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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alaric_Prympax" data-source="post: 8634" data-attributes="member: 176">Peredhil Choice and ParentageYou've pretty much got the 'generations' correct except the parentage is:Elrond's parents were Earendil (Man) and Elwing (Elf), his brother was Elros both born late in the First Age.  Because they were Peredhil or Half-elven the Valar gave  the 2 brothers  an irrevocable  choice of how they would live- either as an Elf or as a Man.  Elrond chose to live as an Elf and had immortally and Elros chose to live as a Man and recieve the 'Gift of Death' (IIRC) and became the First King of Numenor called Tar-Minyatur.  A choice was also given to Elrond's children, at the time he left Middle Earth they could go with him to the West or they could stay in ME and become mortal.  Elrond's wife was Celebrian (married in 100 T.A.) who is the daughter of Galadriel and Celeborn, she is attacked by Orcs in the Red Horn Pass and receives a poisoned wound in 2509 T.A. and leaves for the West in 2510 T.A.  This is why Elladan and Elrohir (their twin sons born in 139 T.A.) hate and hunt Orcs so much.  Arwen Undomiel (their daughter) was born in 241 T.A.   All 3 chose to remain in ME IIRC.Just to make sure everyone is on the right page.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Or if you meant 'son-in-law' then just disregard my entire post. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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