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like Mahtan, but since no one else (besides him and Cirdan) lived into their third stage, we can't really tell whether it's a tried-and-true thing. They all got themselves killed (unlike these two, who had brains!)
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You mean, no one else listed grew a beard. We have no idea when this third stage of life started - it seems probable that Olwe, Ingwe, and Finarfin would be in this stage at least.
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My point is, Galadriel's older than Cirdan and she doesn't show any signs of aging whatsoever!
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Where did it say Galadriel was older than Cirdan? Cirdan's date of birth is unknown, but his birth is never spoken of (while Galadriel's is). A large number of people seem to think that Cirdan was of the first elves to awake, or in the first couple of generations after at least. Galadriel was not born until the Noldor had reached Valinor. Miriel dies, Finwe marries Indis, Indis has Finarfin, Finarfin weds Earwen, Earwen has Galadriel - didn't really happen overnight. Cirdan was a lord of the Teleri and was over those who lived by the sea. If anything can be speculated, it seems that Cirdan is older than Galadriel.