To Earendil's two son's Elros and Elrond was given the choice of their fates, Elros chose the fate of man (yet was grated very log life), and Elrond chose immortality, this choice, since he had chosed immortality, was passed to all of his ancestors since he had chosen deathlessness (how much trouble would it have saved if Elros' children were given the same choice). Elrond was partially maia, partially elf, and half man, and his children were given the choice of which kindred to join fates with. THere have been some very interested threads about this topic, but the search feature isn't working right now, otherwise I'd link you to them.
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