Gondor and Arnor a handfull

[Mandos]

By my quote, i mean that the system of using the seeing stones of Feanor was ingenious. If there arose a need to get in contact with the High King one could "call" him up just like a a phone call. This was very helpful. While perhaps at times chaotic, I personally think this empire was run quite well. It worked apparently for several hundred years and the only reason it did not continue to work is the fact that wars ( fights with Agmar) and in-family conflicts destroyed Arnor, a missing heir hurt Gondor, and the sack of Minas Ithil by the Nazgul turing it into Minas Morgul ( Tower of Sorcery ) , caused Ithilien to be deserted; caused the cripling and decay of the empire.