Ageless Elves
 

Hi all. I know that when elves are born, they have this period of time called their "mortal" years when they age more at the rate of a human then stop aging all together. Do they still age a little after they reach that point? Or is it that they age at a mortal's pace their first few years and then it drastically slows down, but still age a little? It's kinda confusing to me still.

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Additionally, here is an informative link with quotes from Morgoth's Ring.

Well,

I do know that when they age it's 1 human year to 144 elven years. (that means that an elf takes 144 human years to age one year)

I do not know this sertain tough.

Greetings,

Anuion

How about here and here.

Anion-many now favour the 9.58 Elven years to one years ratio. Elves generally grew to adulthood before between 50-100. They had three phases and it is said in their third one, they could grow beards.

144 years = 1 yeni

It's not...

144 man years = 1 elven year

A year is a year is a year. They only used the term 'yeni' because it was easier than keeping up with years, being alive through so many of them.

When someone says Elrond was 6,000+ years old, they don't mean 6,000+ x 144 years.