Half-elven

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Half-elven is a Tolkien term for individuals of mixed Elven and human ancestry who are often granted a choice between mortal and immortal fates.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Middle-earth concept
Tolkien term
fictional ancestry category
appearsIn The History of Middle-earth NERFINISHED
The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED
The Silmarillion NERFINISHED
associatedWithRace Elves NERFINISHED
Men
categoryIncludes those counted among Elves
those counted among Men
choiceAffects Elrond NERFINISHED
Elros NERFINISHED
their descendants
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
descendantsInclude Aragorn II Elessar NERFINISHED
Chieftains of the Dúnedain NERFINISHED
Kings of Númenor NERFINISHED
ElrondChose Elven-kind
ElrosChose Mankind
firstGrantedTo Elwing GENERATED
Eärendil GENERATED
grantedBy Manwë NERFINISHED
the Valar NERFINISHED
grantedChoiceOfFate immortality
mortality
languageOfTerm English
notableExample Arwen NERFINISHED
Dior NERFINISHED
Elrond NERFINISHED
Elros NERFINISHED
Elwing NERFINISHED
Eärendil NERFINISHED
originatesFrom legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED
QuenyaTerm Peredhil
refersTo individuals of mixed Elven and human ancestry
relatedConcept Peredhil NERFINISHED
relatedLineage House of Bëor GENERATED
House of Hador GENERATED
royal house of Doriath GENERATED
royal houses of the Noldor GENERATED
setting Beleriand NERFINISHED
Middle-earth NERFINISHED
SindarinTerm Peredhil
theme choice between mortality and immortality
fate and free will
intermarriage of Elves and Men
usedIn genealogies of the Eldar and Edain

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Elrond epithet Half-elven
Arwen race Half-elven