[Raynor]

Originally Posted by littlemanpoet

They are always Northern, which is an interesting aspect of Tolkien's set-up that deserves discussion in its own right.

I believe it is safe to assume that Rohan and Gondor have always been significant havens for such good Men.

Those Men who had never mixed with the Eldar were surely less likely to become "good men" than those who had.

I don't think that propensity towards evil is a must for all Men. Rather, I would expect that, in later ages, when there is no other highly corrupting mythological incarnation of evil, a larger portion of Men would develop desirable character traits.