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Old 01-12-2014, 03:33 PM   #8
Belegorn
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Originally Posted by Formendacil View Post
I am familiar with the other quote that you are thinking of, the one about the House of Hurin having royal blood- but I am at a loss to find it myself.
I believe in chapter 7 of The People of Middle-earth it is said, "the Hurinionath were not in the direct line of descent from Elendil, they were ultimately of royal origin, and had in any case kept their blood more pure than most other families in the later ages".
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