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Old 08-25-2007, 03:04 AM   #23
Raynor
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Originally Posted by littlemanpoet
They are always Northern, which is an interesting aspect of Tolkien's set-up that deserves discussion in its own right.
I believe it is safe to assume that Rohan and Gondor have always been significant havens for such good Men.
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Those Men who had never mixed with the Eldar were surely less likely to become "good men" than those who had.
I don't think that propensity towards evil is a must for all Men. Rather, I would expect that, in later ages, when there is no other highly corrupting mythological incarnation of evil, a larger portion of Men would develop desirable character traits.
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