ACTUALLY Tolkien himself says that the Numenorean stratification of Men is erronous. It is based on the Elves' classing (not raciialy) of Light, Grey and Dark, based on whether they'd seen Valinor, at least went on the journey there, or had simply never been there.
Tolkien says the Numenorenas attmepted to clasify Men similarly, but since no man had been West, it failed. High in their terms means Numenorean, Middle means related ot the Edain, Low means "alien" to their culture - despite the fact that the Druadain, say, would be classified as Low, yet were staunch allies in Beleriand of the forces of good.
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