Elven twins?

[QuickSlash]

I had wondered if it was at all possible for their to be twin elves. It seems like their could be, but elves are very mysterious.

[Mhoram]

You mean exact or identical twins? It is widely accepted that Elrond and Elros were twins but that doesn't mean that they were identical. Can't offer anything more than that.

[The_Elf_Girl]

It is possible for elves to be twins.
Elrond's sons Elladan and Elrohir are twins.

[Mhoram]

Ahh, look, Robert Foster says in his Guide To Middle-Earth:

Elladan Elda, son of Elrond and Celebrian and identical twin brother of Elrohir.

I don't know where he got the information that they were identical twins but i've yet to see Foster be wrong about something.

[Nufaciel]

Fëanor's two youngest sons, Amrod and Amras, were twins.

[QuickSlash]

Feel kind of stupid for asking that now, but I had forgotten what I had already read of LotR, and haven't read any of the other works yet. smilies/frown.gif At least I know now, though. Thanks.

[Voronwe]

It is said in the Lord of the Rings that:

So much alike were they, the sons of Elrond, that few could tell them apart

So I guess it's quite likely that they were identical twins, even if this isn't actually explicitly stated.

[Aralaithiel]

Don't feel stupid QuickSlash! If you never ask, then that is stupid, because you will never learn.
When in doubt, always ask! smilies/smile.gif