<P> During the Second and Third Age , they held some protected realms with the aid of the Rings of Power , but after the War of the Ring they waned further , and most Elves left Middle - earth for Valinor . Tolkien 's published writings give somewhat contradictory hints as to what happened to the Elves of Middle - earth after the One Ring was destroyed at the end of the Third Age . </P>
<P> During the Second and Third Age , they held some protected realms with the aid of the Rings of Power , but after the War of the Ring they waned further , and most Elves left Middle - earth for Valinor . Tolkien 's published writings give somewhat contradictory hints as to what happened to the Elves of Middle - earth after the One Ring was destroyed at the end of the Third Age . </P>
where did the elves go after middle earth
where did the elves go after middle earth
Valinor
Valinor