[Ainaserkewen]

There is so much mystery surrounding the elves of Mirkwood, as I've said before. I am curious as to how elves age. Do they age by their solar year, or our years, and if so, does an elf of 9 years resemble a boy of 9 years? Or is it something completely different?

As for the mithril coat idea, it's very well thought out and researched, but I feel that both Legolas and the coat were much older than a few centuries. I don't know how much hard evidence there is to back me up, but a personal belief of mine is that Frodo's mithril coat was made for a Noldorin prince. Why? Because they were the better friends of the dwarves(who made the coat) and throughout history, they've seemed to have the nicer things, especially war toys. The Sindarin and other such elves of darkness didn't have the same knowledge and understanding as the Noldor.

Final note: I believe that Legolas was born in Doriath and is much older than anybody thinks. Why? Because I want him to, and I can't find any evidence against that.