Who's the oldest?

[Melichus]

No, Galadriel wasn't the eldest, Cirdan was. Galadriel was born in the west, while Cirdan awoke beside Cuivinen (sp?) but abandoned the march to Valinor...

I got the impression that Ingwe, Finwe, and Olwe were the oldest of the elves--or were they just the leaders of the group that Cirdan was a part of? I also stand by my theory that Bombadil was one of the "old creatures dark and strong" that had lasted through the spring of Arda. Of course, his personality must have improved greatly when the times changed a bit...

Also, were the Balrogs Maiar or not? If not, I think they were the oldest non-Maiar/Valar creatures of Arda, since they were created secretly by Morgoth in the depths of Utumno very early on.

Also, how do make the little accents and umlauts over letters?

[ October 21, 2002: Message edited by: Melichus ]