How old is Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings?

Galadriel’s age in The Lord of the Rings is a mystery. However, JRR Tolkien left it all in writing. So it can be answered.

With the prominent role of Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Might, questions about his age have arisen again. Since the author J.R.R. Tolkien indicated the year he was born, seems like an easy question to answer. However, with the richness of the lore and the angelic nature of the elves, determining the age of this character is not easy.

As Tolkien wrote extensive notes on his world, his son Christopher Tolkien collected much of his work in a thirteen-volume book series entitled The Story of Middle Earth. It states that Galadriel was born in YT 1362. But to calculate how long ago this is with respect to The Lord of the Rings, you have to know what Tolkien meant by YT years.

The Story of Middle Earth is divided into ages. Bilbo and Frodo Baggins were born in the Third Age of Middle-earth, which lasted 3021 years.. But before these ages, elves from The Lord of the Rings like Galadriel lived in the faraway land of Valinor, also known as the Undying Lands. And during this era, Middle-earth was fully formed, since the sun had not even begun to illuminate the world. This epoch is abbreviated as YT, short for Tree Ages.

So… how old is he?

Since Galadriel was born in YT 1362, that means that she lived 138 years in Valinor, since the Years of the Trees ended in 1500. So, her 138 years, multiplied by 9,582, places the female character at 1,322 years of age when the First Age of Middle-earth began. The First Age lasted 600 years, so it was 1922 when the Second Age began. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Might takes place during the year 1500 of the Second Age, placing Galadriel at 3422 years of age during the series. frodo he meets the White Lady in the year 3019… at the advanced age of 8382 years!

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How old is Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings?