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'''Half-elven''' ([[Sindarin]] singular '''Peredhel''', plural '''Peredhil'''), are the children of the union of [[Elves]] and [[Men]]. Half-elven are not a distinct race ''per se''; rather, they were fertile offspring as the result of a union between Elves and Men. There are four recorded unions of the Eldar with the Edain.  
{{quote|In the dawn of years Elves and Men were allies and held themselves akin [...] and in the glory and beauty of the Elves, and in their fate, full share had the offspring of elf and mortal...|''[[Quenta Silmarillion]]'', "[[Of Men]]"}}
'''Half-elven''' ([[Sindarin]] singular '''Peredhel''', plural '''Peredhil'''), are the children of the [[Unions of Elves and Men|Union of Elves and Men]]. Half-elven are not a distinct race ''per se''; rather, they were fertile offspring as the result of a union between [[Elves]] and [[Men]]. There are four recorded unions of the Eldar with the Edain.  


In ''The Silmarillion'', Lúthien married Beren and Idril married Tuor.<ref>{{S|Beren}}</ref><ref name="Gondolin">{{S|Gondolin}}</ref> In the [[First Age]], these two lines of Peredhil were then joined by the marriage of Eärendil and Elwing. Eärendil and Elwing were the first to receive the choice of fates which passed to their line. Their sons, Elros and Elrond, chose different fates and the line was sundered until the end of the [[Third Age]].
In the [[First Age]], Lúthien married Beren and Idril married Tuor.<ref>{{S|Beren}}</ref><ref name="Gondolin">{{S|Gondolin}}</ref> These two lines of Peredhil were then joined by the marriage of Eärendil and Elwing. Eärendil and Elwing were the first to receive the choice of fates which passed to their line. Their sons, Elros and Elrond, chose different fates and the line was sundered until the end of the [[Third Age]].


In ''The Lord of the Rings'', when Arwen Undómiel wed [[Aragorn II Elessar]],<ref>{{RK|Steward}}</ref> a distant descendant of Elros Tar-Minyatur, it united the long-sundered lines of those descended from both Elves and Men. There is also mention of an Elven bloodline in Prince [[Imrahil]]<ref name="Debate">{{RK|Debate}}</ref> via the old tale of [[Mithrellas]] and [[Imrazor|Imrâzor]].<ref>{{UT|Galadriel}}</ref><ref>{{PM|Elendil}}</ref>{{rp|220-2}}  
In the end of the [[Third Age]], when Arwen Undómiel wed [[Aragorn|Aragorn II Elessar]],<ref>{{RK|Steward}}</ref> a distant descendant of Elros Tar-Minyatur, it united the long-sundered lines of those descended from both Elves and Men. There is also mention of an Elven bloodline in Prince [[Imrahil]]<ref name="Debate">{{RK|Debate}}</ref> via the old tale of [[Mithrellas]] and [[Imrazôr]].<ref>{{UT|Galadriel}}</ref><ref>{{PM|Elendil}}</ref>{{rp|220-2}}  


==History==
==History==
[[Image:Jenny Dolfen - Descendants of Thingol.jpg|thumb|left|225px|[[Jenny Dolfen]] - ''Descendants of Thingol'']]
[[Image:Jenny Dolfen - Descendants of Thingol.jpg|thumb|left|225px|[[Jenny Dolfen]] - ''Descendants of Thingol'']]
The first bond between Elves and Men was the marriage of [[Beren Erchamion]] and [[Lúthien Tinúviel]], from which a single son, [[Dior Eluchíl]], was born. Dior Eluchíl wed [[Nimloth of Doriath]], and the two of them had three children: twin sons [[Eluréd]] and [[Elurín]], and daughter [[Elwing|Elwing the White]]. Dior, wore the Silmaril which passed to him from his mother, Lúthien, and this awakened the oath of the [[Fëanorians]].<ref>{{S|Doriath}}</ref> Eluréd and Elurín were abandoned in the woods outside Doriath by the vengeful servants of Celegorm in retribution for their father's killing of their master; they were never found, even when [[Maedhros|Maedhros Fëanorion]] searched for them.  
The first bond between Elves and Men was the marriage of [[Beren Erchamion]] and [[Lúthien Tinúviel]], from which a single son, [[Dior Eluchíl]], was born. Dior wed [[Nimloth of Doriath]], and they had three children: [[twins]] [[Eluréd]] and [[Elurín]], and [[Elwing|Elwing the White]]. Dior wore the [[Nauglamir]] with the [[Silmaril]], passed to him from his mother, thus awakening the oath of the [[Fëanorians]] and the [[Second Kinslaying]].


The next bond came about through the union of [[Tuor]] son of [[Huor]] and [[Idril Celebrindal]], from which another son, [[Eärendil]], was born. Eärendil and Elwing begat another pair of twin sons: [[Elrond|Elrond Peredhel]] and [[Elros Tar-Minyatur]]. Elros chose the fate of Men, and thus bore no more descendants bearing the title of "Half-Elven," but his brother Elrond chose the fate of Elven-kind.
The next bond came about through the union of [[Tuor]] son of [[Huor]] and [[Idril Celebrindal]], from which another son, [[Eärendil]], was born. While Eärendil was truly half-elven, his Adan father, Tuor, had been granted the fate of the elder race.<ref name="Gondolin"/> Eärendil and Elwing begat another pair of twin sons: [[Elrond]] and [[Elros]]. Of the half-elves, Eärendil and Elwing were specifically given a choice in their fates when they journeyed to Valinor with the Silmaril to beg pardon for the [[Noldor]] and plead the plight of Elves and Men to the Valar. Only after that event was the choice passed to their children, to be counted as one of the [[Eldar]] (Elves), thus being immortal, or one of the [[Edain]] (Men), thus being mortal.<ref name="Voyage">{{S|Voyage}}</ref> Elrond Half-elven chose the fate of Elven-kind, but Elros chose the [[Gift of Men]], and none of [[House of Elros|his descendants]] bore the title of "Half-Elven".


Elrond wed [[Celebrían]], daughter of [[Celeborn]] and [[Galadriel]], and bore three children: twin sons [[Elladan]] and [[Elrohir]], and daughter [[Arwen Undómiel]]. Aragorn and Arwen were parents to a son, [[Eldarion]], as well as several daughters, thus leaving a remnant of the proud Elven lineage even after the Firstborn had long passed over the sea and out of time and memory. Though these children were long-lived, like Númenóreans had been and Eldarion ruled for at least 100 years,<ref>{{L|338}}</ref> they were mortal. 
Of the half-elves, Eärendil and Elwing were specifically given a choice in their fates when they journeyed to Valinor with a Silmaril to beg pardon for the [[Noldor]] and plead the plight of Elves and Men to the Valar. Only after that event was the choice passed to their children.<ref name="Voyage">{{S|Voyage}}</ref> The half-elven of this line were given a choice to be counted as one of the [[Eldar]] (Elves), thus being immortal, or one of the [[Edain]] (Men), thus being mortal. There is no evidence that any other mixed bloodline shared in that choice of fate. There is evidence that other, later half-elves did not as the children of Mithrellas, [[Galador]] and [[Gilmith]], were enobled but mortal like their father, as were their descendants.<ref name="Debate"/>
[[Image:Līga Kļaviņa - Family.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Līga Kļaviņa - ''Family'']]
[[Image:Līga Kļaviņa - Family.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Līga Kļaviņa - ''Family'']]
While Eärendil was truly half-elven, his Adan father, Tuor, had been granted the fate of the elder race.<ref name="Gondolin"/> Elwing and her father, Dior, were not truly half-elven as they were descendants of the divine bloodline of [[Melian]]. However, all three of them, Dior, Eärendil, and Elwing, bore a Silmaril, before the choice of fates, which was a hallowed jewel that would not have suffered the touch of mortals.<ref>{{S|Unrest}}</ref> While the following specifically states: "in the dawn of years Elves and Men were allies and held themselves akin . . . and in the glory and beauty of the Elves, and in their fate, full share had the offspring of elf and mortal, Eärendil, and Elwing, and Elrond their child," it does not necessarily exclude Elwing's father and brothers or Elrond's brother, Elros, prior to his choice.<ref>{{S|Men}}</ref>
Elrond wed [[Celebrían]], daughter of [[Celeborn]] and [[Galadriel]], and bore three children: twin sons [[Elladan]] and [[Elrohir]], and daughter [[Arwen Undómiel]]. Aragorn and Arwen were parents to a son, [[Eldarion]], as well as at least two daughters, thus leaving a remnant of the proud Elven lineage even after the Firstborn had long passed over the sea and out of time and memory. Though these children were long-lived, like Númenóreans had been and Eldarion ruled for at least 100 years,<ref>{{L|338}}</ref> they were mortal. 


It may have been Tolkien's intent that once the choice was decreed for the specific line of Eärendil and Elwing, any born after that time with mortal blood in their veins, would be mortal. In an older version of ''The Silmarillion'', when Manwë spoke his judgment to Eärendil, this line appeared: "now all those who have the blood of mortal Men, in whatever part, great or small, are mortal, unless other doom be granted to them."<ref>{{LR|Quenta}}</ref> That part of the judgment did not appear in the 1977 edition.
There is no evidence that any other mixed bloodline shared in the choice of fate as Earendil's and Elwing's. The children of [[Mithrellas]], [[Galador]] and [[Gilmith]], were enobled but mortal like their father, as were their descendants.<ref name="Debate"/>


===The half-elven lines===
===The half-elven lines===
Those who through indirect textual evidence (sharing a divine heritage and/or handling the Silmaril unscathed) are counted among the Eldar are bold faced; those who chose to be counted as an Elda rather than an Adan are italicized; those who were counted among the Edain (or who had not made the choice either way) are not. Their actual mathematical descent from elves is in a fraction in parentheses.
Those sharing a divine heritage and didn't make a choice are bold faced; those who chose to be counted as an Elda rather than an Adan are italicized; those who were counted among the Edain (or who had not made the choice either way) are not. Their actual mathematical descent from elves is in a fraction in parentheses.


The important half-elven were:
The important members of the half-elven lines were:
* '''[[Dior]]''', son of Man [[Beren]] and Elf [[Lúthien]], grandson of the [[Maia]] [[Melian]]. (1/4)
* '''[[Dior]]''', son of Man [[Beren]] and Elf [[Lúthien]], grandson of the [[Maia]] [[Melian]]. (1/4)
 
:Dior and his descendants were not only half-elven, but also descendants of the divine bloodline of [[Melian]]; Dior was slain in his 30s, far below the lifespan of a mortal, therefore his intended nature, [[Elven life cycle|longevity]] and [[mortality]] are not known.
* ''[[Eärendil]]'', son of the Man [[Tuor]] and Elf [[Idril]] (1/2)
* ''[[Eärendil]]'', son of the Man [[Tuor]] and Elf [[Idril]] (1/2)
:Eärendil would rather have chosen the kindred of Men, but he chose the Elves for his wife Elwing's sake (she also chose the Elves). His fate was special; although he was not allowed to stay in [[Valinor]] with the Elves, he had to sail the heavens in his ship [[Vingilótë]], wearing the [[Silmaril]] of Beren and Lúthien on his brow, [[Star of Earendil|shining brightly]] as a sign of hope for [[Middle-earth]].<ref name="Voyage"/>


Eärendil would rather have chosen the kindred of Men, but he chose the Elves for his wife Elwing's sake, who chose the Elves.<ref name="Voyage"/> Eärendil's fate was special; however, he was not allowed to stay in [[Valinor]], but had to sail the heavens in his ship [[Vingilótë]]. The [[Silmaril]] of Beren and Lúthien on was bound on his brow, to shine brightly as a sign of hope for [[Middle-earth]]. Elwing resided in a white tower built northward on the borders of the Sundering Sea and met him upon his return.<ref name="Voyage"/>  
* ''[[Elwing]]'', daughter of Dior and [[Nimloth of Doriath|Nimloth]]. (5/8)
:Elwing's family was slain or lost, with only Elwing surviving, given her choice of kindred and choosing the Eldar. As Eärendil sailed the heavens, Elwing resided in a white tower built northward on the borders of the [[Sundering Seas]] and met him upon his return.<ref name="Voyage"/>


* ''[[Elwing]]'', daughter of Dior and Elf [[Nimloth of Doriath|Nimloth]]. (5/8)
* '''[[Eluréd]]''' and '''[[Elurín]]''', sons of Dior and Nimloth. (5/8)
:While Dior was slain, Eluréd and Elurín were abandoned in the woods outside Doriath by the vengeful Noldor and were never found again, disappearing from history in a very young age.<ref>{{S|Doriath}}</ref> As with their father, their eventual nature remains unknown.
* ''[[Elrond]]'', son of Eärendil and Elwing. (9/16)
:His heirs would also have the free choice of kindred.


Elwing's father, Dior, was the son of Beren and Lúthien, and he and his children with the Elf Nimloth of [[Doriath]]: Eluréd, Elurín, and Elwing were of the three-fold races: Edain, Eldar, and Maiar. Dior and his wife were slain in the [[Second Kinslaying]], Elwing escaped, and the fate of Eluréd and Elurín is not known.<ref name="Doriath">{{S|Doriath}}</ref> Elwing was given her choice of kindred and chose the Eldar.  
* [[Elros]], also son of Eärendil and Elwing. (9/16)
:The heirs of Elros were not given the choice of the children of Elrond; but their lifespan was multiple of that of normal Men. In later times, the [[Kings of Númenor]] regretted their forefather's choice, and this led to the [[downfall of Númenor]].
* [[Arwen]], daughter of Elrond and [[Celebrían]]. (25/32)
:She could choose her kindred like her father; however unlike him, after living for millennia as an Elf, she ultimately chose the fate of Men and married [[Aragorn]], distant heir of Elros. Their son [[Eldarion]] and their daughters were not counted as Half-elven, but rather as [[Dúnedain]] restored, as the two Half-elven lines of Earendil were merged in the [[Fourth Age]].


* '''[[Eluréd]]''' and '''[[Elurín]]''', sons of Dior and Nimloth. (5/8)
* [[Elladan]] and [[Elrohir]], sons of Elrond and Celebrían. (25/32)
:Like their sister they "shall live with the youth of the Eldar" as immortals; until they made their choice, which they were bound to make only after their father took the [[White Ship]] out from Middle-earth. Their choice(s) and fate(s) is unknown.<ref>{{App|A1v}}</ref>


* ''[[Elrond]]'', son of Eärendil and Elwing. (9/16)
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The heirs of Elrond, including Arwen Undómiel, also had the free choice of kindred, therefore Arwen could choose to be counted amongst the Edain even though her father had chosen to be counted as Elven. The heirs of Elros were not given this choice, but their lifespan was enhanced many times that of normal Men. In later times, the [[Númenóreans|Númenórean]] Kings, descendants of Elros, regretted their forefather's choice, and this helped lead to the downfall of Númenor.  
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* [[Elros]], also son of Eärendil and Elwing. (9/16)
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* [[Arwen]], daughter of Elrond and Elf [[Celebrían]]. (25/32)
==Other versions of the legendarium==
In an older version of the ''Quenta Silmarillion'', Manwë spoke this judgment to Eärendil:


Arwen, daughter of Elrond, married [[Aragorn]], heir of Elros, and thus the two Half-elven lines were merged in the [[Fourth Age]]. Their son [[Eldarion]] and their daughters were not counted as Half-elven, but rather as [[Dúnedain]] restored.
{{quote|To Eärendel I remit the ban, and the peril that he took upon himself out of love for the Two Kindreds shall not fall on him; neither shall it fall upon Elwing who entered into peril for love of Eärendel: save only in this: they shall not ever walk again among Elves or Men in the Outer Lands. Now all those who have the blood of mortal Men, in whatever part, great or small, are mortal, unless other doom be granted to them; but in this matter the power of doom is given to me.|''[[The Lost Road and Other Writings]]'', Part Two: Valinor and Middle-earth before The Lord of the Rings, Quenta Silmarillion}}
 
* [[Elladan]] and [[Elrohir]], sons of Elrond and Celebrían.  (25/32)


They were bound to not make their choice until their father had set out to depart from Middle-earth; the texts do not reveal their final choices. However, like Arwen, until the choice was made at the time of Elrond's departure, his children "shall live with the youth of the Eldar."<ref>{{App|A1v}}</ref>
[[Christopher Tolkien]] interprets it as that Dior would inherit his father's mortality, irrespective of his mother's nature and choice.<ref>{{LR|Quenta}}, The Conclusion Of The Quenta Silmarillion, §9</ref>


==Inspiration==
[[Wikipedia:Half-elves|Half-elves]] appear in [[Norse]] mythology, the offspring of a man and an [[Wikipedia:Alfar|Alfr]]; believed to be particularly beautiful and with magic powers.
==See also==
==See also==
*[[Kinship of the Half-elven]]
*[[Kinship of the Half-elven]]

Revision as of 05:13, 6 May 2021

"In the dawn of years Elves and Men were allies and held themselves akin [...] and in the glory and beauty of the Elves, and in their fate, full share had the offspring of elf and mortal..."
Quenta Silmarillion, "Of Men"

Half-elven (Sindarin singular Peredhel, plural Peredhil), are the children of the Union of Elves and Men. Half-elven are not a distinct race per se; rather, they were fertile offspring as the result of a union between Elves and Men. There are four recorded unions of the Eldar with the Edain.

In the First Age, Lúthien married Beren and Idril married Tuor.[1][2] These two lines of Peredhil were then joined by the marriage of Eärendil and Elwing. Eärendil and Elwing were the first to receive the choice of fates which passed to their line. Their sons, Elros and Elrond, chose different fates and the line was sundered until the end of the Third Age.

In the end of the Third Age, when Arwen Undómiel wed Aragorn II Elessar,[3] a distant descendant of Elros Tar-Minyatur, it united the long-sundered lines of those descended from both Elves and Men. There is also mention of an Elven bloodline in Prince Imrahil[4] via the old tale of Mithrellas and Imrazôr.[5][6]:220-2

History

Jenny Dolfen - Descendants of Thingol

The first bond between Elves and Men was the marriage of Beren Erchamion and Lúthien Tinúviel, from which a single son, Dior Eluchíl, was born. Dior wed Nimloth of Doriath, and they had three children: twins Eluréd and Elurín, and Elwing the White. Dior wore the Nauglamir with the Silmaril, passed to him from his mother, thus awakening the oath of the Fëanorians and the Second Kinslaying.

The next bond came about through the union of Tuor son of Huor and Idril Celebrindal, from which another son, Eärendil, was born. While Eärendil was truly half-elven, his Adan father, Tuor, had been granted the fate of the elder race.[2] Eärendil and Elwing begat another pair of twin sons: Elrond and Elros. Of the half-elves, Eärendil and Elwing were specifically given a choice in their fates when they journeyed to Valinor with the Silmaril to beg pardon for the Noldor and plead the plight of Elves and Men to the Valar. Only after that event was the choice passed to their children, to be counted as one of the Eldar (Elves), thus being immortal, or one of the Edain (Men), thus being mortal.[7] Elrond Half-elven chose the fate of Elven-kind, but Elros chose the Gift of Men, and none of his descendants bore the title of "Half-Elven".

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Elrond wed Celebrían, daughter of Celeborn and Galadriel, and bore three children: twin sons Elladan and Elrohir, and daughter Arwen Undómiel. Aragorn and Arwen were parents to a son, Eldarion, as well as at least two daughters, thus leaving a remnant of the proud Elven lineage even after the Firstborn had long passed over the sea and out of time and memory. Though these children were long-lived, like Númenóreans had been and Eldarion ruled for at least 100 years,[8] they were mortal.

There is no evidence that any other mixed bloodline shared in the choice of fate as Earendil's and Elwing's. The children of Mithrellas, Galador and Gilmith, were enobled but mortal like their father, as were their descendants.[4]

The half-elven lines

Those sharing a divine heritage and didn't make a choice are bold faced; those who chose to be counted as an Elda rather than an Adan are italicized; those who were counted among the Edain (or who had not made the choice either way) are not. Their actual mathematical descent from elves is in a fraction in parentheses.

The important members of the half-elven lines were:

Dior and his descendants were not only half-elven, but also descendants of the divine bloodline of Melian; Dior was slain in his 30s, far below the lifespan of a mortal, therefore his intended nature, longevity and mortality are not known.
Eärendil would rather have chosen the kindred of Men, but he chose the Elves for his wife Elwing's sake (she also chose the Elves). His fate was special; although he was not allowed to stay in Valinor with the Elves, he had to sail the heavens in his ship Vingilótë, wearing the Silmaril of Beren and Lúthien on his brow, shining brightly as a sign of hope for Middle-earth.[7]
Elwing's family was slain or lost, with only Elwing surviving, given her choice of kindred and choosing the Eldar. As Eärendil sailed the heavens, Elwing resided in a white tower built northward on the borders of the Sundering Seas and met him upon his return.[7]
While Dior was slain, Eluréd and Elurín were abandoned in the woods outside Doriath by the vengeful Noldor and were never found again, disappearing from history in a very young age.[9] As with their father, their eventual nature remains unknown.
  • Elrond, son of Eärendil and Elwing. (9/16)
His heirs would also have the free choice of kindred.
  • Elros, also son of Eärendil and Elwing. (9/16)
The heirs of Elros were not given the choice of the children of Elrond; but their lifespan was multiple of that of normal Men. In later times, the Kings of Númenor regretted their forefather's choice, and this led to the downfall of Númenor.
She could choose her kindred like her father; however unlike him, after living for millennia as an Elf, she ultimately chose the fate of Men and married Aragorn, distant heir of Elros. Their son Eldarion and their daughters were not counted as Half-elven, but rather as Dúnedain restored, as the two Half-elven lines of Earendil were merged in the Fourth Age.
Like their sister they "shall live with the youth of the Eldar" as immortals; until they made their choice, which they were bound to make only after their father took the White Ship out from Middle-earth. Their choice(s) and fate(s) is unknown.[10]
Melian
 
Thingol
 
 
 
House of Bëor
 
 
 
House of Hador
 
 
 
 
 
House of Haleth
 
Finwë
 
Indis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Barahir
 
Belegund
 
Galdor
 
 
 
 
 
Hareth
 
Fingolfin
 
Finarfin
 
Eärwen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lúthien
 
 
 
Beren
 
Rían
 
 
 
 
 
Huor
 
 
 
 
 
Turgon
 
Elenwë
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dior
 
Nimloth
 
 
 
 
Tuor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Idril
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Eluréd
 
Elurín
 
Elwing
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Eärendil
 
 
 
 
Celeborn
 
Galadriel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Elros
 
 
 
 
 
Elrond
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Celebrían
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kings of Númenor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lords of Andúnië
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
High Kings of Arnor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kings of Arthedain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chieftains of the Dúnedain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aragorn
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Arwen
 
Elladan
 
Elrohir
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Eldarion
 
Many daughters


Other versions of the legendarium

In an older version of the Quenta Silmarillion, Manwë spoke this judgment to Eärendil:

"To Eärendel I remit the ban, and the peril that he took upon himself out of love for the Two Kindreds shall not fall on him; neither shall it fall upon Elwing who entered into peril for love of Eärendel: save only in this: they shall not ever walk again among Elves or Men in the Outer Lands. Now all those who have the blood of mortal Men, in whatever part, great or small, are mortal, unless other doom be granted to them; but in this matter the power of doom is given to me."
The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Two: Valinor and Middle-earth before The Lord of the Rings, Quenta Silmarillion

Christopher Tolkien interprets it as that Dior would inherit his father's mortality, irrespective of his mother's nature and choice.[11]

Inspiration

Half-elves appear in Norse mythology, the offspring of a man and an Alfr; believed to be particularly beautiful and with magic powers.

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