Do elves have an 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.

Do elves age normally?

Elves did not physically age after they reached maturity, but they did age in a different sense than Men.

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.

At what age do elves come of age?

Elves come of age at around fifty years old, and generally marry around this age.

What is the life span of an elf?

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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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.

Do elves only fall in love once?

Elves marry only once (with only one known, very special, exception), but there's no rule about them loving only once. For example, Finwe loved Miriel, and then he loved Indis.

How old is the youngest elf?

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

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.

Can elves and humans mate?

Elves and humans have held the Armlet of Strength and half-elves are capable of interbreeding with both elves and humans and continuing to produce fertile children. Interestingly, half-elves can also breed with other half-elves and have created a fairly stable half-elf race.

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.

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.

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.

Why do elves live so long?

They live considerably longer because before they were like this, they were Immortal before time even began. Once Lorkhan "tricked" the various spirits to create Mundus, they lost their immortality. So was Man. They share a common ancestor.

Do elves have birthdays?

All elves celebrate birthdays, but how they are celebrated varies from culture to culture. The earliest known rites were made by the first elves, the Woodland Elves of Miyla. The Woodland Elves of Miyla are more commonly known as the Miylian Elders were the first known elves to celebrate birthdays.

How tall is the average elf?

The high elf is the most common elf variety. High elves average 5 feet tall and typically weigh just over 100 pounds. They live on fruits and grains, though they occasionally hunt for fresh meat. High elves prefer colorful clothes, usually with a green-and-gray cloak that blends well with the colors of the forest.

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.

Who was the last elf in Middle-earth?

There is no last Elf in Middle-earth - there's still Elves here! Elves cannot live in Middle-earth indefinitely, embodied. Though the Three Rings helped keep them around and embodied, all Elves in Middle-earth were subject to fading, the loss of their corporeal bodies.

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.

Why did elves have so few children?

But according to Tolkien, the vast majority of elves lose their sex drive after having a few children. So even though elves live thousands of years, the most elf-children in a single family is Feanor's seven sons. What this all means is that, in general, you need young elves in order to have elf children.

How old is tauriel?

Despite the establishment in the film that Tauriel is meant to be around 600-years-old, there are disagreements with her age. Her actress, Evangeline Lily, stated in an interview that Tauriel was 600 years old, Legolas was 1,900, and King Thranduil was 3,000.

Are Elves virgins?

Arwen was a virgin simply because binding with someone is an act reserved for marriage FOR elves in Tolkien. Furthermore, intercourse for elves are reserved for reproduction and are only reserved for mates. Also, elves mate for life so the choice of a partner is important to an elf.

Do baby Elves grow?

Eventually your Elf baby might grow up. For example, you have a baby Elf for one year and the next year that Elf baby arrives as a second Elf. Follow these Elf on the Shelf Ideas for Multiple Elves if your baby grows up.

Can a elf on the shelf have a baby?

To answer the burning question, no, Elf on the Shelf can't have babies.