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					Originally Posted by Kath
					
				 
				Aragorn son of Arathorn 
Gimli son of Gloin 
Then Leggy - Legolas of the woodland realm - no mention of a father. 
			
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 How many elves have "
Name son/daughter of 
Name"?  They go by "
Name of 
Place or by attach a title to their name.
Men and Dwarves require this because they are mortal, they die eventually.  Elves live forever, so there's not much of a chance that there will be fifty thousand other elves that share their name.