Here's Elrond's age in The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and Amazon's The Rings of Power. The ethereal elves are Middle-earth's most mystical race. Ageless in nature, a wily elf can live for eons, especially if they keep their pointy ears out of mortal affairs. Elves aren't immune to death entirely, however; they can die in battle or choose to remain in Middle-earth and fade away. Despite their immortality, elves are no strangers to death - many elves in Lord of the Rings meet their end in both the movies and the books. Haldir famously died at Helms Deep in Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and in Middle-earth history, the ancient House of Fëanor doomed itself while waging war against Morgoth and lusting for the Silmarils, A key elf in Tolkien's mythology is Elrond, the Lord of Rivendell and one of the most ancient elves still alive during the era of the Ring. Perhaps due to his part-human heritage, Elrond is more willing to aid mortals than other leaders among the elves, and he proved vital in the Last Alliance of Elves and Men against Sauron.
Elrond is played by Hugo Weaving in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy and enjoys a bigger role in the Hobbit movies than his literary counterpart. In 2022, Amazon released The Rings of Power, a prequel series set in the second age of Middle-earth. Elrond, now played by Robert Aramayo, is a key character. This is a much younger Elrond, but one with a far longer lifespan than any human could hope for. According to The History of Middle-earth, Elrond was born during the First Age, in the year 532. The Hobbit takes place in 2941 of the Third Age, and The Lord of the Rings begins 60 years later. The First Age lasted 587 years, and the Second Age (when Amazon's The Rings of Power takes place) was 3,441 years long. This helps viewers calculate Elrond's age throughout the entire timeline.
Elrond's Age In Peter Jackson's LOTR Trilogy
Elrond is roughly 6,437 years old during The Hobbit and 6,497 in The Lord of the Rings. Elrond is phenomenally old by the time of The Lord of the Rings, but even with his 6,000+ years, he is surprisingly not the oldest elf in Middle-earth. Elrond's advanced years afford him a position of respect and seniority, and the Lord of Rivendell is rightly considered a rich source of knowledge, wisdom, and history. But Cirdan the Shipwright, who briefly appears in The Return of the King, is even older. Born even before the First Age, Cirdan is well over 10,000 years old, making Elrond look positively middle-aged in comparison. At the end of The Lord of the Rings, Elrond accompanies Gandalf and Frodo to the Undying Lands, his ancestral home. There, it's natural to assume that Elrond went on to live for eternity across the sea.
How Old Is Elrond In The Rings Of Power?
Amazon's The Rings Of Power chronicles the end of the Second Age of Middle-earth, thousands of years before The Lord of the Rings. It's the period of history previously seen only in the flashback to the war against Sauron at the start of The Fellowship of the Ring. Elrond was obviously present for this and the death of Sauron, so naturally, he's also a key character in The Rings of Power, alongside the other recognizable name from this era — Galadriel. Since The Rings of Power isn't officially connected to Peter Jackson's movies, Hugo Weaving didn't return to reprise his role as Elrond. Elrond is instead played by Robert Aramayo. Aramayo plays a much younger Elrond who's still finding his feet in the complex world of Elvish politics. Elrond is about 1,500 years old in The Rings of Power, 4,000 years younger than when he first encountered Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit or the Fellowship in The Lord of the Rings.