Family Tree Trivia

[Pervinca Took]

Oh no! What have I done? I don't know how to play this game!

[Huinesoron]

Originally Posted by Pervinca Took

Oh no! What have I done? I don't know how to play this game!

Don't worry, nor do I... I've been playing on the basis of 'any family tree-related questions are okay'. That's anything from 'who is this relation to X', to 'what is the relationship between X and Y', to this sort of 'who is the most/least something or other'. It's been a wild ride...

hS

[Urwen]

Okay, it's been days and Pervinca didn't post a new clue, so in the interest of continuing...

What relation do Eomer, Eowyn and Maeglin have towards their respective Kings (hint: it's the same one.)

(Why do I include Maeglin in everything? Because I can. )

[Huinesoron]

Originally Posted by Urwen

Okay, it's been days and Pervinca didn't post a new clue, so in the interest of continuing...

What relation do Eomer, Eowyn and Maeglin have towards their respective Kings (hint: it's the same one.)

(Why do I include Maeglin in everything? Because I can. )

Ooh, I know this one! They're all madly in love with their king's child. (This is why Eowyn is so sad all the time - not only was she besotted with her dead cousin, she also knew he preferred Eomer. Hence Theodred's last words: ""Let me lie here to protect the Fords, until Eomer arrives.")

Oh, and I suppose their kings are all their uncles. There's that, too.

hS

[Urwen]

Originally Posted by Huinesoron

Ooh, I know this one! They're all madly in love with their king's child. (This is why Eowyn is so sad all the time - not only was she besotted with her dead cousin, she also knew he preferred Eomer. Hence Theodred's last words: ""Let me lie here to protect the Fords, until Eomer arrives.")

Oh, and I suppose their kings are all their uncles. There's that, too.

hS

*laughs madly*

(Correct.)

[Huinesoron]

Right, I wanted to ask this about Aragorn, but as far as I can tell the answer is just "hahaha no," so:

Who is Arwen's closest named cousin whose lifespan overlaps with hers?

hS

[Urwen]

That requires extensive math, so I'll just say both halves of 'Fallen Banners' ship and be done with it.

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by Huinesoron

Who is Arwen's closest named cousin whose lifespan overlaps with hers?

On the Elvish side, I believe the last of the family is dead before the end of the Second Age, with the deaths of Celebrimbor and Gil-Galad. Arwen was born after the start of the TA. So looking therefore at the human side of the lineage, Arwen's cousin-many-times-removed Valandil was alive when she was born.