Fictional genealogy - Definition and Overview

A fictional genealogy is an elaborate fictional family or set of inter-related fictional families. One early version is the vast family tree of the Greek gods, detailing the genealogy of gods and heroes in Greek mythology. One recent example is that of J. R. R. Tolkien who created many family trees for his Lord of the Rings and Silmarillion characters. The Wold Newton family, created by Philip José Farmer, includes many fictional characters from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries like Sherlock Holmes and Tarzan.

Other fictional families:

• Atrus's family, from the Myst franchise.
• The Collins family - The family from Dark Shadows.
• The Duck family, The Clan McDuck and the Coot Kin- The extensive family of Donald Duck.
• The Fry family tree, from Futurama.
• Howard Families - from the works of Robert Heinlein.
• The McFly family - Marty McFly interacts with his family in 1885, 1955, 1985, an alternative 1985, another alternative 1985, and 2015 in the Back to the Future series of films.
• The Shannara/Ohmsford family - from Terry Brooks' Shannara fantasy novels.
• The Simpsons family tree, from The Simpsons.
• The Skywalker family - Darth Vader and his descendants in Star Wars.
• The Wold Newton family - created by Philip Jose Farmer.
• The Long Family created by Robert Heinlein.

Middle-earth genealogies

• Template:Elendil
• Template:Fëanor
• Template:Finarfin
• Template:Fingolfin
• Template:Half-elven