Peter Jackson’s famousThe Lord of the RingsandThe Hobbittrilogieswere based on renowned fantasy writer J.R.R.
Tolkien’s works, pulling in characters of numerous fantasy races.
Other creatures had darker stories and more mysterious origins but were no less important as characters.
Some ofthe bestLord of the Ringscharactersappeared old and grizzled, belying a soul that would never age.
15Arwen Undomiel
Age In T.A.
3019: 2,778 Solar Years
Arwen Undomiel was one of the youngest Elves inThe Lord of the Ringsmovies.
14Legolas Greenleaf
Age In T.A.
Aragorn was born in 2931.
Or, perhaps any similarity between Aragorn and Legolas is a coincidence.
Either way,there’s not too much in Tolkien’s work to recommend Legolas' age.
13The Witch-King Of Angmar
Age In T.A.
There’s no detail of when exactly Sauron gave out the Seven to Dwarves and the Nine to Men.
However, these acts were mentioned in the same breath as the siege inThe Silmarillion.
12Elrond Peredhel
Age In T.A.
The eleventh of Christopher Tolkien’sThe History of Middle-earthseries,The War of the Jewelswas published in 1994.
So,Elrond’s age was a mystery for a whileafterThe Lord of the Ringswas published.
Elrond was not one of the first Elves to awaken in Middle-earth.
Nor was he one of the Eldar who had traveled from Middle-earth to Valinor and back.
ButElrond was descended from great families of Elvesand even an Ainu, generations ago - Melian the Maia.
11Thranduil
Age In T.A.
“The History of Galadriel and Celeborn” inUnfinished Talesprovides a fair bit of detail on Thranduil.
The fair woodland kingdom of Doriath came to an unfortunate end in F.A.
(First Age) 506 during the Years of the Sun.
496, making him 6,956 in T.A.
(Third Age) 3019.
10Shelob
Age In T.A.
Ungoliant fled to Middle-earth after this heinous act.
The Elves awoke years later, starting the First Age - according toMorgoth’s Ring.
Ungoliant had children at some point after fleeing to Middle-earth, one of whom was Shelob.
50 of the Years of the Sun.If Shelob was born in F.A.
9Celeborn
Age In T.A.
When Galadriel arrived in Doriath, she proceeded to fall in love with Celeborn.
Also,there were conflicting accounts of Celeborn’s originsinLord of the Rings.
8Galadriel
Age In T.A.
3019.The Years of the Trees were counted in Valian years, which were each worth 9.582 solar years.
The Years of the Trees were worth 1,500 Valian years or 14,373 solar years.
Galadriel was born in Y.T.
(Years of the Trees) in 1362.
Therefore, according toMorgoth’s Ring,Galadriel was 8,372 in T.A.
7Cirdan
Age In T.A.
1 - 1050
10,061
First Age
Elves awoke in Cuivienen
Y.T.
1102, Thingol was senior enough to be chosen as one of the Elvish ambassadors to seek Valinor.
In this case, he would have been born in Y.T.
If Cirdan was also born in Y.T.
1070, that would make him 11,170 in T.A.
6Treebeard
Age In T.A.
Elves awoke in Y.T.
1050, andTreebeard was born before the Elves awoke.
No Ent is given a birthdate or birth year in the legendarium, Treebeard included.
Treebeard was probably born before Y.T.
1050, but he could have been born just before the Elves awoke, in the same year.
If Treebeard was born in Y.T.
1050, he would be 11,362 in T.A.
