Elves grow up in three stages which I believe last for about 2000-2500 years each (not 100% sure). The first stage is the equivalent of human toddler-to-teen or hobbit children-to-tweens. The second is when they reach their physical maturation and mental pique, and the third is when, presumably, they begin to decline in physical stature and can even begin to grow facial hair (Cirdan the Shipwright, probably the oldest Elf in Middle-earth circa the War of the Ring, had a great beard). Elf children, in this three-stage scenario, obviously take much longer to reach the zenith of their physical and mental ability, but theirs is a higher crest than that of other races.
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