He is thought to be over 10,000 years old by the time the War of the Ring takes place, and in all those many long years, he is credited with saving the entire elven race, selflessly putting his own wants and desires aside for the good of all, and of being a vessel through which the divine could communicate with the ...
Elves have the ability to live forever thanks to their immortality. Elves like Elrond, who was over 6000 years old in The Lord of the Rings, are not hard to come by. That being said, Elves who go into battle are aware of the risk to their immortality, willing to risk a long healthy life for the sake of a greater cause.
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.
Both Tom and Treebeard were referred to as the oldest living creatures of Arda, though it is not clear which of the two is the oldest. However, according to Tolkien's letters, it is implied that Bombadil was the oldest living being in Middle-earth.
We don't know for sure, because we don't know when Thranduil was born. Elrond was born in the 532nd year in which the Sun was visible in the First Age. (Time before the Sun was created is more difficult to calculate.) It seems likely that Thranduil is a good deal younger.
Gandalf's age is impossible to determine, but he's likely existed for at least 10,000 years, making him much older than Legolas.
Thranduil is a Sindarian elf, one of the high elves, and as such, has a claim to rule the silvan elves who follow him, whereas both Galadriel and Elrond are a mixture of types, from Telerin to Noldorin to Vanyarin.
In fact, Treebeard may have been a first-generation Ent because Gandalf called him "the eldest and chief of the Ents." Later, Gandalf also told Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli that Treebeard was the "oldest living thing that still walks beneath the Sun.” So it's very clear that Treebeard is older than any Elf, Man, Dwarf or ...
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.
Legolas was portrayed by Orlando Bloom. In the "official movie guide" for The Lord of the Rings, a birthdate for Legolas is set to 87 of the Third Age. This would make him 2931 years old at the time of the War of the Ring.
Pretty much just like humans, since they can inter-breed, though elves seem to only have children when they want them, which means: A) They have fantastic contraceptives. B) They only have sex to procreate.
Elves are way more powerful in the first age.
Apparently, beards, though rare, were the only sign of further natural physical ageing beyond maturity. Elves did not physically age after they reached maturity, but they did age in a different sense than Men. They became ever more weary of the world and burdened by its sorrows.
Immortality: Like other elves, Galadriel is immortal, meaning she can never die or grow sick or old. However, she is able to be killed if she fell in battle.
Elves, High Elves in particular, are said to be able to live for around 1000 years. Humans live to be around 100 at most. So we can assume that Humans age roughly ten times quicker than Elves do. So obviously, elves age much more slowly than humans do.
Cirdan the Shipwright was the oldest Elf in Middle-earth, but the oldest Elf was Imin, one of the fathers of all Elves having risen at Cuiviénen on Lake Helcar. He continued to live in Valinor. Why does Círdan look old in the Lord of the Rings? He is old, but elves don't age in Tolkien's writings.
What is Legolas syndrome? The actor is suffering from Legolas Syndrome — where you accidentally get cast into a role that suits you far more than your real-life looks, leaving you with a tricky predicament after the wrap party.
His prowess with a bow was unmatched among the Fellowship and, as J.R.R. Tolkien stated himself, Legolas was “endowed with the tremendous vitality of Elvish bodies,” as well as an inability to feel terrible hurts, which made it easy for him to travel long distances over rough terrain in only light shoes.
Tauriel truly threw a wrench in Legolas' life when he fell in love with her. She was brave, fierce, and a protective leader of the guard. He was meant to be the dutiful son of King Thranduil, but in loving her, he became a stubborn, masterful archer instead.
We also know that when Galadriel finally returns to her birthplace of Valinor after the destruction of the One Ring, she is over 8,000 years old.
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.
Shelob is born at some point during this era, making her several thousand years old at the very least. Gandalf the Grey once mentions that "the world is gnawed by nameless things" deep below the surface; Shelob is most likely one of them, given her life expectancy rivals that of Elves.
No, Thranduil does not have a ring of power in The Hobbit. There are three Elven rings of power, and they are worn by Elrond, Galadriel, and Cirdan. All three are powerful rulers in the Elven Kingdom. Thranduil, as the King of the Woodland Realm, is not considered important enough to possess a ring.
Haldir leads a regiment of Elven archers from Lórien to the Battle of Helm's Deep, where he is eventually slain, along with most of his archers.