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So even if officially there is no trading, surely trading is happening.
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I'm inclined to agree.
However, the identities of any middle men and their relationships is part of what I'm so curious about.
I could imagine during the time that Gondor controlled Umbar that there would have been surrounding tribes who would have traded with the city and then carried goods further into the hinterland. However, this gets more complex as Gondor's power receded. What sort of middle men could have existed if somebody, for example, wanted to get goods from Gondor to Khand after Gondor's power was restricted to the Porus?