Unions of Elves and Men
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Only a few times in the history of Arda have there been unions of Elves and Men. The offspring of such marriages were known as Half-elven. There were only three unions of the Eldar and the Edain:[2]
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Galadriel's brother, Aegnor, fell in love with a Wise-woman, Andreth, but he died when Morgoth broke the four hundred year long Siege of Angband. They couldn't fulfill their love due to Aegnor's death and the Sundering Seas that divided them.[3]
According to a local legend, Imrazôr, the Prince of Belfalas, married the Elven maiden Mithrellas, but when she had borne him two children, she slipped away.[4]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Five Late Quenya Volitive Inscriptions" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 49, June 2007, p. 44
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Númenor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Four. Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth: 'The Debate of Finrod and Andreth'", pp. 323-324
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", "Amroth and Nimrodel", p. 248
