· Elves are immortal and do not physically age.
· Elves do not grow weak as they age, only wiser
and more beautiful.
· Elves have more beauty than any creatures on
earth, but also possess the most extreme hap-
piness and sorrow.
· Elves excel in speech, song, and poetry.
· They were the first people on earth to speak with
voices and no earthly creatures before them sang.
· Elves are surrounded by a light similar to that of a
glowing moon, like Queen Galadriel is sometimes
referred to as "Lady of Light".
· Queen Galadriel was the bearer of one of the three
Elf rings, Nenya. Nenya's power enabled the Mirror
of Galadriel to see into the future and also gives
Galadriel the power of mind to visualize Sauron's moves.
· Elves speak both the Quenya and Sindarin language.
· They typically have fair complexions and coloring, with a
few exceptions like Elven Princess Arwen, who was noted
for her rare and unusual dark beauty
· In war, Elves can be killed with fire or steel and some have
been known to die from grief.