Gillete, The Best Cirdan Can Get!

[HerenIstarion]

I'm being mordant, but, do 'Laws and Customs among the Eldar' or any similar piece indicate balding process among the elves? With regards to agent Elrond of the movie, you know. The question is half sarcastic only, though, I'm not only being mordant, but being curios too - anyone remembering anything of the kind?

[Boromir88]

Heen:

and im pretty sure that Cirdan was part of the people who stayed in middle earth when the other elves went west because they were looking for Elwe in the woods or something.

It was said Cirdan would leave when the rest of the elves left. He would be the last to elf to leave Middle-Earth, and we do know that he did leave eventually.

[Encaitare]

With regards to agent Elrond of the movie, you know.

Oh, poor Hugo Weaving! He's never going to live the unusual combination of roles down. When I think of him though, he's often done up in drag as he was in the Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

But on topic, I don't recall anything about balding elves anywhere. Many of them are described by their beautiful hair, so I can't see elves being bald at all. If they don't really show any other signs of aging (aside from the occasional beard) then it doesn't seem logical that they would start to lose their hair. I'm no expert, though, so maybe the answer is tucked away in a Letter or a volume of HoME which I haven't gotten to yet.

[The Saucepan Man]

Originally Posted by HerenIstarion

... do 'Laws and Customs among the Eldar' or any similar piece indicate balding process among the elves?

Perhaps Feanor was after those locks of Galadriel's hair to patch up his toupe.

[Mithalwen]

Well it could be explained by his human ancestry.......... btw Hugo has always had a high hairline even when he was 23 and had masses of hair (cf Bodyline).....