Family Tree Trivia

[Huinesoron]

Originally Posted by Urwen

Which two individuals have the largest number of recorded children?

How tricksy are you being? Because the tricksy answers are Iluvatar and Aule, who between them have every Elf, Man, and Dwarf in the world.

Non-tricksy... going to throw out a guess at Mistress Rose and Sam-dad.

hS

[Urwen]

Originally Posted by Huinesoron

Non-tricksy... going to throw out a guess at Mistress Rose and Sam-dad.
hS

Yeah. I had Sam and Feanor in mind, but I forgot Rosie.

Back to you.

[Huinesoron]

Originally Posted by Urwen

Yeah. I had Sam and Feanor in mind, but I forgot Rosie.

Back to you.

Oh, well then: after Sam and Rosie, which couple had the next-most children? It's not Feanor and Nerdanel.

hS

[Urwen]

If it's some hobbit, I won't be bothered. It's impossible to suss out which one was the most virile.

[Huinesoron]

Originally Posted by Urwen

If it's some hobbit, I won't be bothered. It's impossible to suss out which one was the most virile.

I mean, it's a pretty famous one. I would call him superlative, except that both Sam and Bilbo beat him.

hS

[Urwen]

Gerontius and Adamanta, choo-choo.

[Urwen]

Okay, so the three most virile couples are

1. Sam and Rosie
2. Gerontius and Adamanta
3. Feanor and Nerdanel

That is, unless you can find someone else who is more virile than Feanor/Nerdanel and less virile than Gerontius/Adamanta?