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Last to Survive
Elfbert was sitting in front of his hall, surveying the landscape and the sea. During his life, he had come to love Dunland.
He had known about Elfcwen's grave illness. Being too old to see her one last time, his eldest son had written Elfbert's words of farewell. This afternoon, the tidings of his sister's demise had reached him.
Elfbert tried not to feel desolate. Looking into the setting sun, he mused; he was 96, his brothers and sisters were gone; all had tried to serve their realm, as they had been taught; Mother and Father would have been proud.
Set outside Elfbert's hall in Dunland, 125 F.A. (3145 T.A.). Elfcwen had become 102 years old. She is mentioned before in drabbles 2 and 7: 'Living a Long Life' and 'Elven-Queen'.
Elfbert: from Elf – Elf and Bert – bright, shining
Éomer and Lothíriel's children:
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5. Elfgar, marries Ethelberg, daughter of Ethelwald
6. Elfcwen, marries Eldarion, son of Elessar and Arwen
7. Elfbert