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'''Twins''' seem to be a common occurance in [[Arda]].  It is mainly noticed among [[Elves]] and [[Half-elves]], but some have been recorded among [[Men]] and [[Dwarves]]. It is interesting to note that many of these twins are ancestors of, or siblings are ancestors of, [[Elladan]] and [[Elrohir]], who were themselves twins.
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[[File:Jenny Dolfen - Amrod and Amras, sons of Feanor.jpg|250px|thumb|"Amrod and Amras, sons of Feanor" by [[Jenny Dolfen]]]]
 
Famous '''Twins''' had a significant role in the history of [[Arda]], both in [[Elves|Elven]], [[Half-elven]], and [[Men|Mannish]] lines.
== Elven and Half-elven Twins ==
==Known twins==
As has been said before, twins seem to be common among [[Elves]] unlike the human standard of one in sixty. Elven twins:
===Elven and Half-elven===
 
*[[Amrod]] and [[Amras]]
*[[Amrod]] and [[Amras]]
*[[Elured]] and [[Elurin]]
*[[Eluréd]] and [[Elurín]]
*[[Elrond]] and [[Elros]]
*[[Elrond]] and [[Elros]]
*[[Elrohir]] and [[Elladan]]
*[[Elrohir]] and [[Elladan]]


===Mannish===
*[[Haleth]] and [[Haldar]]
*[[Folcred]] and [[Fastred (son of Folcwine)|Fastred]]


== Mannish Twins ==
==Elvish language==
*[[Haleth]] and [[Haldar]]
In [[Quenya]], the term was ''ónoni'' (sing. ''onóna'' "twin born", "one of a pair of twins"). The [[Sindarin]] cognate is ''[[gwanûr]]''.<ref name=WJ>{{WJ|Quendi}}, p. 367</ref>


== Dwarvish Twins ==
==Genetics==
*[[Fili]] and [[Kili]]
Twins run through the female's genes. That means if the father had ancestors that were twins, but the female does not, the chances of having twins is very slim. However, if their daughter has children her father's genes affect her chance of having twins.


== Genetics ==
Twins seem to be more common among [[Elves]], unlike the Mannish standard of one in sixty. Most of the Elven twins come from the immediate descendants of [[Dior]].
Twins run through the female's genes. That means if the father had ancestors that were twins, but the female doesn't, the chances of having twins is very slim.  However, if their daughter has children her father's genes affect her chance of having twins.
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This means that [[Amras]] and [[Amrod]]'s twin genes came from their mother, not [[Feanor]].
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"Amrod and Amras, sons of Feanor" by Jenny Dolfen

Famous Twins had a significant role in the history of Arda, both in Elven, Half-elven, and Mannish lines.

Known twins

Elven and Half-elven

Mannish

Elvish language

In Quenya, the term was ónoni (sing. onóna "twin born", "one of a pair of twins"). The Sindarin cognate is gwanûr.[1]

Genetics

Twins run through the female's genes. That means if the father had ancestors that were twins, but the female does not, the chances of having twins is very slim. However, if their daughter has children her father's genes affect her chance of having twins.

Twins seem to be more common among Elves, unlike the Mannish standard of one in sixty. Most of the Elven twins come from the immediate descendants of Dior.

References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar", p. 367
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