How do elves age if they are immortal?

Elves' Second Cycle of Life Is an Endless Adulthood
Unlike the race of Men, they didn't physically age. They just remained constant -- an unchanging incarnation of their eternal form.

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Why do Elves age if they live forever?

Elves have three cycles in their lives. The first cycle for Elves is childhood and adolescence, lasting around 100 years, though most elves are fully grown after their first 50 years. The second cycle of an Elves' life is adulthood which can span thousands of years, all while not physically aging.

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How do Elves lose their immortality?

Once an elf engages in reciprocated love with someone, that's it. If he cannot be with that person he will lose the will to live, die, and become a forever-shade in the Halls of Mandos.

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At what age do Elves stop aging?

Elves did not age over their 100th year but they aged in a different sense than Men: they became ever more weary of the world and burdened by its sorrows, sometimes appeared to age under great stress.

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What is the oldest age for an elf?

Elf Traits

An elf typically claims adulthood and an adult name around the age of 100 and can live to be 750 years old. Alignment: Elves love freedom, variety, and self- expression, so they lean strongly toward the gentler aspects of chaos.

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How old is a 100 year old elf?

An elf typically claims adulthood and an adult name around the age of 100 and can live to be 750 years old. Elves take their time doing things because of their long life span. So to them 100 years feels like what 20 years feels like to a Human.

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What age is Santa's elf?

Elves typically reach maturity around the same age as humans, however their lifespan is infinite. How old are Santa's elves? Santa's elves are a variety of ages from 25 – 2025.

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How long is an elf pregnant?

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.

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How long can an elf live?

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.

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What happens when an elf dies?

Should an Elf die, its spirit would be summoned to the Halls of Mandos in Aman. Elves could refuse the summons, but this would suggest that they were tainted. Elves who went to the Halls were, after a period of time, typically given the opportunity to be reincarnated into a body identical to the one that died.

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Which Elf gave up immortality?

In making that choice, Arwen gave up the Elvish immortality available to her as a daughter of Elrond, and agreed to remain in Middle-earth instead of travelling to the Undying Lands.

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Why is Arwen dying but not Elrond?

Elrond has only Half-Elf, and he was once given the choice to be counted among Man or Elves. When he chose to be counted as Elven kind, he was then given immortality. Because Arwen is Elrond's daughter and also Half-Elf, she too has the choice to be a mortal woman or an immortal Elf.

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How is Legolas immortal?

While the date of Legolas's birth is unknown, he was likely born sometime after his grandfather was killed and his father took over the rule of the Woodland Realm. Like all Elves, Legolas is immortal. Elves do not die by natural causes; however, they can be killed in battle.

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Can elves live 1,000 years?

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.

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Can all elves give up their immortality?

In the books and Legendarium, there examples of full-blooded elves (ex. Arwen and Luthien) who willingly sacrifice their immortality to spend a mortal lifetime with the humans they love.

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How do elves reproduce Lord of the Rings?

Unlike other races of Middle-earth, casual intercourse was not enough to conceive a child because, for Elves, it was a far more conscious effort that required, as Tolkien put it, a "share and strength of their being, in mind and in body." Furthermore, marriage and parenthood are not forced upon Elven people.

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What happens if your elf doesn't leave?

If your elf didn't move, they may be trying to communicate an important message to you! If your elf is accidentally touched, they may have just enough energy to get to the North Pole but not enough magic to create a whole new scene in your home.

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How many babies can a elf have?

It is for procreation, and, as Elves are immortal, it doesn't make sense to have lots of children. The first generations of Elves sometimes did have many children - Feanor had seven sons - but this is the exception.

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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. Likewise, Finduilas loved Gwindor, and then she loved Turin.

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Can two half-elves have an elf child?

Half-elves can have children of their own. When they form families with other half-elves, their offspring will be half-elves themselves. However, if a half-elf has children with someone of different ancestry, even a member of their parental races, the results can vary.

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Can moms touch elves?

Are grown-ups allowed to intervene? Santa advises that no family member touch their Elf on the Shelf, but he does describe a few rare instances when an adult may use tongs or potholders to help an elf in an urgent situation.

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How old do elves marry?

The Elves came into existence before Men, and when Elves die they pass to the Halls of Mandos in Valinor. Elves come of age at around fifty years old, and generally marry around this age. Elves who marry late or never are said to have strange fates.

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Is Santa half elf?

If you are talking about the character that came from the legend of the Saint he is both a man and an elf depending on which legend you believe in.

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Can kids touch the elf after Christmas?

The first and most important rule is that you must NOT touch your Elf. If you do, they will lose all their magic - and nobody wants that to happen.

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How old is Santa's wife?

Claus is much more tight-lipped about her age than Santa is. The last time she talked about it, she mentioned she stopped counting when she turned 170. Similar to Santa, the elves believe Mrs. Claus is roughly the same age, around 1,700 years old.

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