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Originally Posted by Formendacil
Obviously, going off the ships is probably not indicative of the relative size of the realms, which must have been substantially based, population-wise, off the pre-existing colonies, but that's actually the strongest argument I have: Gondor has Pelargir, which is said to be the greatest haven of the Faithful, whereas Arnor has, at most, Tharbad.
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That's an important point, as I forgot about the existing communities that had already been established before the Downfall. Most of the Faithful did indeed have Pelargir as their chief destination.
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Originally Posted by R.R.J Tolkien
Just wondering, does Akallabęth record the number of ships to each region?
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As noted above, Elendil had four ships, Isildur three, and Anárion two.
If we're splitting 'heirs' though (
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