and the two agreed to rename Mirkwood as Aelin Rathgarland, "the Leafy Forest," with Thranduil ruling the lands north of the mountains and Celeborn ruling South of the Narrows, he called it East Lórien, and Beorn held the rest.

The Kingdom of Black Forest in the Fourth Age was prosperous and untroubled by enemies.A band of forest elves led by Legolas went to help rebuild Minas Tirith and lived in Ithilien for a while.

The final fate of the Black Forest Kingdom is unknown. In the 120th year of the Fourth Age, Legolas crossed the sea to Valinor and took Gimli with him.The rest of the forest elves have only two choices, either to leave Middle-earth and go to Valinor, or to eventually lose their bodies and become invisible souls to mortals.Considering Oropher's purpose in rejecting the Valar's call in the First Age, the fate of Thranduil and most of his people may have been the latter.However this is all just speculation.