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Old 04-12-2002, 03:45 PM   #1
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White-Hand Elven twins?

I had wondered if it was at all possible for their to be twin elves. It seems like their could be, but elves are very mysterious.
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Old 04-12-2002, 03:59 PM   #2
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You mean exact or identical twins? It is widely accepted that Elrond and Elros were twins but that doesn't mean that they were identical. Can't offer anything more than that.
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Old 04-12-2002, 04:00 PM   #3
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It is possible for elves to be twins.
Elrond's sons Elladan and Elrohir are twins.
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Old 04-12-2002, 04:04 PM   #4
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Ahh, look, Robert Foster says in his Guide To Middle-Earth:

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Elladan Elda, son of Elrond and Celebrian and identical twin brother of Elrohir.
I don't know where he got the information that they were identical twins but i've yet to see Foster be wrong about something.
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Old 04-12-2002, 05:34 PM   #5
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Fëanor's two youngest sons, Amrod and Amras, were twins.
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Old 04-12-2002, 05:48 PM   #6
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Feel kind of stupid for asking that now, but I had forgotten what I had already read of LotR, and haven't read any of the other works yet. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] At least I know now, though. Thanks.
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Old 04-13-2002, 03:20 AM   #7
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It is said in the Lord of the Rings that:

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So much alike were they, the sons of Elrond, that few could tell them apart
So I guess it's quite likely that they were identical twins, even if this isn't actually explicitly stated.
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Old 04-13-2002, 09:01 AM   #8
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Don't feel stupid QuickSlash! If you never ask, then that is stupid, because you will never learn.
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