The Silvan Guard was a group of Elves tasked with the security of the Woodland Realm under the command of King Thranduil. Their captain was Tauriel, who led them in a campaign against the Spiders of Dol Guldur during the Third Age. After Thorin and his company were captured by the guard, Orcs attacked the Woodland Realm while the Dwarves were escaping. The guard fought against the Orcs as far as the borders of the realm.