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Morwen Tindomerel · 05-03-2003, 06:59 PM

Tolkien says it was Faithful who built Pelagir doesn't he? I suspect Gondor's great appeal was a climate similar to that of Numenor. But I agree with you that the ideas of the King's Men had a stong influence in Gondor as she developed. Which helps explain why she fell into such similar errors, (imperialism, obsession with death and immortality, etc.) but to their credit the Gondorim never made the final mistake, they never fell to worshipping the Shadow as their ancestors had done but remained its obdurate enemies whatever their other follies.

05-03-2003, 06:59 PM	#11
Morwen Tindomerel Wight Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Minas Anor or Annuminas the Golden Posts: 187	Tolkien says it was Faithful who built Pelagir doesn't he? I suspect Gondor's great appeal was a climate similar to that of Numenor. But I agree with you that the ideas of the King's Men had a stong influence in Gondor as she developed. Which helps explain why she fell into such similar errors, (imperialism, obsession with death and immortality, etc.) but to their credit the Gondorim never made the final mistake, they never fell to worshipping the Shadow as their ancestors had done but remained its obdurate enemies whatever their other follies.