Specifically on the topic of ships, I found this interesting. In RotK, the Corsair ships Aragorn makes use of are briefly described. One type listed was listed, a dromund, and I found out what they were
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Their shipcraft consisted merely of "dromunds, and ships of great draught with many oars, and with black sails bellying in the breeze." (RK) A dromund is an -originally Byzantinian - kind of large and swift ship of war, similar to a galley of the classical Roman Empire. Typically it was a large vessel, having 100 oars in two banks which were served by slaves. However, they were keel-less ships, restricted to coastal drift and unable to cope with the rough waters of the Belegaer. This was a far cry from the supreme high-sea "galleons" (HA) of Númenór.
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