The Landing of Elendil

[Osse]

Indeed! I seem to remember some reference or other in one of his works (possibly UT in Aldarion and Erendis) about Numenoreans only taking one wives, unlike those other 'crude' races...


Good point though, this still however, would not raise the population growth that much.

[Mithalwen]

And even less likely to have carried out the rape and pillage that usually accompanies conflict .......... to ensure repopulation with the seed of the conquerers .....

The Numenoreans, I believe did not remarry because they modelled themselves on the Eldar who did not remarry (with the exception of Finwe) because death was not a permanent separation between the spouses since both were bound to the world as long as it lasted and bodily death was merely a "blip". I get the idea remarriage was allowed in "lesser" communities - in the Appendices it says that Theoden "did not wed again" after his wife died in childbirth which surely implies that it would have been an option.

Also the Numenoreans lived a long time and the women remained capable of bearing children a long time so they could have had quite sizeable families eeeeek.

Amazonian? Valkyrie maybe - Hojotoho!

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

The Númenoreans had really big ships.

...a vision came to [Aldarion] of a mighty vessel like a castle with tall masts and great sails like clouds, bearing men and stores enough for a town.

(UT II 2)

And since the Númenorean exiles were concentrated in cities/towns - e.g. Fornost, Annúminas, Osgiliath, etc. -, the nine ships would have sufficed.


Aside from Pelargir, there are also Númenoreans in what would become Arnor.

...thence many [of the Faithful] set sail to Middle-earth seeking the northern coasts where they might speak still with the Eldar in the kingdom of Gil-galad. This was known to the kings, but they hindered it not, so long as the Elendili departed from their lands as and did not return...

(Akallabêth)

So not only Gondor had pre-Fall Númenorean populations, but Arnor also. Alas, they arrived later, so they had less time to multiply before the War of the Last Alliance.

[Osse]

Thank you Nilpaurion!

I regret not researching deeper, delving into the innards of the texts, but I had the idea in my mind already... i guess I was just ready to doubt.


Thank you all, for contributing to this thread!