Well said Morwen Tindomerel, and perfectly plausable though all this is purely conjecture on all our parts since J.R. wrote the whole of the story that is known, whether in his published appendices or in Chris's editions. I do like your way of thinking on all this and it helps me in a bit I am writing. Surely there are stores of scrolls in Fornost, Annúminas, Tharbad, and other places un-discovered. It will be great to have the Lore of Arnor known, though surely much was plundered when the north was overrun.
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When Elendil fell, Isildur departed to take up the high kingship of his father, and committed the rule of the south in like manner to the son of his brother. He did not relinquish his royalty in Gondor, nor intend that the realm of Elendil should be divided forever.
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