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{{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 union of [[Elves]] and [[Men]]. Half-elven are not a distinct race ''per se''.
'''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 [[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 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==
The half-elven 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. In the list below, those who were counted as Eldar are italicized; those who were counted as Edain are not. Their actual mathematical descent from elves is in a fraction in parentheses.
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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. 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".


The important half-elven were:
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* ''[[Dior Eluchíl|Dior]]'', son of Man [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]] and Elf<ref>Lúthien was considered to be of the Eldar, not the half-elven; however, she was technically half-elven since only her father was an Elf. Her mother, [[Melian]], was one of the [[Maiar]], an angelic holy being. Though she did actually give up her mortality so her husband would be brought back to life, she was still considered one of the Eldar and never of the half-elven or Edain.</ref> [[Lúthien Tinúviel|Lúthien]], grandson of the [[Maia]] [[Melian]]. (1/4)
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. 
 
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===
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]]''', 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)
* ''[[Elwing]]'', daughter of Dior and Elf [[Nimloth of Doriath|Nimloth]]. (5/8)
: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"/>
* [[Eluréd]] and [[Elurín]]<ref>Eluréd and Elurín were captured by the servants of [[Celegorm]] and abandoned in the forest, thus dying before their decision as to their kindred could be made.</ref>, sons of Dior and Nimloth. (5/8)
 
* ''[[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"/> 
 
* '''[[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)
* ''[[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)
* [[Elros]], also son of Eärendil and Elwing. (9/16)
* [[Arwen]], daughter of Elrond and Elf [[Celebrían]]. (25/32)
: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]].
* [[Elladan]] and [[Elrohir]], sons of Elrond<ref>It is uncertain whether Elladan and Elrohir chose to be of the Edain or the Eldar; this information is not given in the books. However, since their choice was expressed by whether they would follow their father to [[Valinor]] at the time of his own departure, and they were described as remaining in [[Rivendell]], they are often said to have chosen the Edain.</ref> and Celebrían. (25/32)
* [[Arwen]], daughter of Elrond and [[Celebrían]]. (25/32)
*[[Galador]], son of [[Imrazôr]] and [[Mithrellas]]<ref>This is a less known legend, which explains why the [[Princes of Dol Amroth]] were of Elven descent, but this (and perhaps other unaccounted instances) are less famous and are not usually mentioned among the half-elven.</ref> (1/2)
: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]].
 
* [[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>
 
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Eärendil would rather have chosen the kindred of Men, but he chose the Elves for his wife Elwing's sake, who chose the Elves. 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 the prow, as a sign of hope for [[Middle-earth]]. Elwing built a tower in the Shadowy Seas and often met him on his return.
==Other versions of the legendarium==
In an older version of the ''Quenta Silmarillion'', Manwë spoke this judgment to Eärendil:  


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.
{{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}}


Dior was the son of Beren and Lúthien, and he was therefore also counted as Half-elven, as were his children with the Elf Nimloth of [[Doriath]], Eluréd, Elurín, and Elwing. Eluréd and Elurín were killed, but Elwing was given her choice of kindred. Dior and his descendants also descend from the angelic beings the [[Maiar]], through Dior's grandmother, and Luthien's mother, Melian.
[[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>


[[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.
==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==
*[[Kinship of the Half-elven]]


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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".

Līga Kļaviņa - Family

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.

See also

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