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Position:Home>Books & Authors> What character from the Lord of the Rings is oldest?Question: What character from the Lord of the Rings is oldest!? My friend and I have been debating this!. He doesn't trust Wikipedia for some stupid reason, so it's time to bring in the experts! ^_^
also: Citations would be fantastic (I have a copy of Sil handy but I can never find the passages I look for) but are not required!. Thanks for your input! ^_^Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Tom Bombadil!. He is called the Ageless, or the Oldest!. The guy was there almost since it was created!. Are you talking about LOTR or Middle Earth, cuz Illuvatar (God) or Eru, the One, was oldest then!. :D LuthienT EDIT: Sauron and Gandalf come after him, even Gandalf says, (or Aragorn, can't remember) that Tom Bombadil is the Ageless, the Eldest!. He was sent there by the Valar to be a tree guardian!.Www@QuestionHome@Com I would have to agree with those that say Elrond!. He was there during the first battle with Sauron!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.and if I'm not mistaken, long before that as well!. I'll have to go and check the appendicies, I think there might be something in there!. You might also want to check out the books "The History of Middle-Earth" There are 10 volumes!. It's likely that there would be something in there about Elrond's age!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Sauron is the oldest!. He made the one ring, and existed in that fantasy world for eons, long before The Hobbit even took place!. http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Lord_of_the!.!.!. http://www!.tolkein!.com Read all pages of the FAQs, particularly page three!.Www@QuestionHome@Com I think it's!.!.!. Elrond, isn't it!? He was at that battle a thousand years ago when Sauron was defeated, so that would make him pretty old!.!.!. I thinkWww@QuestionHome@Com Elrond!. He was alive 2000 years back when Sauron was defeated!. Legolas is the oldest of Aragon and Gimili surprisingly!. Check out his wikipedia entry!.Www@QuestionHome@Com I agree with Elrond!. Those sneaky elves live quite a long time =] and if not Elrond, it's Sauron, because well, he was the reason for that battle in which Elrond was present years agoWww@QuestionHome@Com Sauron or Gandalf, both were Maiar!.Www@QuestionHome@Com i would say sauraman he was the eldest of the wizards who came to middle earth from across the seaWww@QuestionHome@Com |