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Originally Posted by Lindolirian
You're right here, Tolkien didn't hate the Dunedain, but it does apply to the Kings Men and the ones who persecuted the Faithful. I was just saying that Tolkien made sure that the records of their industry were lost in the drowning because he didn't want thr Numenoreans to be remembered only for that.
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Well said. I wonder if the skill to make the steelbows was lost in the Downfall, or if perhaps they simply stopped using them over the years because they were no longer as tall or strong as they had been?