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Kuruharan · 09-09-2010, 08:03 PM

While I don't necessarily disagree with your contention, I do think that was only one factor of many.

I think the most important reason for the decline of Arnor was its poor strategic situation. It was a large, flat and virtually indefensible country with a sparse population that was spread too thinly over its territory. I think it would have struggled mightily even without the external pressure of Angmar.

Gondor, by comparison, was more favorably located and more defensible, even in spite of its long stretches of coastland.

09-09-2010, 08:03 PM	#4
Kuruharan Regal Dwarven Shade Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: A Remote Dwarven Hold Posts: 3,593	While I don't necessarily disagree with your contention, I do think that was only one factor of many. I think the most important reason for the decline of Arnor was its poor strategic situation. It was a large, flat and virtually indefensible country with a sparse population that was spread too thinly over its territory. I think it would have struggled mightily even without the external pressure of Angmar. Gondor, by comparison, was more favorably located and more defensible, even in spite of its long stretches of coastland. __________________ ...finding a path that cannot be found, walking a road that cannot be seen, climbing a ladder that was never placed, or reading a paragraph that has no...