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The Half-elven, or Peredhil, were people of Middle-earth, the name of whom was primarily applied to Elrond and Elrosin the Second and Third Age, but also to Eärendil and his wifeElwing before them. They were called so because of their mixed Edain (Human) and Eldarin(Elven) blood. At the end of the First Age, they were given a choice to be Elven and immortal, or to be of the race of Men and …

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