Posted by Wibstap on May 25, 2000 at 21:40:52
In Reply to: Re: question about half elves posted by Dave aka Don Quixote on May 25, 2000 at 16:35:51:
: : : : Are half eves imortal as well and if they are how does that happen. : : Knowing that I sound stupid, is Elrond a half elf and if not, who in the stories are. I know that there are mentions of half-elves, but I can't remember any specific one. : : Boromir mentions that half elves might be corrupted by the ring. Who is he talking about?
: Elrond is a half-elf, and it is he (implicitly) that Boromir is referring to, along with Gandalf and the other Elves - Boromir is endulging in a bit of Racism - implying only pure Dunedain would remain uncorrupted (Irnonically Elrond and Boromir are from the same stock - although separated by a few hundred generations). : Half-Elves originate with the marriage of Luthien and Beren a man and an elf, also the case with Elwing and Earendil. Their offspring were allowed to choose which race they would belong to - the immortal elves or mortal men - Elrond chose immortality whilst his brother Elros chose to be mortal and founded the nation of Numenor. Elronds children were not true half-elves as they were the product of an elf and a half-elf, but were gievn Elven immortality until such time as Elrond left middle-earth at which time they must choose to go with him and become full elf or remain in middle-earth and become mortal - it appears that all his children chose to be mortal as Arwen marries Aragron (and their children are fully Mortal) and the boys Elladan and Elrohir remain in Rivendell - although some seem to think they still passed over sea later, personally I don't think they could have done....... : And the Man from La Mancha is enchanted to find a familiar face on the Board....... : Don Quixote
Was the choice for all half-elves, or just Eldarin? I seem to remember a mention of an Avarin (or Nandorin, I'm really not sure) half-elf that was the ancestor of the Princes of Dol Amroth. Would they have automatically become mortal, or have had a choice?
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