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From The Lord of the Rings: The Council of Elrond
Which contributions to the defeat of Sauron in the TA is greater? Those of the Arnor and it's descendants or those of Gondor's?
Another topic from the Debate-Tournament.
Appendix A, (iv) Gondor and the Heirs of Anarion; Reutrn of the King which constitutes the Third Volume of J.R.R.T's epic Lord of the Rings.
In further events we see that the claim of Arvedui is rejected and Kingship is passed onto Earnil the victorious captain.
My Question is, given the...
Do you suppose there is any reason (beyond story-telling reasons, of course) for the difference in the history of Arnor and Gondor? They both began as free realms under Numenorean rule, and their territory was not so different in size at the beginning; Gondor had more Palantíri, but on the other...
During the time that the barad-dur and sauron were incapacitated why did Gondor never invade the eastering lands such as Rhun and Khand? I know that during their times of power they invaded Harad and Umbar but the major threat always came from the east such as the wainriders and the balcoth. Did...
Who are the evil men from Harad and what are their origins? why do they fight for Sauron and not for Gondor(they are still men). Anyway i thought that Sauron hated men.
Even though Gondor is larger then Rohan and they had suffered serious depopulations (if thats even a word) and lost alot of people throughout the third age including the kin-strife, wars with easterlings and the plague they were still the most powerful regoin of men in middle-earth. But were...
(sorry if this was posted earlier)
K, take Frodo's Mithril coat. It's worth is greater than that of the Shire, an entire county side. And its just about the size of someones Torso.
Now, take the Gate of Gondor. All Mithril....
Think about it... I wonder how much land you could buy...
During Galadriel's apparent mind meld with Elrond, she communicates to him (and the audience) something to teh extent of..
" All the Ranger of Gondor needs to do is stretch out and take the ring and all will be lost....."
Ummm How does she know of Faramir? It has been long while...
Having ruled Gondor for thousands of years, did the ruling Steward have the right to reject Aragorns claim to the throne?
If Faramir referred to Boromir as a 'Prince of Gondor' and Denethor as 'Lord of Gondor', surely the assumption that the ruling stewards were now truly the rightful lords...
only the nazgul lord came forth during the battle of the pelannor fields. Wouldnt it be easier to destroy Gondor with all 9 nazgul? The rohirrim sang and slaughtered. I wonder which they enjoyed more. I thought the walls of minas tirith were of unbreakable stone. Just some comments on that...
Did anyone feel that when the read LOTR that they could see similarities between the Men Of Gondor and The Romans
For
1)There is a saying about if a Roman Soldier was told to stand in a set place to his death he will - In gondor (ROTK) The Penity of leaving your place was Death
2) Their...
I was wondering, why the burial customs of Arnor and Gondor differed? Arnorian lords were buried in barrows in the Barrowdowns, with heaps of treasure, while Gondorian lords like the Stewards were buried in crypts, with no treasure.
I have read the LOTR before but can't remember an important point. I'm rereading right now and am in book five. I can't stand it anymore and need to know the answer to this question: WHY IS ARAGORN IN EXILE?
any help will be greatly appreciated. if the answer is a spoiler please don't tell me.