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Susan Delgado · 01-26-2003, 01:40 AM

Garen, that depends on the tribe: Vanyar are blond, Noldor dark, and Teleri silver. Most Lorien Elves are...uh...Silvan (mixture of Noldor and Teleri: Elf-mutts [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]), so probably they would not have blond hair.
It was actually the house of Finarfin that was noted for having blond hair (but you were close: Finrod was Finarfin's eldest son). The blond hair came from Finarfin's mother, Indis, who was Vanyar.

Any other thoughts?

I've always found Elven genetics fascinating. I suppose the fact that a single blonde ancestor colored the hair of an entire family means that among Elves, Blond is a dominant trait. Interesting!

[ January 26, 2003: Message edited by: Susan Delgado ]

01-26-2003, 01:40 AM	#11
Susan Delgado The Perished Flame Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: behind my eyes Posts: 1,096	Garen, that depends on the tribe: Vanyar are blond, Noldor dark, and Teleri silver. Most Lorien Elves are...uh...Silvan (mixture of Noldor and Teleri: Elf-mutts [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]), so probably they would not have blond hair. It was actually the house of Finarfin that was noted for having blond hair (but you were close: Finrod was Finarfin's eldest son). The blond hair came from Finarfin's mother, Indis, who was Vanyar. Any other thoughts? I've always found Elven genetics fascinating. I suppose the fact that a single blonde ancestor colored the hair of an entire family means that among Elves, Blond is a dominant trait. Interesting! [ January 26, 2003: Message edited by: Susan Delgado ] __________________ "Man as a whole, Man pitted against the universe, have we seen him at all 'til we see that he is like a hero in a fairy tale?"