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Originally Posted by Findegil
Teleporno being the son of Gilitiro and Teleporono being the grandson of Olwe, does not necessarily mean that Gilitiro is the son of Olwe. Gilitiro could as well be the husband of an unamed daughter of Olwe.
For that matter, as a "combiner" to the core you could even argue that Gilitiro could be still a son of Elmo, thus making Teleprono a desendent of Elmo and a grandson of Olwe. Not that I say that is how it was.
But to say Gilitiro is a son of Olwe is to bold a statement in view of what we know.
Respectfully
Findegil
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Just so that you and everyone else has the full context, here's the full passage from PE 23, p. 143:
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[...] names and titles and patronymics, as Galadriel Hiril, the Lady Galadriel; Elbereth Gilthoniel; Celeborn Gildírion, C. son of Gildír (Sindarized form of his father’s Telerin name Gilitīro ‘starwatcher’).
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