Do elves age?

Elves, like Men, are Children of Eru Ilúvatar and thus are very similar to Men. Unlike Men, however, they are immortal, in that their bodies do not age once they have reached maturity, so that they do not seem to become elderly or die of old age.
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At what age do elves stop aging?

Elves, at least the Eldar, have a pregnancy that lasts about a year. By the age of 1, elves can speak, walk and dance. Puberty and full height are attained at around their fiftieth to one hundredth year, when they stop aging physically.
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How old do elves get?

Age: Although elves reach physical maturity at about the same age as Humans, the elven understanding of Adulthood goes beyond physical growth to encompass worldly experience. An elf typically claims Adulthood and an adult name around the age of 100 and can live to be 750 years old.
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Do elves age slowly?

Elves: Similar to dwarves, elves age more slowly than men in their youth, and then once they reach maturity they stop aging. The rate for elves is much slower even than dwarves. Tolkien says that a 20 year old elf appears to be 7 years old.
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What is a elves lifespan?

Unlike humans, elves did not age dramatically as their lifespan came to a close, with the most obvious changes being a change in hair color, alternatively graying or darkening. Most elves remained healthy and full of life up until their death, which, if age-related, was usually between two and nine centuries.
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Do elves get periods?

((EDIT: Although ti's very possible - even likely, that menstruation wasn't actually a monthly cycle. Elves rarely even counted in years (preferring centuries), let alone months.)) So, long story short, I'm pretty confident that elves do menstruate.
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What happens when an elf dies?

When elves die, their spirits travel to the Halls, where they rest for a time as disembodied shades. Most of them are then returned to corporeal form and rejoin all the other elves living in Valinor.
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How many human years is an elf year?

An elf typically claims adulthood and an adult name around the age of 100 and can live to be 750 years old. What this says to me is that if you want an elf that looks like a 20 year old human and acts like a 20 year old human, you play a 20 year old elf.
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How do elves become adults?

Elves who went to the Halls were, after a period of time, typically given the opportunity to be reincarnated into a body identical to the one that died. If the Elf accepted the opportunity, the Valar would then create the new body for the Elf's spirit; Elven spirits had no power to build such bodies for themselves.
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How old is a half-elf?

Half-Elves have long ears like elves. They live about 180 years.
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How old is the youngest elf?

The youngest elf whose birthdate is actually listed by Tolkien is Arwen, who is around 2800.
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Who is the oldest elf?

Early history. Círdan, born Nowë, was kin of both Elwë and Olwë, lords in the host of the former. Círdan was said to have been one of the most skilled Elves in building ships during the Great Journey, especially when the Elves dwelt by the Sea of Rhûn.
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How do elves lose their immortality?

The elves, or the Eldar, are immortal in the sense that they cannot die from illness or old age, however they can be slain. If they do die, they are summoned to the Halls of Mandos on Valinor, where they may eventually be returned to a physical form, although only in Valinor.
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Can elves get drunk?

Well, the Hobbit shows that Elves can certainly get themselves drunk. They can also be killed by poison, so presumably an Elf could theoretically drink themselves to death. However, they would be unlikely to suffer much from the long term physiological effects of drinking.
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Who was the last elf to leave Middle-earth?

Show activity on this post. The elves left Middle-earth for the Undying Lands after Frodo destroyed the One Ring. Who was the last elf in Middle-earth? Was it Arwen, who remained behind for love of Aragorn, until she died of grief after his passing?
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How old is a 17 year old elf?

If you are 98 in human years, you would be 17 in elf years, an older elf but quite young nonetheless (9 + 8 = 17)! If you are nine or under in human years, you are the same age in elf years. Young no matter what!
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How long does it take for an elf to reach adulthood?

By elf standards an elf may take 80 or 90 years or longer to reach full mental and emotional maturity. By human standards an elf would seem fully mentally and emotionally mature within the same time frame as they do (20-30 years).
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How long does it take Elves to reach adulthood?

According to Morgoth's Ring, they reach physical maturity from ages 50-100 in Sun Years. Fairly straightforward - this used to be the figure cited all the time before NoMe was released.
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Can Half-Elves reproduce?

Half-elves may mate and breed, but will always produce the offspring of the other parent (a Half-elf/elf pairing will produce elven children, while a Half elf/human pairing will result in human children).
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How old was Legolas in human years?

According to the movie people, Legolas is 2,931 years old - and according to the book people, Aragorn was born in the year 2931 of the Third Age, meaning that during the quest his birth year is the same number as Legolas's age.
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How tall is a half elf?

Half-elves are about the same size as humans, ranging from 5 to 6 feet tall.
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Did elves lose immortality?

Though the Dúnedain were blessed with long life and slow aging, they were still mortal. On the other hand, Elves are immortal beings that never succumb to old age. They can even recover from wounds that would be fatal to Man.
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How long can high elves live?

Middle age for a blood elf or high elf is around 175. They aren't really considered old until age 260 or so; a venerable quel'dorei is around 350 years old, and the maximum life span for a high elf or blood elf is 360-400 years of age.
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Are elves real?

From a scientific viewpoint, elves are not considered objectively real. However, elves have in many times and places been believed to be real beings.
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