Did Elrond marry Galadriel's sister?

Elrond married Celebrían, daughter of Celeborn and Galadriel, early in the Third Age.

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Who is Galadriel's true love?

In The Silmarillion, Galadriel and Celeborn meet in the First Age of Middle-earth, in the elven realm of Doriath. They marry and have children, including their daughter Celebrían, who goes on to marry Elrond and give birth to Arwen.

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When did Elrond marry Galadriel's daughter?

At the beginning of the Third Age, Elrond married Celebrían, daughter of Galadriel. They had three children: twin sons, Elladan and Elrohir, and a daughter, Arwen.

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Are Elrond and Galadriel siblings?

In fact, they are actually related by blood, on both sides of their ancestry. This is a little complicated, but in essence, they are first cousins removed by 3, on both their father and their mother's side.

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Did Elrond have a crush on Galadriel?

Yes, The Lord of the Rings ' Third Age lore sees Elrond fall in love and marry Galadriel...'s daughter. Galadriel meets her husband, Celeborn, in J.R.R. Tolkien's First Age.

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Who is Galadriel married to?

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Is Arwen Galadriel's daughter?

She appears in the novel The Lord of the Rings. Arwen is one of the half-elven who lived during the Third Age; her father was Elrond half-elven, lord of the Elvish sanctuary of Rivendell, while her mother was the Elf Celebrian, daughter of the Elf-queen Galadriel, ruler of Lothlórien.

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Does Galadriel fall in love with a human?

Fans know from the later Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit tales, that Galadriel eventually finds, falls in love with, and marries Celeborn, the elf who accompanies her down the stairs when the fellowship first arrives in Lothlorien.

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How old is Elrond when he dies?

Elrond is roughly 6,437 years old during The Hobbit and 6,497 in The Lord of the Rings. Elrond is phenomenally old by the time of The Lord of the Rings, but even with his 6,000+ years, he is surprisingly not the oldest elf in Middle-earth.

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Why didn t Galadriel tell Elrond about Sauron?

She already feels an outcast after Gil-galad tried to send her back to the Undying Lands, and she fears that if she reveals what she has done, it will be the final nail in the coffin. Instead, when Elrond pulls her from the river Glanduin, and she races back inside to Celebrimbor's forge, she chooses to stay silent.

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Is Legolas older than Elrond?

Apperently Legolas is older than Elrond : r/lotr.

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Is Elrond only half elf?

Elrond Half-elven is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. Both of his parents, Eärendil and Elwing, were half-elven, having both Men and Elves as ancestors.

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How much older is Galadriel than Elrond?

Elrond's was born nearly 600 years after Galadriel, but he was born as a half-elf, and so until he made the choice to become an elf, he aged at a faster rate, though still slower than mortals. Tolkien says that his initial 24 "growth years" took 24 sun years, after which each life-years took five sun years.

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Why does Lady Galadriel turn dark?

It was as if the Ring had granted him a vision of what could happen if the great Elf were to wield its power. Jackson, on the other hand, used Galadriel's dark form as a visual cue for the audience. Specifically, it represented how she would become evil if she gave in to her deepest desire.

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Who is stronger Galadriel vs Sauron?

In The Lord of the Rings, it is said that had Galadriel chosen to use her powers for evil instead of good, she would have been even more destructive and terrifying than Sauron himself. Galadriel was the greatest and most powerful of all Elves in Middle Earth in the Third Age.

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Who is Gandalf's wife?

Gandalf and Galadriel Have a Long History Together in Middle-earth.

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Is Legolas older than Gandalf?

Gandalf's age is impossible to determine, but he's likely existed for at least 10,000 years, making him much older than Legolas.

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Did Elrond choose immortality?

Elrond chose immortality, but his brother chose to be counted among humanity instead.

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Are Aragorn and Elrond related?

Elrond Was Essentially Aragorn's Father

Aragorn barely knew his father, Arathorn, who was killed when Aragorn was only two years old. Soon after, his mother, Gilraen, took her son to Rivendell, where Elrond took the place of his father and raised Aragorn as one of his own sons.

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Does Sauron have feelings for Galadriel?

Sauron seemed to genuinely feel a connection to her, and part of that came from sensing the darkness inside of Galadriel. In that regard, his offer was really a seduction to the dark side.

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Does Galadriel love Aragorn?

There, she falls in love with Aragorn. And after the two of them are wed and the Fourth Age of Middle-earth begins with a promise of renewal, Elrond and Galadriel leave together for the Undying Lands, Galadriel's ban finally lifted.

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How beautiful was Galadriel?

In the Fellowship of the Ring in “The Mirror of Galadriel”, Galadriel is described as tall and beautiful, dressed in white and her hair “was of deep gold.” The first description of her appearance is one of a fair and beautiful being.

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Is Arwen Aragorn's Aunt?

Technically, Arwen is Aragorn's aunt, but it's not as weird as it sounds (at least within the context of Middle Earth). The romance and marriage of Arwen and Aragorn are unique in a variety of ways.

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Who married Eowyn?

After the demise of Sauron, Éowyn and Faramir marry and settle in Ithilien, of which Faramir is made the ruling Prince by Aragorn. Faramir and Éowyn have a son, Elboron.

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Who is Legolas mother?

The Elven Queen of Mirkwood, or Thranduil's wife, was a female Elf married to King Thranduil, therefore being the Queen of Greenwood as well as the mother of Legolas Greenleaf.

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