technology in ME - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Aragost · 07-11-2003, 08:00 PM

I have also noticed that the technological advances in Middle Earth have been much slower than ours today. It might have been because of frequent conflict. They might have just gotten lazy and used magical shortcuts to instead of reasearching and doing scientific experiments.

They might not have thought of gunpowder because gunpowder was originally used for fireworks. And maybe not arbalests because of the elven sucsess with a bow.

To me they always seemed fine in arcetucture with all of the towers they built. The hobbits would most definetally not get better technology because they preferred to have life simple.

07-11-2003, 08:00 PM	#2
Aragost Wight Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Arthedain Posts: 137	I have also noticed that the technological advances in Middle Earth have been much slower than ours today. It might have been because of frequent conflict. They might have just gotten lazy and used magical shortcuts to instead of reasearching and doing scientific experiments. They might not have thought of gunpowder because gunpowder was originally used for fireworks. And maybe not arbalests because of the elven sucsess with a bow. To me they always seemed fine in arcetucture with all of the towers they built. The hobbits would most definetally not get better technology because they preferred to have life simple. __________________ Where there's a whip there's a will