[Glofin]

I may be posting this a little late but oh well...

Well there are things I find wrong with your theory.

1 Gondor was at the height of their power when they were closest to the elves. The last alliance of men and elves was one of the greatest hosts ever, and defeated the Dark Lord when he had the ring.... This could not be done in the third age when Gondor had been estranged from the elves for over 1000 years.

2 Also Aragorn was as great as the Kings of old and he had been raised by the elves.

3 Way would Men need to advance past the elves? I really don’t think there is a reason. The elves have their wise ways and we have the Prancing Pony.

4 Also I think that the elves had the great technology and civilisation in middle earth. But it was mortals that finally brought down Sauron. Something about a mortal hero that the elves do not have. I include Hobbits as mortal heros as well.

Hope you find the truth someday,
Glofin