Is Thorin half elf?

TL;DR: Thorin is half-elf, and Fili and Kili are themselves both part elf and half-human. The two young dwarves represent the union of Elves, Men, and Dwarves that once existed before Dale fell, and which will rise again.
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Can a dwarf and an elf mate?

The offspring of a dwarf and an elf was known as a "dwelf" (which was pluralized to "dwelves"). The fertility and offspring of half-dwarves was similar to that of half-elves. If a half-dwarf mated with a pureblood dwarf, the offspring would be a pureblood dwarf.
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Why does Thorin look younger than Balin?

But according to the genealogy in LOTR Appendix A - III (Durin's Folk), Tolkien had Thorin to be born in TA 2746 while Balin to be born in TA 2763, making Thorin to be 17 years older than Balin.
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Is Thorin's bloodline gone?

At the end of the Battle of the Five Armies, The prominent casualties claimed by the War on the heroes' side are Thorin Oakenshield and his two nephews/heirs Fili and Kili. The three deaths mean that the line of Thror and Thrain is extinguished and the Kingship of Erebor passes to Dain II Ironfoot.
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Is Kili half elf?

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Is Thorin in Lord of the Rings?

The Lord of the Rings film trilogy

Although Thorin makes no appearance in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, he is mentioned by Gandalf in the extended edition of The Fellowship of the Ring, during the Fellowship's journey through Moria.
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How is Gimli related to Thorin?

Gimli is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, appearing in The Lord of the Rings. A dwarf warrior, he is the son of Glóin, a member of Thorin's company in Tolkien's earlier book The Hobbit. Gimli is chosen to represent the race of Dwarves as part of the Fellowship of the Ring.
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What is in Bifurs head?

Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film trilogy

"Born in the West, Bifur has the rusting remains of an Orc axe embedded in his forehead, which has rendered him inarticulate and occasionally feisty! He communicates only​ with Khuzdul and hand gestures.
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Are Hobbits part elf?

The prologue to the Fellowship of the Ring states that “it is plain indeed that in spite of later estrangement Hobbits are relatives of ours: far nearer to us than Elves or even than Dwarves.” If human-elf hybrids are possible, and dwarves and hobbits are taxonomically more closely related to humans than elves are, ...
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What does Kili say to Tauriel in Elvish?

Kíli says to Tauriel “amrâlimê”, which I'm pretty sure is David Salo's Neo-Khuzdul. Tauriel says she doesn't understand it, so it's very clear it isn't Sindarin. “amrâl” – means “love”. It used the abstract construction aCCâC as seen in the Tolkien original khuzdul words such as “aglâb”.
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Are there any half Hobbits?

In The Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien occasionally used the term "halfling" to describe hobbits, since they are beings that are half the height of men. For instance, when the hobbit Pippin Took appears in a royal guard's uniform in Minas Tirith, the people of that city call him the "Prince of Halflings".
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Are hobbits half human half Dwarf?

Hobbits are a fictional race of people in the novels of J. R. R. Tolkien. About half average human height, Tolkien presented hobbits as a variety of humanity, or close relatives thereof.
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How does Thorin look like?

Thorin had a white beard and wore a sky-blue hood with a long silver tassel. Around his neck he wore a golden chain, upon which he attached his grandfather's key. He wore a belt of gold and jewels, and his stockings were yellow.
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Does Thorin have a sister?

Dís was the daughter of King Thráin II and younger sister of Thorin and Frerin. Like her brothers, she was born in Lonely Mountain and was driven into exile in T.A. 2770 when the dragon Smaug sacked the kingdom.
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Is Kíli the youngest dwarf?

Kíli, born in T.A. 2864, was 77 years old at the time. The age of Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Dori, Nori and Ori has been left unknown. However, we know that Balin was the eldest of the Dwarves after Thorin and that Fíli and Kíli were the youngest “by some fifty years”.
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How old is Fíli in Dwarf years?

Gimli, according to Appendix A, was born in TA 2879, and was therefore 62 years old when the Dwarves and Bilbo set out for the Lonely Mountain. Fíli and Kíli, his cousins, were slightly older, being 82 and 77 years old respectively (if Appendix A is accepted as accurate).
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How old is Smaug?

Certainly dragons live very, very long-- Glaurung had been 'brooding' for a century, and was still considered to be juvenile. Smaug was at very least ~180 years old by the time he was slain.
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Is Aragorn half elf?

Aragorn isn't a half-elf, he's a tiny fraction of an elf. Elros, who was a half-elf (actually 9/16), was his very remote ancestor. But more importantly, the heirs of Elros were not given the choice to be elven or human, although the Valar did grant them unusually long life-spans.
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Why is there only 1 Dwarf in Lord of the Rings?

The relative absence of dwarves in The Lord of the Rings can be attributed to Tolkien's focus on men as the future of Middle-earth. When the Third Age ends and Sauron is defeated, the elves are leaving for the Undying Lands, and the dwarves are dwindling in number, but the realm of men grows under Aragorn's leadership.
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Who becomes king after Thorin?

Thorin was killed in the battle, as were his sister-sons Kíli and Fíli. As his "rightful heir," Dáin succeeded Thorin as King under the Mountain, and King of all of Durin's folk.
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How did Gimli not know about Moria?

Combining the poor communication between Erebor and Moria with the Dwarves' extended lifespans, Gimli might not have known about the fall of Moria simply because Erebor had not grown too worried about the lack of information yet.
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Who kills Thorin in the book?

Bolg - Crushed by Beorn in revenge for the death of Thorin. Thorin II Oakenshield - Mortally wounded by one of Bolg`s Bodyguards in the Battle of the Five Armies.
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