Who is the oldest Hobbit in the fellowship?

As such, these are the ages of the Fellowship members when the group is first formed at Rivendell.
  • Frodo Baggins - 50. ...
  • Samwise Gamgee - 38. ...
  • Gandalf - Approx. ...
  • Aragorn - 87. ...
  • Legolas - Very Old. ...
  • Gimli - 139. ...
  • Meridoc Brandybuck - 36. ...
  • Peregrin Took - 28.
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Who is the oldest in the fellowship?

Looks aside, Gandalf is hands down the oldest member of the Fellowship of the Ring for multiple reasons — and likely by a good margin, too. For starters, the wizard arrived in Middle-earth roughly 2,000 years before the Ring was destroyed.
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How old were the hobbits in the fellowship?

The Fellowship of the Ring opened with Bilbo and Frodo celebrating their birthdays. Bilbo was 111, and Frodo was 33. Hobbits considered 33 a coming-of-age year, so knowing that Frodo was 50 when he took the One Ring to Mordor meant that he was older than Jackson portrayed him in his films.
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Who is the oldest hobbit?

The two oldest-living recorded hobbits (except Gollum) were The Old Took (who reached the age of 130) and Bilbo Baggins (who surpassed him at 131). By nature they were of gentle disposition, neither cruel nor vindictive.
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Who is the oldest hobbit in Lord of the Rings?

Since Bilbo had been a ring-bearer, he was allowed to accompany Frodo to the Undying Lands. On September 22, 3021, Bilbo turned 131 and became the oldest hobbit ever to have lived.
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This Is How Old Every Member Of The Fellowship Of The Ring Is



Is Legolas older than Gandalf?

Gandalf has a younger form in Middle-Earth who is appeared to be about 60 but in reality he is 2019 making him older than Middle-Earth. Legolas was not born in TA 87, that date was made up for a reference book to the films.
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Is Legolas older than Elrond?

I'm reading the fall of Gondolin and at one point the citizens of the city are fleeing over a plain, they are led by Legolas Greenleaf (page 100 in my book). At the same time the son of Tuor and Idril Eärendil, is 8 years old, he is also the father of Elrond.
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Who is older Gandalf or Tom Bombadil?

"...within the Old Forest his power was absolute and no evil was strong enough to touch him." Tom Bombadil is the oldest, as are other Maiar and Varda listed above.
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How old is Gandalf in Fellowship?

The appearance of Gandalf came shortly after the first millennium of the Third Age, and the formation of the Fellowship took place in 3018. Gandalf's physical body is, therefore, around 2000 years old, although his true form is decidedly more ancient.
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Is Thorin older than Balin?

Balin, born in T.A. 2763, was 178 years old and the eldest of the Dwarves after Thorin. In the movies he is portrayed as an old Dwarf, very likely older than Thorin.
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What are the Hobbits ages?

The average lifespan of a Hobbit was about 100 years, though it was not unusual for a Hobbit to live as many as three decades beyond that. The time at which a young Hobbit matured and was accepted as an adult was 33, compared to a Man's 18 years. Thus, a 50-year-old Hobbit would only be middle-aged.
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How old is Legolas in Fellowship?

Search for Legolas grandfather, Oropher. He was around during the second age. And he also did not like Gil-Galad. According to the LOTR film guide Legolas was born in TA 87 making him 2931 years old at the time of the War of the Ring.
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Is Tom Bombadil older than Galadriel?

LOTR Purist to the end

The elves came before Treebeard but the elves that awoke him are all dead or passed on to Valinor.....Therefore, Treebeard is older then Galadriel and Cirdan (Cirdan being about 10500 years old).... So Bombadil is the Eldest, but as for created living beings, Treebeard is still the oldest....
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Who is the oldest elf in Lord of the Rings?

The Oldest Elf in the Lord of the Rings trilogy is Cirdan the Shipwright. The bodies of Elves live indefinitely (they do not age) in Middle-Earth, but they can be killed, or so badly wounded that their spirits forsake their bodies.
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How is Aragorn so old?

The royal blood that flows through the veins of the Dúnedain allows them to live three times as long as normal Men. Aragorn's heritage is the reason for his longevity, and he's not the only Lord of the Rings character to benefit from being one of the Dúnedain.
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Is Gandalf as old as Sauron?

' The only LotR characters who are about the same age as Gandalf are Sauron, Morgoth, and Eru Ilúvatar.
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How old is Smaug?

Certainly dragons live very, very long-- Glaurung had been 'brooding' for a century, and was still considered to be juvenile. Smaug was at very least ~180 years old by the time he was slain.
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How old is Gimli in The Hobbit?

Gimli was 139 years old (born in 2879 of the Third Age) when the Fellowship of the Ring set out from Rivendell, making him 52 years older than Aragorn.
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Is Tom Bombadil God?

Tom Bombadil Is God

Though he's not mentioned in The Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit, Tolkien's world is presided over by a God known as Eru. This primordial entity shares many traits with the monotheistic gods of the real world, and was responsible for creating all life with the help of his first children, the Ainur.
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Is Bombadil older than Treebeard?

Now, we know that Tom Bombadil predates the elves, and the trees themselves (which definitely existed before the ents.) So he's definitely older than Treebeard.
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Is Tom Bombadil a Radagast?

Radagast the Brown is a wizard kinsman to Gandalf who forgot his calling and can never leave Middle Earth. And finally there's the cheery, enigmatic Tom Bombadil, who can put the Ring on his finger and not vanish. These are men of magic and of ancient wisdom and Tolkien's finest creations.
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Why is Gandalf referred to as mithrandir?

Although Gandalf is his most commonly-used moniker, he went by several other names as well. In his origins as a Maiar spirit in Valinor, he was known as Olorin. In Gondor, he was known as Mithrandir, meaning Grey Pilgrim. The White Rider was his name to those who saw him on his great white horse, Shadowfax.
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Is Aragorn half elf?

Aragorn isn't a half-elf, he's a tiny fraction of an elf. Elros, who was a half-elf (actually 9/16), was his very remote ancestor. But more importantly, the heirs of Elros were not given the choice to be elven or human, although the Valar did grant them unusually long life-spans.
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Why did Gimli not know about Moria?

There are a few reasons why Gimli would have been unaware of Balin's fate: a messenger could have been killed by orcs on the way to spread the news, or they could have been trapped within the mines for some time before they were killed.
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