Though Thranduil's elk in The Hobbit films was not white, he may have been a nod to this established connection between deer and Mirkwood in Tolkien's legendarium, as elks are part of the deer family.

Like many of Weta's Hobbit/Lord of the Rings pieces, The Woodland King is designed at 1:6 scale. But given the enormous size of Thranduil's throne, the piece still clocks in at a whopping 41.33 ...