Wife of Denethor
 

I have never had the time or ambition to actually sit down and read the Simarillion, and that may explain why I do not know EXACTLY the answer to this question, or rather statement:

In ROTK it directly quotes that Prince Imrahil of Dol Amroth is the kinsman of the Lord, I am assuming Lord Denethor. Denethor's wife, as quoted in the Appendices of ROTK, was the daughter of Adrahil of Dol Amroth, and here is the question: was Denethor's wife Imrahil's sister, making Imrahil the uncle of Faramir and Boromir? Or did Tolkien even provide a precise answer to this?

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You're quite right, Imrahil was Finduilas' little brother.
Here's a Dol Amroth family tree, if you're interested: http://www.tuckborough.net/imrahil.html#Genealogy:

Wow, that was really quick! Thanks. Awesome link.

Yes, Imrahil is the brother of Finduilas, which means:

-Imrahil is the uncle of Boromir and Faramir
-Brother of Denethor

BUT, here's a twist.
Imrahil is the father of Lothiriel, WHO MARRIED EOMER!
Eowyn, Eomer's brother, married Faramir, Imrahil's nephew.

So Imrahil is both Eomer's uncle and father.

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 4:36 PM February 05, 2004: Message edited by: Kransha ]

Also, as Finduilas' family has an elvish ancestor, Faramir and Boromir have a teeny bit of elf in 'em.

-Lily

I think you might mean father-in-law,
Kransha.

Yes, I do, but it's still a crazy family line. Of course, that doesn't really muddle up anything, it's just unhappy coincidence. Imrahil's related to everyone nowadays.

I've always thought it was funny that Faramir married Eomer's sister, then Eomer married Faramir's cousin. Talk about joining nations!