Cross-Cultural Marriages Among the Race of Men

It’s completely possible, and was even written about a few times. Keeping in mind that Tolkien wrote almost exclusively about ruling families, I don’t have any information specific to traders (though I’m sure that they married people from other cultures as well), but there are plenty of “noble” examples. Below I’ve listed just a few…

The People of Tal-Elmar

(I haven’t written much about Tal-Elmar yet, and it’s a weird story, so if you’re curious, Tolkien Gateway’s got a great synopsis here.) Identifying the different groups of people in “Tal-Elmar” is complicated both because of the lack of knowledge of the characters, as well as the lack of story development from the author himself.…