That is the official movie cannon age, but not canon from JRRT.
It is a reasonable estimate as he was probably born in the early Third Age. He is well over 500, based on his statement that 500 years since the building of Meduseld felt like "a little while". So, anywhere 2-3k yo is reasonable.
Magic wizards dropping from the sky fully formed are hard to pin an age on. He is either older than the creation of ME or we mark time from when he arrives on middle earth. (He entered existence before the beginning of time, participating in the "Music of the Ainur" which shaped the world.)
Legolas was born sometime in the Third Age (possibly early ~87TA per movie lore).
Gandolf arrived in 1000TA, after the other Wizards, around the time the shadow fell over greenwood/murkwood.
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recentSlinky@lemmy.ca · 18 pts · 54d
I get the astrix for gandalf, he wasn't born as much as sent to embody an avatar in middle earth. But why astrix for legolas?
maltasoron@sopuli.xyz · 20 pts · 54d
IIRC Tolkien never states his age.
noxypaws@pawb.social · 13 pts · 54d
asterisk*
zarathustrad@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 54d
That is the official movie cannon age, but not canon from JRRT.
It is a reasonable estimate as he was probably born in the early Third Age. He is well over 500, based on his statement that 500 years since the building of Meduseld felt like "a little while". So, anywhere 2-3k yo is reasonable.
waigl@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 54d
How can Gandalf be younger than Legolas?
MoonManKipper@lemmy.world · 36 pts · 54d
Giving his birthday as when he arrived in Middle Earth I guess
zarathustrad@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 54d
Magic wizards dropping from the sky fully formed are hard to pin an age on. He is either older than the creation of ME or we mark time from when he arrives on middle earth. (He entered existence before the beginning of time, participating in the "Music of the Ainur" which shaped the world.)
Legolas was born sometime in the Third Age (possibly early ~87TA per movie lore).
Gandolf arrived in 1000TA, after the other Wizards, around the time the shadow fell over greenwood/murkwood.
eestileib@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 54d
Geez Legolas, rob the cradle much? Gimli is 5% of your age!
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 54d
by the end Gandalf is barely a newborn