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To: SandfleaCSC
Your instincts are correct. You win a pair of 20-sided dice.

One of the greatest Elves in the history of Middle-earth, Elrond was born at the Havens of Sirion late in the First Age. During their sack, he and his brother Elros were taken captive by the Sons of Fëanor, but Maglor took pity on them and released them. When they were rescued, Elrond was found playing in a cave beneath a waterfall, and so received his name.

Both of Elrond's parents were half-elven, and after the War of Wrath he was given a choice; whether to be counted amongst the kindred of Elves or of Men. He chose the Firstborn, and remained in Lindon with High King Gil-galad.

After the invasion of Eriador by Sauron in the mid-Second Age, Elrond founded a refuge there in a deep hidden valley; this was named Imladris, or Rivendell in the Common Speech. After Sauron's defeat by Tar-Minastir of Númenor, Elrond remained in Rivendell, where he prospered with the aid of the Great Ring, Vilya.

Elrond played a great part in the histories of the Second and Third Ages; he marched with Gil-galad and Elendil to the War of the Last Alliance, and was a leading member of the White Council. At the time of the Council of Elrond in 3018 (Third Age), he had dwelt in Middle-earth for some 6,500 years.



I once had a fish name Gil-Galad....
46 posted on 12/22/2002 10:24:47 PM PST by motzman
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To: motzman
Okay...

1. A long time ago, Elves move to middle earth from a place called Valar. In Valar, things never die. Middle Earth is dangerous, filled with things that make sauron look like the punk next door. Elves decide to try and fix things.

Later, there existed a man and an elf, they fall in love and have two children: Elrond and Elros. Elrond decides to follow the elven path and live for just about forever. Elros decides to become follow the man's path (with the elve's blessing and a lifespan short in elven terms but many times the lifespan of regular guys). Elros moves to Numenor, an island between Valar and Middle Earth. The only catch is they can never set foot on Valar. A descendant of Elros does, and the whole island of Numenor sinks. Elros's descendants move back to middle earth and assume the power over the its peoples that the true elves didn't want.

Enventually Elros's descandants begin breeding with 'lesser' people and the "blood of numenor" declines. Eventually, we get to Aragorn, who yes is Elrond's great times about thirty grand nephew.

On Elrond's side, he decides to marry this elf called, well I don't remember, but the elf's parents are Galadriel and Celeborn ( that's right the lothlorien pair). So Arwen is grandchild of the Galadriel and child of Elrond. And Elrond is Galadriel's son-in-law.

Get it?

By the way, this is the daughter Jean, not the dad Robert.

82 posted on 12/23/2002 12:13:56 AM PST by Robert A Cook PE
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To: motzman
20 sided dice! LOL!!!!

Only the true nerds will get that one.....

176 posted on 12/23/2002 10:10:10 PM PST by The Coopster
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