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goldfinger · 03-13-2007, 12:36 AM

Actually if you read Christphers notes in the UT he says that the Rohirrim had around 12,000.

I have done a lot of research on this and I've come up with some figures (note. I did this through estimations of populations through military numbers mentioned in the UT, LotR and the Hobbit) that are quite interesting and I believe pretty close to being right on the mark.

Gondor: 28,000-30,000.

Rohan: 12,000.

Elves of Mirkwood: 3-4,000.

Lorien: 2-3,000.

Kingdom of Dale: 3-6,000.

Dwarves of the Iron Hills: 8-10,000.

Dwarves of Erebor: 4-6,000.

Lindon: 2-5,000

Evil

Mordor: 100-200,000

Rhun: 14-25,000

Harad: 30-40,000

Khand: 15-20,000

Goblins of the Misty Mts: 6-10,000

Dol Guldur: 8-10,000

Those are the ones that can be more easily estimated. Of the Beornings and Woodmen , it would be difficult to calculate since they are barely ever mentioned, but otherwise I think these numbers should be near if not spot on with the numbers.

03-13-2007, 12:36 AM	#3
goldfinger Haunting Spirit Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: KC, Missouri Posts: 60	Actually if you read Christphers notes in the UT he says that the Rohirrim had around 12,000. I have done a lot of research on this and I've come up with some figures (note. I did this through estimations of populations through military numbers mentioned in the UT, LotR and the Hobbit) that are quite interesting and I believe pretty close to being right on the mark. Gondor: 28,000-30,000. Rohan: 12,000. Elves of Mirkwood: 3-4,000. Lorien: 2-3,000. Kingdom of Dale: 3-6,000. Dwarves of the Iron Hills: 8-10,000. Dwarves of Erebor: 4-6,000. Lindon: 2-5,000 Evil Mordor: 100-200,000 Rhun: 14-25,000 Harad: 30-40,000 Khand: 15-20,000 Goblins of the Misty Mts: 6-10,000 Dol Guldur: 8-10,000 Those are the ones that can be more easily estimated. Of the Beornings and Woodmen , it would be difficult to calculate since they are barely ever mentioned, but otherwise I think these numbers should be near if not spot on with the numbers.