Thranduil, the current king of Mirkwood, lost his father (ada) and mother (nana) in the final war between humans and elves.
He led the remaining Silvan elves back to their homeland after the war. He spent many years alone.
One early summer morning, Thranduil was walking alone in the woods. By the lake in the center of the forest, he met a female elf who looked like moonlight...