Obscure Topics of the Legendarium

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Originally Posted by William Cloud Hicklin

It's worth mentioning that the title of High King of the Noldor in Middle-earth passed into abeyance with Gil-Galad's death, probably since there weren't enough Noldor left to constitute a kingdom; Elrond could have claimed it but never did.

This is absolutely correct. We have a long history of rightful kings in Middle earth eschewing their birthrights when they lack a kingdom to rule. The Chieftains of the Dunedain avoided the title of King, either of Arnor or Gondor. Thorin II never called himself King until after the death of Smaug. Elrond probably could have been named a king had he pushed for it hard enough, but he (like these other examples) chose not to.

Originally Posted by William Cloud Hicklin

However, by marrying a Finarfinian (Celebrian), their children became the senior, in fact only, descendants of Fingolfin, Finarfin and Thingol all three, meaning that Eldarion (whatever title he claimed) was more supremely royal than any previous ruler in the Great Lands.

Eldarion represented a union of every royal line blessed by the Valar in recorded history, excluding the dispossessed House of Fëanor: descended from the royal house of the Vanyar via Indis > Fingolfin and Finarfin; descended from Finwe via the same, descended from Fingolfin via Turgon > Idril > Ëarendil > Elrond (> Arwen) and Elros (> Kings of Numenor > Lords of Andúnië > Kings of Arnor and Gondor); descended from Finarfin via Galadriel > Celebrian > Arwen; descended from Olwë via Ëarwen > Galadriel, etc...; descended from Elu Thingol and Melian via Luthien > Dior > Elwing > Elrond, etc...; furthermore, he was descended from all three houses of the Edain.