felagund:middle earth meme: [2/3 races] the Peredhil (and their chosen fates)The Peredhil are not a

felagund:middle earth meme: [2/3 races] the Peredhil (and their chosen fates)The Peredhil are not a race distinct from Elves or Men, rather they are the result of unions between Elves and Men, of which four are said to have occurred. In the First Age, Lúthien wed Beren, bearing one son: Dior Eluchíl; and Idril wed Tuor, bearing Eärendil the Blessed. Dior succeeded his grandfather Elu Thingol as King of Doriath and wed Nimloth of Doriath, and twin sons Eluréd and Elurín and later a daughter Elwing were born. In the year 506 of the First Age, the Sons of Fëanor attacked Doriath to regain the Silmaril Beren had won and Dior was slain, and his sons left to the woods by the cruel servants of Celegorm, but Elwing escaped and later, after Gondolin had fallen, she wed  Eärendil and bore twin sons Elrond and Elros. At the end of the First Age, the Valar granted the Peredhil a choice between the fates of Men and Elves. For the sake of his wife, Eärendil chose to be counted among the Firstborn, as Elrond would later do as well. Elros, however, chose the Gift of Men and became the first King of Númenór. Elrond was the father of twins Elladan and Elrohir and Arwen Undómiel. While the fates of Elladan and Elrohir are not known, Arwen wed Aragorn II Elessar at the end of the Third Age and chose the Gift of Men. The elf Mithrellas is also said to have wed Imrazôr of Númenór and from her, an Elvish strain existed in the line of Dol Amroth’s Princes, though none were said to have been granted the Choice. -- source link

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