Northern Line vs. Southern Line

[Thinlómien]

Originally Posted by Formendacil

The thing though, is that the people of North were NOT more morally pure than those of the South. While we are not given as close a view of the North as we are of the South, the division of the kingdom after the reign of Eärendur, and following petty squabling between Arthedain, Cardolan, and Rhudaur- and indeed, the alliance of Rhudaur with Angmar- is no better or more pure than Gondor and the Kinslaying, for example, except that Gondor always managed to keep itself intact in the end.

Wasn't it that Gondorians' morale declined earlier than Arnorians'? That would maybe have some effect on the waning.

Also, I agree that mingling with the un-númenórians affected their lifespan. It's just biology. I think it's the same that if a black person and a white person get a child, s/he is less black/less white than her/his parent. Similarily a child of a númenórean would have a shorter lifespan than his/her númenórean parent, but longer lifespan than his/her un-númenórean parent. Does that make sense?