[Morgoth the Great]

ok. what i meant what that as the Elves already had far superior blades than their enemies they did not need to advance in that way. I seem to of simply gone into one branch of advancement, warfare(as it is so easy to do in Tolkien). The weapons of men however, are still as simple in their design and use as they always were, and therefore i came to a conclusion that they did not advance in the ways that men in real life have. Going back to the short swords, going to long swords, and then advancing to guns. There is no sign at all that the men were advancing in a way that the men of this world had done. From their starting point, the men of M.E. did no where near the same (warfare at least) advancements that we ourselves have made. For example, they have no comprehension of explosives, and only the Maia spirit Saruman has really got the hang of it.