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Mahtion
Rivendell
Feb 18, 4:23am
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Galadriel is indeed older than Elrond but I always interpreted his older appearance to his human inheritance. Many of the half elves in the Silmarillion like Dior and Earendil are only around thirty years of age and have already matured enough to be considered independent adult elves. Full blooded elves it is implied take at least fifty years to mature physically and mentally. However Elladan and Elrohir along with Arwen are 3/4 elven mostly with some minuscule Maiar blood so they appear just as youthful and elven as the others portrayed.
We do see some movie elves like Gil-galad and Elrond looking less perfect and embodying the elven ideal. Perhaps this could be attributed to Noldor being less beautiful than other kindreds? Or stress has indeed aged Elrond and Gil-galad for having contended with Sauron and watching Eregion burn to ruin.
Cirdan we must remember is far older than Galadriel and Tolkien said the eldest of Elves can even grow a beard just as Cirdan is described. I believe it was mentioned that Cirdan belongs to the same generation as Elwe Thingol and Finwe. He is portrayed in the movies as beardless but definitely older than the majority of the elves.
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The Elves' Ages
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CathrineB
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Feb 17, 1:56pm
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My version of book-verse Elves
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Súlimë
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Feb 17, 3:38pm
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I imagine them the same way!
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Eowyn3
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Feb 17, 9:03pm
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Book-elves vs. movie-elves...
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Otaku-sempai
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Feb 17, 3:49pm
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I always wanted to see elf children.
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Kimtc
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Feb 17, 6:36pm
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I like to think of it as outside elements playing a role in how old Elves look.
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Boromir Stark
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Feb 17, 8:27pm
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grief
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Nerven
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Feb 17, 9:07pm
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pain
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Aragalen the Green
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Feb 18, 3:24am
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Elven Appearances
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Mahtion
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Feb 18, 4:23am
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Lets not forget Cirdan was probabaly born at Cuivineien
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malickfan
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Feb 19, 2:38pm
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Wow that was one impressive blog post!
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imin
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Feb 19, 3:06pm
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Maybe this?
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Elthir
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Feb 19, 4:45pm
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Cirdan vs Treebeard
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CuriousG
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Feb 19, 5:30pm
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Ents
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dreamflower
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Feb 20, 9:19pm
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That does make good sense. Thanks.//
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CuriousG
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Feb 20, 10:04pm
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I thought Arwen was the last elf born in Middle Earth
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PattyJB
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Feb 23, 5:03am
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That would certainly explain it.
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Kimtc
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Feb 23, 4:25pm
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Arwen born last High Elf
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Mahtion
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Feb 24, 12:37am
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Elf-child to adult
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Elthir
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Feb 18, 5:48pm
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