The Kinship of the Half-elven
the great joining of Elf and Man from Thingol to Elrond and Elros
The one line in which Elf and Man are joined, thrice over: through Beren and Lúthien, through Tuor and Idril, and in the union of Eärendil and Elwing — whence the Half-elven Elrond and Elros, and at last Arwen’s binding with Aragorn.
The Great Kinship
flowchart TD
TH["Thingol ✕ Melian"] --> LU["Lúthien"]
LU["Lúthien ✕ Beren"] --> DI["Dior"]
DI["Dior ✕ Nimloth"] --> PA["Eärendil ✕ Elwing"]
DI --> EU["Eluréd & Elurín"]
ID["Idril ✕ Tuor"] --> PA
PA --> ER["Elrond"]
PA --> ES["Elros"]
ER --> AR["Arwen ✕ Aragorn"]
ER --> SO["Elladan & Elrohir"]
Notes
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In the diagrams, ✕ joins a married couple; the arrows show descent to the next generation.
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The ‘Choice of the Half-elven’ was offered to Eärendil’s children: Elrond took the Elven-blood, Elros the mortality that became the line of the Kings of Númenor.
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