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**lindil** · 01-11-2001, 12:54 AM

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yin and yang and the dunedain

Arnor [and later Arthedain] had from the begining a different fate from Gondor. They were 2 sides of 1 coin . Arnor was weak in might , but strong in wisdom [if you will] , always maintaining close contact w/ the Eldar and maintaing the Line of Elendil in the harshest of circumstances.

Gondor on the other hand was externally mighty [in comparison] even at the end of the third age Gondor's muster was thousands and 'Arnor's' dozen's. Gondor was proud of it's lineage but as faramir says valued the warrior the most. Boromir was considered the best man in Gondor , he who had a stunted soul compared to his brother and Imrahil or even Beregond.

so to your idea, duralen , as logical as it might seem for Gondor to move into Eriador would be against there character to leave Minas Tirith and Pelagir [the oldest numenorean settlement in Gondor] and dol Amroth for destoyed or forsaken capitals, surrounded by elves. The Gondorians would had been largely cut off from eldarin civilization w/in decades of the end of the last alliance . They had the numenorean pride in a deeper way than the Arnorians who had the surrounding communities of Lindon and Rivendell and the wandering companies to keep their self-image inperspective.

Inviting Rohan down from the Wlderland may have been the last bold and humble act of Gondor , contrast it w/ denethor's bold and proud act of trying to contest w/ sauron in the palantir. And his father's inviting of Sauruman into Isengard, oblivious to the palantir [it would seem].

lindil

"What then was this hope , if you know ?" Finrod asked "They say" answered Andreth :" they say that the One will himself enter into Arda , and heal Men and all the Marring from the begining to the end."</p>

01-11-2001, 12:54 AM	#7
lindil Seeker of the Straight Path Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: a hidden fastness in Big Valley nor cal Posts: 1,680	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wight Posts: 180</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> yin and yang and the dunedain Arnor [and later Arthedain] had from the begining a different fate from Gondor. They were 2 sides of 1 coin . Arnor was weak in might , but strong in wisdom [if you will] , always maintaining close contact w/ the Eldar and maintaing the Line of Elendil in the harshest of circumstances. Gondor on the other hand was externally mighty [in comparison] even at the end of the third age Gondor's muster was thousands and 'Arnor's' dozen's. Gondor was proud of it's lineage but as faramir says valued the warrior the most. Boromir was considered the best man in Gondor , he who had a stunted soul compared to his brother and Imrahil or even Beregond. so to your idea, duralen , as logical as it might seem for Gondor to move into Eriador would be against there character to leave Minas Tirith and Pelagir [the oldest numenorean settlement in Gondor] and dol Amroth for destoyed or forsaken capitals, surrounded by elves. The Gondorians would had been largely cut off from eldarin civilization w/in decades of the end of the last alliance . They had the numenorean pride in a deeper way than the Arnorians who had the surrounding communities of Lindon and Rivendell and the wandering companies to keep their self-image inperspective. Inviting Rohan down from the Wlderland may have been the last bold and humble act of Gondor , contrast it w/ denethor's bold and proud act of trying to contest w/ sauron in the palantir. And his father's inviting of Sauruman into Isengard, oblivious to the palantir [it would seem]. lindil "What then was this hope , if you know ?" Finrod asked "They say" answered Andreth :" they say that the One will himself enter into Arda , and heal Men and all the Marring from the begining to the end."</p> __________________ The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night exchanging lore & wisdom such as they still possessed that they should not fall back into the mean estate of those who never knew or indeed rebelled against the Light.