In such an unlikely event as the Valar not defending their land and not retaliating for the deliberate violation of their law, I think that the Numenoreans would have prevailed. Military, they were extremely advanced, and no slender Telerin ships would have overcome the naval strength of Ar-Pharazon's fleets. Furthermore, the Elves would be caught at unawares, and would most likely find themselves completely unprepared militarily.
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...where the instrument of intelligence is added to brute power and evil will, mankind is powerless in its own defence.
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