Technology in M-E?

[Nerwen]

Originally Posted by Alcuin

Although Tolkien never mentions gunpowder, descriptions in Lord of the Rings suggest its existence in Middle-earth.

Sorry if I wasn't clear about that in my first answer– the "they" I was referring to were the Noldor and the Numenoreans, the cultures Paradus specifically asked about, not Saruman or Gandalf. Although, even so, there is a question of whether the latter two would be using actual gunpowder, as seen in the real world, or some kind of wizardly analogue to it. (Ditto for Greek fire and magnesium.)