No one can tell you his exact age, it isn't known. All that can be said is that it is likely though not certain that he was born in the First Age. His father was born in the first age and Elves tend to have children around age 100, as we are told. I'm currently working on an essay on the subject. The Second Age lasted 3441 years and the Third Lasted 3021 (Not 1541 as I accidently said earlier, darn Shire reckoning). So if Legolas WAS born in the First Age, he would be ATLEAST 6452. The last 600 years of the First Age were spent in war and we are told that Elves have less or no children at all during war if they can help it, so you could tack on that 600 if you want, bringing the total to 7052 and still be on the safe side in my opinion. But, afterall, it is only an educated guess.
[ April 06, 2002: Message edited by: Mhoram ]
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