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Is there only a single Skywalker family?
Main (Disney) Canon.
Only three 'Skywalkers' are mentioned in the main canon and all are direct relatives of each other:
Shmi Skywalker
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Anakin Skywalker
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Did Draco Malfoy know that he is related to Sirius Black?
I can't imagine he doesn't know, and he certainly knows after events in the fifth book.
To all wizards, at least the pure-bloods (except oblivious Harry), it's well known that all pure-blood wizarding ...
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What are all the ways Elrond and Galadriel are related?
There is one more, but it's stretching canonicity, and also what you might call a "relationship."
In some writings, Galadriel's husband Celeborn was the grandson of Elmo, brother to Elu ...
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Do we know if Delphi's claims are true?
They probably are
Consider:
She can
This is mentioned in the question, but it bears examination, since this is a rather strong piece of evidence. Recall that Lord Voldemort was the last known ...
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Why does the king of the Númenóreans not get to choose between Elf and Man?
The choice of mortality is permanent.
Once you choose the Gift of Men, you are mortal and all your descendants will be mortal. Only if you remain immortal can your descendants have the choice to be ...
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Which wizard family traces its lineage furthest in the past?
Possibly
Alluded to in an answer by DVK-on-Ahch-To on separate question, Mopsus is a family name that might be traced.
In Ancient greece, which was between 800 B.C. and 500 B.C., Mopsus was a ...
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The chronology and genealogy of Erich Zann
Paris is not mentioned in "The Music of Erich Zann" as far as I remember. Since Paris is the largest French city it seems the most logical city to have a street and a neighborhood the narrator could ...
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The chronology and genealogy of Erich Zann
When no one else steps up there's only one way, so I read the Laundry series and the Irish story myself, paying attention to any references to Erich Zann. These are my findings.
The Laundry Series by ...
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Was Harry Potter a direct descendant of Godric Gryffindor?
I believe some people are confusing some stuff. So I'll try to make a few points clear.
In an interview in '04 (JK Rowling's World Book Day Chat), when asked if Harry is related to Gryffindor, JKR ...
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