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Originally Posted by Ivriniel

The Stewarship, as we know, was incepted after Earnil got dun in when he took the challenge put to him by the Nazgul of Minas Morgal (which we know was the Witch King). I would have thought that any claim to Anarion would have been thoroughly looked at when Earnil vanished. Dol Amroth's legacy was to Amroth of Lorien and Finduilas. I've never heard of a reference to any marriage of this line with that of Elendil.

As the Steward announces, the throne of Gondor was passed strictly to the SONS of Anarion. They followed Salic succession, so anyone descendant through the female line would not be eligible for the kingship.

The Prince of Dol Amroth was the second highest ranking nobile in Gondor. Daughters of the royal family were very likely to marry into that line at some point meaning that the Princes of Dol Amroth would be descendants of Anarion.

Do you mean this to read after the Choice of the Peredhil was Gifted to the children of the union of Elves and Men, and to their children? To decide which kindred to belong to.

No I mean that all Peredhil were mortal from this point onwards. The only exceptions are to the descendants of Earendil and Elwing, because of the great sacrifice they made.

There was one 'one way mirror' concept in the Choice of the Peredhil. A Half Elf who chose the Life of the Eldar could have children, even born of an Elf, who could become immortal. But, the converse was not true. Once a Half-Elf chooses a mortal life, their children cannot choose the life of the Elven. So, Although Aragorn's and Arwen's children, for example, bear almost as much Elven blood as Elrond, there is no choice allowed to them.

This is only true of the line of Earendil. All other Halfelves would have no choice and be mortal.

Even had one of their children married an Elf (full blooded) nothing is stated in the mythology about what happens to the Elf by way of lifespan. The only precedent is Luthien, who did die, but that occurred before the Choice of the Peredhil was incepted when Earendil made his way to Valinor.

An elf cannot change his or her fate any more than a Man can. Any elf that married a mortal would remain immortal.

Luthien was not a case of a Halfelven being given a choice. It was her making a deal to get Beren back, which meant giving up her immortality. In return Beren was brought back to life and this was a unique exception counter balanced by Tuor being the only mortal to ever become immortal.