Mixed Blood

[Galin]

Tolkien never really revised the end of Quenta Silmarillion as it stands in HME V (see CJRT's remarks concerning the later cursory corrections however), so here is the unedited version which contains an interesting remark (in any case) about the measure of blood and Mortals...

§9 Then Manwë gave judgment and he said: 'To Eärendel I remit the ban, and the peril that he took upon himself out of love for the Two Kindreds shall not fall on him; neither shall it fall upon Elwing who entered into peril for love of Eärendel: save only in this: they shall not ever walk again among Elves or Men in the Outer Lands. Now all those who have the blood of mortal Men, in whatever part, great or small, are mortal, unless other doom be granted to them; but in this matter the power of doom is given to me. This is my decree: to Eärendel and to Elwing and to their sons shall be given leave each to choose freely under which kindred they shall be judged .' JRRT, Quenta Silmarillion, HME V