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The Mouth of Sauron · 10-11-2011, 06:22 PM

Pelagir was the chief haven of the Faithful before the fall of Numenor. It seems that during the Second Age the Numenorean settlements in what was to become Gondor were more peaceful, with less conflict with the original inhabitants, than was the case further north in Eriador.

For example, Minas Tirith, Osgiliath and Minas Ithil must have been at least in some form of development before the fall of Numenor - otherwise it seems doubtful whether the Faithful would have had time to build them after the Downfall and before Sauron returned to Middle-Earth.

Puddleglum · 10-12-2011, 12:20 PM

Don't forget they had over a hundred years before Sauron attacked. Doesn't mean those cities didn't exist in some form - but they still had a lot of time to establish their realm and build/expand/reinforce/etc various towns, cities and fortresses. 100+ years is a long time.

10-11-2011, 06:22 PM	#1
The Mouth of Sauron Wight Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Barad-Dur Posts: 196	Pelagir was the chief haven of the Faithful before the fall of Numenor. It seems that during the Second Age the Numenorean settlements in what was to become Gondor were more peaceful, with less conflict with the original inhabitants, than was the case further north in Eriador. For example, Minas Tirith, Osgiliath and Minas Ithil must have been at least in some form of development before the fall of Numenor - otherwise it seems doubtful whether the Faithful would have had time to build them after the Downfall and before Sauron returned to Middle-Earth. Last edited by The Mouth of Sauron; 10-11-2011 at 06:27 PM.

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10-12-2011, 12:20 PM	#2
Puddleglum Wight Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 145	Don't forget they had over a hundred years before Sauron attacked. Doesn't mean those cities didn't exist in some form - but they still had a lot of time to establish their realm and build/expand/reinforce/etc various towns, cities and fortresses. 100+ years is a long time.